Real estate license exams · state by state

Real estate exam practice, by state

Q: How much does the real estate exam cost?

As of Oct 2026, the salesperson exam fees here run from $63 for both Tennessee portions to $175 in Georgia. The license fee is paid separately to the state, and fingerprints and the prelicense course come on top. License cost by state adds it up for each state.

Your real estate exam depends on your state. Four of the five state exams on this site pair a national portion on general practice and federal law with a portion on that state's license law; the Florida broker exam is a single state-written test. Pick your state for its question count, passing score, fees and licensing steps, taken from the current candidate handbook and dated, and for practice questions that explain every option.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

7sample questions on this page
5states with practice sets
80scored national questions on Pearson VUE exams

Find your state

Five states have a practice set here so far. A state with two license exams shows both; a dashed tile means no practice set on this site yet.

ALSalesperson
AKAlaska: no practice test on this site yet
AZArizonaSalespersonBroker
ARArkansas: no practice test on this site yet
CACalifornia: no practice test on this site yet
COColorado: no practice test on this site yet
CTConnecticut: no practice test on this site yet
DEDelaware: no practice test on this site yet
DCDistrict of Columbia: no practice test on this site yet
FLBroker
GAGeorgiaSalespersonBroker
HIHawaii: no practice test on this site yet
IDIdaho: no practice test on this site yet
ILIllinois: no practice test on this site yet
INIndiana: no practice test on this site yet
IAIowa: no practice test on this site yet
KSKansas: no practice test on this site yet
KYKentucky: no practice test on this site yet
LALouisiana: no practice test on this site yet
MEMaine: no practice test on this site yet
MDMaryland: no practice test on this site yet
MAMassachusetts: no practice test on this site yet
MIMichigan: no practice test on this site yet
MNMinnesota: no practice test on this site yet
MSMississippi: no practice test on this site yet
MOMissouri: no practice test on this site yet
MTMontana: no practice test on this site yet
NENebraska: no practice test on this site yet
NVNevada: no practice test on this site yet
NHNew Hampshire: no practice test on this site yet
NJNew Jersey: no practice test on this site yet
NMNew Mexico: no practice test on this site yet
NYNew York: no practice test on this site yet
NCNorth Carolina: no practice test on this site yet
NDNorth Dakota: no practice test on this site yet
OHOhio: no practice test on this site yet
OKOklahoma: no practice test on this site yet
OROregon: no practice test on this site yet
PAPennsylvania: no practice test on this site yet
RIRhode Island: no practice test on this site yet
SCSouth Carolina: no practice test on this site yet
SDSouth Dakota: no practice test on this site yet
TNTennesseeAffiliate brokerBroker
TXTexas: no practice test on this site yet
UTUtah: no practice test on this site yet
VTVermont: no practice test on this site yet
VAVirginia: no practice test on this site yet
WAWashington: no practice test on this site yet
WVWest Virginia: no practice test on this site yet
WIWisconsin: no practice test on this site yet
WYWyoming: no practice test on this site yet

Already licensed in another state? Some states waive the national part, and the Florida broker exam has a law-only route for licensees from 10 states: waivers by state.

Six exams with practice sets

National portion

Pearson VUE / PSI

National questions written by Pearson VUE or PSI to their own outlines, split here into ten topics. Every state exam below has one except the Florida broker exam

Test providerPearson VUE / PSI
State portionset by the state
Passing scoreby state

Practice test Exam guide

Georgia

Salesperson exam

Exam fee $175 in the July 2026 bulletin; the time limit is not published

Test providerPSI
State portion52
Passing scorenot published

Practice test Exam guide

Tennessee

Affiliate broker exam

Tennessee's entry-level license, called salesperson elsewhere. Retakes: failed portion only

