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Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Practice Exam

The Florida sales associate exam is one combined test given by Pearson VUE for the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Here is what the official candidate booklet says about it, and how to practice for it.

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The exam at a glance

100 multiple choice questions. 3.5 hours. A score of 75 or higher passes. The exam is closed book and is based on real estate principles, practices, law and math from Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 61J2, Florida Administrative Code. It may include a few unmarked pilot questions that do not count, and you get extra time for them. You receive your result report right after you finish.

The 19 content areas

The booklet splits the exam into 19 areas. The largest are Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Procedures (12%), Real Estate Contracts (12%), Residential Mortgages (9%), Property Rights (8%), Real Estate Appraisal (8%), Authorized Relationships, Duties and Disclosures (7%), and Titles, Deeds and Ownership Restrictions (7%). License Law and Qualifications and Real Estate Computations and Closing are 6% each, and Legal Descriptions is 5%. The rest are 1% to 4% each.

Math on the Florida exam

Math shows up in several areas: commissions, legal descriptions, mortgage finance, closing computations and property taxes. Florida-specific items like documentary stamp tax and intangible tax are worth practicing until they are automatic.

If you don't pass

You can review the questions you answered wrong. The request must be made within 21 days of your exam.

How passMarker helps

Your Florida practice covers all 19 content areas, with extra math practice and explanations that point to the statute or rule. Start with the free diagnostic to see which areas need the most work.

Original sample practice questions

Study examples from the learner-approved practice bank. These are not live exam questions. Open each answer to see the explanation and source reference.

1. A person negotiates the sale of a seller’s commercial parcel for a promised fee. Which fact most directly places this activity within the statutory definition of brokerage?

  1. The parcel is commercial rather than residential
  2. The seller signs an exclusive listing agreement
  3. The person acts for another in exchange for compensation or valuable consideration
  4. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the sale price
Show answer and explanation

Answer C. Brokerage includes specified real-property activities performed for another when compensation or valuable consideration is paid, promised, or expected. The statute does not require a commercial property, an exclusive listing, or percentage-based compensation.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 475.01(1)(a)

2. An applicant for a Florida sales associate license is 17 years old, has completed the required prelicensing course, and otherwise appears qualified. What is the best conclusion?

  1. The applicant may be licensed if a parent signs the application.
  2. The applicant qualifies if the employing broker provides supervision.
  3. The applicant does not meet the minimum age qualification for licensure.
  4. The applicant may be licensed after passing the state examination.
Show answer and explanation

Answer C. A natural-person applicant must be at least 18 years old. Completing education or obtaining broker supervision does not replace the statutory age requirement.

Source: Florida Statutes §475.17(1)(a)

3. How are Florida Real Estate Commission members appointed, and how long is each term?

  1. The Senate elects members for staggered 6-year terms
  2. The Governor appoints members subject to Senate confirmation for 4-year terms
  3. The Governor appoints members without Senate confirmation for 4-year terms
  4. The Secretary of the department appoints members for 2-year terms
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Answer B. Commission members are appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and serve 4-year terms.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 475.02(1)-(2)

4. A licensee begins working with a residential buyer but has not established any relationship in writing. Which brokerage relationship is presumed?

  1. No brokerage relationship
  2. Transaction brokerage
  3. Disclosed dual agency
  4. Single agency
Show answer and explanation

Answer B. Florida presumes transaction brokerage unless a single-agent or no-brokerage relationship has been established in writing with the customer.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 475.278(1)(b)

5. A sales associate personally receives a buyer’s earnest-money check on Monday, and Tuesday is a regular business day. By when must the associate deliver the check to the broker or employer?

  1. By the end of Tuesday
  2. By the end of Monday
  3. By the closing date
  4. By the end of Wednesday
Show answer and explanation

Answer A. A sales associate must deliver a received deposit to the broker or employer by the end of the next business day after receipt.

Source: 61J2-14.009 Florida Administrative Code, latest adopted text; effective date verified October 26, 2026. Rule 61J2-14.009, F.A.C.

6. A person performs brokerage services in Florida without holding a valid, current active broker or sales associate license. What is the most accurate consequence under Chapter 475?

  1. The person commits only an administrative violation
  2. The person commits a third-degree felony
  3. The person is liable only if a consumer proves monetary loss
  4. The person commits a second-degree misdemeanor in every case
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Answer B. Operating as a broker or sales associate without a valid, current active license is specifically classified as a third-degree felony. This criminal classification is distinct from administrative discipline of licensees and from Recovery Fund reimbursement.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 475.42(1)(a)

7. For federal Fair Housing Act purposes, which set contains only the protected characteristics listed by HUD?

  1. Race, color, national origin, political affiliation, sex, familial status, and disability
  2. Race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability
  3. Race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, source of income, and disability
  4. Race, age, marital status, religion, sex, familial status, and disability
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Answer B. HUD lists race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability as Fair Housing Act protections. The other choices add characteristics not included in HUD’s listed federal categories.

Source: HUD, Housing Discrimination Under the Fair Housing Act — Who Is Protected?

8. A parcel includes the land and a greenhouse permanently attached to it. For basic property classification, how is the land-and-greenhouse interest best classified?

  1. An incorporeal interest
  2. Real property
  3. Personal property
  4. A nonfreehold estate
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Answer B. Land and permanently attached features, including buildings, are real property. The greenhouse is treated with the land because of its permanent attachment.

Source: Wex, Real property (land law): an overview

9. A grantor signs a paper deed intended to convey fee simple title to Florida land. The deed is signed in the presence of only one subscribing witness. Under the statutory execution rule, what is required for this conveyance?

  1. A deed bearing a seal, regardless of whether subscribing witnesses are present
  2. A grantor signature notarized by any notary, with no subscribing witnesses
  3. An oral conveyance confirmed by the grantee’s possession of the land
  4. An instrument in writing signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses by the grantor or authorized agent
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Answer D. A freehold estate must be conveyed by a written instrument signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses by the party making the conveyance or that party’s lawfully authorized agent. A seal is unnecessary when the instrument conforms to the statute.

Source: Fla. Stat. § 689.01(1)

10. In a PLSS description, what land is identified by SW1/4NE1/4 of a regular section?

  1. The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, nominally 40 acres
  2. The northeast quarter of the entire section, nominally 160 acres
  3. The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, nominally 40 acres
  4. The southwest quarter of the entire section, nominally 160 acres
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Answer C. The terms are read from right to left: begin with the northeast quarter of the section, then select its southwest quarter. A quarter-quarter section is nominally 40 acres.

Source: Specifications for Descriptions of Land (2017), Chapter II—The Public Land Survey System, Rectangular Surveys

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are on the Florida real estate exam?

100 multiple choice questions, according to the DBPR candidate booklet.

What is the passing score?

75 points or higher out of 100.

How long is the exam?

3.5 hours.

Is there math on the Florida sales associate exam?

Yes. Math appears in commission, legal description, finance, closing and tax questions.

Where do I schedule it?

Through Pearson VUE at home.pearsonvue.com/fl/realestate.

Official sources

Source information reviewed November 11, 2026. Policies can change; confirm requirements with the licensing agency before booking.

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