The Florida Real Estate Exam, Decoded: A Complete 2026 Guide
The Exam Florida Doesn't Want You to Underestimate
At 9:02 on a Tuesday morning in Altamonte Springs, a Pearson VUE proctor calls your name. You've left your phone in a locker. You've signed your test-center waiver three times. You're handed a dry-erase note-board, a marker, and a simple calculator (not the one you brought) and pointed to workstation seven. The timer on the screen begins to count down from 3:30:00. One hundred questions later, half the people in this room will leave without a license.
That ratio has held remarkably steady for a decade. It isn't because the Florida real estate exam is impossible. It's because most candidates prepare for a test that no longer exists. They study the recall-style quiz their pre-license course left them with, then meet the one Florida actually administers: a 100-question, application-level exam built from a booklet many students never read.
This guide is the booklet, translated. Every fact below traces to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Florida Statute 475, the Florida Real Estate Commission's administrative rules (F.A.C. 61J2), or Pearson VUE's published candidate handbook. There isn't a number in this piece that wasn't verified against a primary source.
Read it once now, bookmark it, and come back to it during study. Every other resource you use (your textbook, your practice app, the flashcards you make at the kitchen table) will make more sense once you understand the test as Florida has designed it.
The essentials, if you only read this box: The Florida real estate sales associate exam is a 100-question multiple-choice test administered at Pearson VUE test centers. You have 3.5 hours. You need 75% correct to pass, which means 75 questions right. Forty-five questions are Florida-specific state law; fifty-five are national principles and math. Nineteen content areas are weighted from 1% to 12%. The exam fee is $36.75 per attempt, and the first-time pass rate sits between 52% and 56% in most recent reporting cycles. You must first complete a state-approved 63-hour pre-license course, be at least 18, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, submit electronic fingerprints, and pay a $83.75 application fee to the DBPR.
What This Guide Covers
- What is the Florida real estate exam?
- How is the Florida real estate exam structured?
- What's on the Florida real estate sales associate exam?
- Who qualifies to take the Florida real estate exam?
- How much does the exam cost? The full fee breakdown
- Where and when can I take the exam?
- What's the pass rate, and why does it stay around 52%?
- What score do I need to pass? Understanding the 75%
- What happens on test day?
- How long should I study? A week-by-week plan
- How do I retake the exam if I fail?
- The one decision that matters most: how you practice
- Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Florida real estate exam?
The Florida real estate exam is the state licensing examination every candidate must pass to be issued a sales associate license. Officially, it's the Sales Associate Examination, administered by Pearson VUE on behalf of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), under authority of Florida Statute 475 and the rules of the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) in administrative code 61J2.
It's the sole knowledge-based gate between a prospective agent and a license. No interview, no skills test, no continuing review. One exam, one passing score, one result.
The test is identical for every candidate regardless of brokerage, geography, or education. A Tampa candidate with a law degree sits for the same 100 questions as an Orlando career-switcher. What varies is the specific draw of questions from Pearson VUE's rotating bank, built to the topic-weight specification the DBPR publishes in its Candidate Information Booklet.
Framing matters. The exam isn't a trivia test. It's a competence filter. A check that a person about to hold fiduciary responsibility for someone else's largest financial transaction can apply Florida real estate law under pressure. Once you accept that framing, how you study changes.
How is the Florida real estate exam structured?
The exam is a fixed, well-documented construction. It's not a surprise test. The specifications are published by the DBPR and enforced by Pearson VUE at every center.
Total questions: 100 multiple-choice, four options, one correct. No multi-select, no essays, no penalty for guessing.
Time allotted: 3.5 hours (210 minutes). About 2 minutes per question with no review buffer, though most candidates finish under 3 hours.
Passing score: 75. Each question counts equally.
Format: Computer-based at a Pearson VUE test center. No paper version.
The 55/45 split is the single structural fact most candidates miss:
| Section | Questions | Source material |
|---|---|---|
| National portion | 55 | Federal law + general real estate principles |
| State portion | 45 | Florida-specific law (F.S. 475, FREC rules, F.S. 120 admin procedure) |
| Math | ≈ 10 | Integrated into both portions, not separate |
You do not see a label saying "state" or "national." All 100 questions are shuffled together. But the construction is deliberate. If you are strong on general real estate principles but weak on Florida-specific law, you will still fail, because you cannot make up for the 45 Florida questions with perfect scores elsewhere.