Test providerPSI
State portion40
Passing score70% each

Practice test Exam guide

Arizona

Salesperson exam

Two separate exams, with a new state outline in force since Jan 1, 2026

Test providerPearson VUE
State portion60
Passing score75% each

Practice test Exam guide

Alabama

Salesperson exam

One scaled score for both parts (scaled 70 overall), not a pass mark per part

Test providerPearson VUE
State portion40
Passing scorescaled 70 overall

Practice test Exam guide

Florida

Broker exam

For sales associates with 24 months of active licensing; no national portion

Test providerDBPR / Pearson VUE
State portion100
Passing score75 of 100

Practice test Exam guide

One question from each exam

0 of 7 answered · 0 correct

Question 1 of 7 · National portion · Land use controls · 3 items

A homeowner applies for a variance to build a deck extending into the required setback, citing a desire for a larger entertaining area. Why will the zoning board most likely deny this request?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: Neighbors get notice and a hearing, but their written consent is not a condition of filing.

Correct: A variance is relief from hardship caused by the land itself, such as an odd shape or slope; wanting a bigger entertaining area is a personal preference.

Incorrect: Nothing makes a deck an automatic violation of the comprehensive plan; the issue is the lack of a qualifying hardship.

Incorrect: Rezoning changes the rules for a district; a single setback exception for one lot is exactly what a variance is for.

Incorrect: Residential owners can seek variances too; there is no commercial-only rule.

Question 2 of 7 · National portion · Real estate practice · 7 items

A seller instructs the listing agent to contact competing brokers to set a uniform commission rate for all listings in the area. Which action should the agent take?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: An informal or oral agreement on rates is still price-fixing.

Incorrect: Documenting the request in writing does not make an illegal agreement legal.

Incorrect: An instruction to arrange price-fixing is not lawful, so obedience does not apply.

Incorrect: Shutting out brokers who refuse is a group boycott, a second antitrust violation.

Correct: Competing brokers agreeing on a uniform commission rate is price-fixing under the Sherman Act, so the agent refuses and explains why.

Question 3 of 7 · Georgia salesperson · Georgia license law · 16 items

A buyer complains to the Commission that a licensee failed to disclose a foundation defect and requests the return of earnest money. Which statement best describes the Commission's authority?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: Suspension needs notice and an opportunity for a hearing first, and no provision lets the Commission order a refund.

Incorrect: A contested-case hearing decides license discipline only; the Commission does not adjudicate the earnest money claim.

Incorrect: A contract dispute in the background does not end the case: failing to disclose a known defect is still a license-law matter it can investigate.

Correct: GREC's sanctions under O.C.G.A. 43-40-25(a) run against the license (reprimand, suspension, fines); who gets the deposit is a contract question for the parties or a court.

Incorrect: The Commission does not direct trust-account refunds to complainants; disbursement follows the contract, a written agreement of the parties, interpleader or a court order.

Question 4 of 7 · Tennessee affiliate broker · Trust money and records · 8 items

How long must Tennessee licensees keep the records of a real estate transaction after it is consummated?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: One year is too short; a complaint or an inspection can come well after that, which is why the law asks for three.

Incorrect: Five years overshoots the Tennessee license-law period, which is three years from consummation.

Correct: T.C.A. § 62-13-312(b)(6), restated in TREC Rule 1260-02-.40, keeps transaction records for three years after the transaction is consummated.

Incorrect: Seven years echoes tax-record advice, not Tennessee's three-year rule for transaction files.

Question 5 of 7 · Arizona salesperson · Arizona license law and advertising · 10 items

Under A.R.S. §32-2124, how old must an applicant be before receiving an Arizona real estate salesperson license?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: Sixteen is below the statutory minimum of eighteen.

Correct: Section 32-2124(D) says an applicant must be at least eighteen years old before receiving any license under the chapter.

Incorrect: Nineteen is Alabama's age of majority, not the Arizona licensing age.

Incorrect: Twenty-one is not the Arizona minimum; eighteen is.