Topic weighting. Within those 100 questions, 19 distinct content areas are tested, each with a published weight from the DBPR booklet. The heaviest topic is Real Estate Brokerage Activities & Procedures at 12% of the exam. The lightest topics (Planning & Zoning, Real Estate Markets) are worth 1%. That's a 12x difference. A candidate who studies every chapter for equal time wastes study hours on topics worth a single question while under-preparing on topics worth a dozen. We break down every topic in the 19-topics guide.
Result reporting: You get your unofficial score the moment you finish the exam, displayed on the testing workstation. An official report is emailed and mailed to your DBPR-linked address within 1 to 3 business days. Pass means license-in-hand shortly after. Fail means a retake process.
What's on the Florida real estate sales associate exam?
Nineteen content areas, grouped across four broad domains: Florida-specific license law, national real estate principles, transaction practice, and math. Full per-topic weights and breakdowns live in the 19-topics guide. Here's the map of what gets tested most.
Source: Florida DBPR Candidate Information Booklet, Sales Associate Examination Specifications, effective January 2025. Top 11 topics account for 84% of the 100-question exam; the bottom 8 topics combined account for just 16%.
Real estate contracts (12%). Contract essentials, Florida-specific disclosures (lead paint, property condition, energy efficiency), listing agreement types, and termination conditions. Contracts guide.
Real estate brokerage activities (12%). How agents operate under Florida rules. Escrow timing (end of the third business day after receipt, F.S. 475.25(1)(k)), the three authorized brokerage relationships (transaction broker, single agent, no brokerage relationship), and the six statutory duties of a transaction broker.
Residential mortgages and mortgage types (13% combined). Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA loans and their Florida applicability. Discount points, LTV, PITI, escrow. RESPA and TRID disclosures. Mortgages & lending.
Property rights (8%). Estates, tenancies, ownership forms. Fee simple vs life estate. Tenancy by the entireties (Florida's protected marital tenancy). HOA rules. Florida water rights (littoral, riparian).
Real estate appraisal (8%). The three approaches to value (sales comparison, cost, income) and when each applies. Depreciation types, USPAP principles, CMA vs BPO vs appraisal. Appraisal guide.
Authorized relationships, duties, and disclosures (7%). A dedicated section on what agents owe under each Florida brokerage relationship. The six transaction-broker duties appear repeatedly.
Titles, deeds, and ownership restrictions (7%). Deed warranties: general warranty (broadest), special warranty, bargain and sale, quitclaim (no warranty). Title insurance. Encumbrances. Florida homestead protection.
Real estate computations and closing (6%). Proration, commission splits, documentary stamps, intangible taxes. Where most candidates bleed points. Math formulas reference.
Real estate license law and violations (9% combined). Two content areas covering what constitutes a violation, penalties, and FREC discipline. Escrow violations are tested disproportionately because Florida treats them as uniquely serious.
Legal descriptions (5%). Metes and bounds, government rectangular survey, lot-and-block. A section is 640 acres; a township is 36 sections. Both directions of that math get tested.
Federal and state laws (3%). Fair Housing Act and its protected classes, ADA, RESPA, CERCLA, antitrust applied to real estate.
Everything else (roughly 4%). The real estate business, markets and analysis, investments, real estate taxes, planning and zoning. Each 1 to 3%. Low-yield study hours.
The math, broken out
Roughly 10 of the 100 questions are math. They are integrated with the content (there is no separate math section) but the math types are predictable:
- Proration (taxes, rent, interest, using the 360-day banker's year)
- Commission (full, split, and percentage problems)
- Capitalization rate (investment valuation)
- Loan-to-value ratio
- Documentary stamps ($0.70 per $100 on deed; $0.35 per $100 on note)
- Intangible tax ($0.002 per $1 on new mortgages)
- Area calculation (square feet, acreage, sections)
- Depreciation
- Closing cost / seller's net
- Mill rate for property tax
The math is not algebraically difficult. Most of it is two-step multiplication. What trips candidates up is setting up the right equation under time pressure, often within a word problem designed to obscure which variable is missing. That's why a visual guide to proration exists. The mechanics are learnable. The word-problem reading is the hard part.