Question 6 of 7 · Alabama salesperson · Alabama license law · 15 items

An applicant passes the salesperson examination on April 15. To avoid having the score voided, the complete application packet must be received by the Commission within:

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: Sixty days is too short; the law gives a passing candidate 90 days to secure a broker and apply.

Incorrect: A year is the outer life of a temporary license; a passing score expires long before that.

Correct: A passing score is good for 90 days; the application, with a sponsoring qualifying broker, has to be in by then or the score is void.

Incorrect: Six months is how long the exam authorization lasts after the prelicense course, not how long a passing score lasts.

Incorrect: Thirty days is the window for reporting a change of business address, not the life of a passing score.

Question 7 of 7 · Florida broker · Florida license law and FREC rules

Maria has held an active Florida sales associate license for 30 months and now wants to qualify for the broker examination. Which prelicense course must she complete?

Answer and explanations

Incorrect: The 60 hours come after the broker license is issued and are due before its first renewal, so they cannot qualify her to sit for the exam.

Incorrect: Course I is the sales associate prelicense course; Maria already completed it to get the license she holds now.

Correct: Course II is the broker prelicense course, 72 classroom hours with an end-of-course exam, and it has to be passed before the broker exam can be scheduled.

Incorrect: The 14 hours of continuing education apply to renewals after the first one; they are not a prelicense requirement.

Answer every question to see your score

These questions are written for this site to the outlines the test vendors publish; none is a vendor item or was recalled from a sitting. Each card names its content area, and each exam's practice test has many more.

How a state exam is built

On a salesperson exam you meet two kinds of questions. The national portion covers general practice and federal law, from agency and contracts to fair housing, financing and real estate math; one vendor writes it to one outline for every state it serves. The state portion covers that state's license law and commission rules, and the state sets the passing score and the retake rules for both.

That is why this site explains the national topics once, on the national portion and its ten topic pages, while each state page covers only its own law, fees and licensing steps. Two exams depart from the usual pattern:

Arizona: General and State are two exams, each booked, paid and scored on its own.
Florida broker: one state exam of 100 questions with no national portion, split 45/40/15 between law, principles and practices, and math.

Five state exams, sources and check dates

Checked Oct 24, 2026; sources are numbered and listed at the end of the page. Exam fees only, as of Oct 2026. License, fingerprint and school costs are compared on real estate license cost by state.
Exam	Test provider	National portion	State portion	Passing score	Exam fee	Practice	Source	Checked
Georgia salesperson	PSI	not stated	52	not published	$175	Practice Facts	[1][2][3]	Oct 2026
Tennessee affiliate broker	PSI	80	40	70% each	$63	Practice Facts	[4][5]	Oct 2026
Arizona salesperson	Pearson VUE	80	60	75% each	$70 + $60	Practice Facts	[6][7][8]	Oct 2026
Alabama salesperson	Pearson VUE	80	40	scaled 70 overall	$73	Practice Facts	[9][10]	Oct 2026
Florida broker	DBPR / Pearson VUE	none	100	75 of 100	$36.75	Practice Facts	[11][12][13]	Oct 2026

Checked against the current bulletins

Some prep pages still print old or unsourced figures for three of these exams.

Arizona: since 2026 there are two exams, General with 80 scored questions and State with 60. A page that describes one long Arizona exam predates the change.
Alabama: the pass mark, scaled 70 overall, covers both parts together; neither part has a pass mark of its own.
Georgia: PSI publishes neither the time limit nor a passing score, so a number quoted elsewhere is not from the bulletin.

More states, facts only for now

Checked Oct 24, 2026; sources are numbered and listed at the end of the page. No practice sets for these states yet. Broker exams of other states are compared on salesperson vs broker.
Exam	Test provider	National portion	State portion	Passing score	Source	Checked
Utah salesperson	Pearson VUE	80	50	scaled 70 each	[14][15]	Oct 2026
Kansas salesperson	Pearson VUE	80	30	scaled 70 each	[16][17]	Oct 2026
Arkansas salesperson	Pearson VUE	80	30	scaled 70	[18][19]	Oct 2026

Practice apps by state

Practice on your phone

National portion: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

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Practice on your phone

Georgia salesperson: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

Get the practice app Download on theApp Store Android: practice in the browser

Practice on your phone

Tennessee affiliate broker: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

Get the practice app Download on theApp Store Android: practice in the browser

Practice on your phone

Arizona salesperson: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

Get the practice app Download on theApp Store Android: practice in the browser

Practice on your phone

Alabama salesperson: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

Get the practice app Download on theApp Store Android: practice in the browser

Practice on your phone

Florida broker: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.

Get the practice app Download on theApp Store Android: practice in the browser

Each exam has its own iPhone app, and the national portion has an Android app as well; for the state exams on Android, practice right here in the browser. Nothing on this site needs the app or a sign-up.

Guides for every state

Salesperson vs broker What each license allows, and the experience, hours and exam a broker license takes
License cost by state Exam, license and background-check fees by state, as of Oct 2026
Real estate terms Exam-tested real estate terms, one line each, grouped by the ten national topics
Pass rates and difficulty Pass rates where a regulator publishes them, and what makes each exam hard
License reciprocity What each state asks of an agent licensed elsewhere

Sources

PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) test-takers.psiexams.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 520-1-.04 (licensing, examinations) law.cornell.edu · checked Oct 24, 2026
Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license grec.state.ga.us · checked Oct 24, 2026
PSI: Tennessee Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 7/1/2025) test-takers.psiexams.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Tennessee Real Estate Commission: PSI exam information tn.gov · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Arizona Real Estate Candidate Handbook #090300 (02/2026) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Arizona Real Estate Content Outlines #090301 (01/2026) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Arizona Department of Real Estate: fee schedule eff. Aug. 7, 2023 (archived copy) web.archive.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (Aug 2024, fees eff. Aug 1, 2025, rev. 02/2026) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Alabama Real Estate Content Outlines #093301 (02/2026) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
DBPR: Candidate Information Booklet, Real Estate Broker Examination (effective March 2024; archived copy) web.archive.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Florida Real Estate and Appraiser fact sheet #091001 pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Fla. Admin. Code 61J2-2 (examinations) flrules.org · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Utah Real Estate Candidate Handbook #094500 (July 2024) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Utah Real Estate Content Outlines #094502 pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Kansas Real Estate Candidate Handbook #091700 (April 2025) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Kansas Real Estate Content Outlines #091705 pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Arkansas Real Estate Candidate Handbook #090400 (June 2026) pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026
Pearson VUE: Arkansas Real Estate Content Outlines #090402 pearsonvue.com · checked Oct 24, 2026

Questions before the exam

Is the real estate exam the same in every state?

No. The national questions follow the vendor's outline wherever it tests, but the state portion, the passing score and the retake rules belong to each state. Tennessee wants 70% each, Arizona 75% each, and Alabama counts one score across the whole exam (scaled 70 overall). Your state's page has its rules.

How many questions are on the real estate exam?

The national portion has 80 scored questions on Pearson VUE exams and 80 on Tennessee's PSI exam, and the state adds its own: 40 in Alabama, 40 in Tennessee, 60 in Arizona. Time and unscored questions differ too; the full comparison is on how many questions are on the real estate exam.

Is this the official real estate practice test?

No. This site is independent and not affiliated with any commission or test vendor; its questions are written here. Pearson VUE sells online practice tests for the national (general) portion only, and PSI sells paid practice exams to its Georgia and Tennessee candidates. Ours are free and explain every option, so they work before or alongside a paid vendor test.

How much does the real estate exam cost?

As of Oct 2026, the salesperson exam fees here run from $63 for both Tennessee portions to $175 in Georgia. The license fee is paid separately to the state, and fingerprints and the prelicense course come on top. License cost by state adds it up for each state.