Who qualifies to take the Florida real estate exam?
Florida sets five statutory requirements for sales associate exam eligibility, codified in F.S. 475.17:
- At least 18 years old on the exam date. No exceptions.
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED). Proof is not required at application, but the statute applies and can be audited.
- Completion of a 63-hour pre-license course from a Florida-approved provider (sometimes called "Course I"). Your course must be on the FREC-approved list. A generic online real estate course from another state does not count.
- Electronic fingerprints submitted through a FREC-approved Livescan vendor. The fee is $52.75 and the print record must be on file with the DBPR before your exam is scheduled.
- Approved application on file with the DBPR. The application fee is $83.75. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing. Some applications take longer if background checks surface items requiring review.
Not disqualifying, but sometimes feared: a criminal record does not automatically bar licensure, but it requires disclosure. The FREC evaluates rehabilitation and passage of time. Denial is possible, particularly for crimes involving dishonesty or violation of fiduciary duties.
Not required: a college degree, a sponsoring broker, real estate experience, or Florida residency. You can be a resident of any state and hold a Florida sales associate license.
For a fully itemized walkthrough of every form, fee, and deadline, see how to get your Florida real estate license.
How much does the exam cost? The full fee breakdown
The exam fee is $36.75 per attempt, paid to Pearson VUE at registration. That's a small fraction of what it takes to stand for the test. Total all-in cost to licensed lands between $500 and $900.
| Item | Fee (2026) | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license course (63-hour) | $150 to $400 | Course provider |
| DBPR application fee | $83.75 | DBPR |
| Livescan electronic fingerprints | $52.75 | Livescan vendor |
| Exam fee (per attempt) | $36.75 | Pearson VUE |
| Post-license course (after passing) | $100 to $250 | Course provider (required within first renewal) |
| License issuance fee | $89.00 | DBPR |
| Typical all-in total | $512 to $912 |
Optional but commonly incurred:
- Exam-prep app or course: $39.99 (Pass Florida) to $400+ (enterprise prep)
- Retake fees on failure: $36.75 per retake
- Background check review fee (rare): $53.50
Documentation on fees comes from the DBPR Division of Real Estate fee schedule. Course costs vary by provider. For the full picture of what the license actually costs once you start practicing, see the Florida real estate license cost breakdown.
Where and when can I take the exam?
The Florida real estate exam is administered at Pearson VUE test centers throughout the state and in nearly every major U.S. city. Florida operates more than 20 test centers, with multiple locations in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, and every major metropolitan area. Schedule directly at pearsonvue.com/fl/realestate.
Availability: Tests run six days a week at most centers, with several start times per day. Slots tend to fill two to three weeks in advance during peak months (spring and fall licensing cycles), so book early if your study window is tight.
Rescheduling: Allowed up to 48 hours before the exam at no charge. Within 48 hours, you forfeit the fee.
Out-of-state candidates: You can take the Florida exam at any Pearson VUE center nationwide, including outside Florida, once your application is approved. You do not need to be in Florida to sit for the Florida exam.
What counts as "on time": Pearson VUE recommends arriving 30 minutes before your appointment. Arrive more than 15 minutes late and you may be marked a no-show, forfeiting the fee.
What's the pass rate, and why does it stay around 52%?
The first-time pass rate has hovered between 52% and 56% in DBPR reporting cycles over the past decade. Repeat takers pass at roughly 31 to 37%. The numbers come from the DBPR's quarterly Exam Performance Summary, on the Division of Real Estate's open-data pages.
That stability is design, not accident. The exam is criterion-referenced. It tests whether candidates meet a standard of minimum competence, not whether they beat a curve. Filtering out half of first-time takers is FREC doing its job.
Four patterns recur in candidates who fail:
- Practice-app mismatch. Most failing candidates studied with apps built around basic recall (What does DBPR stand for?). The real exam tests application. They see the first scenario-based question and realize they practiced a different game.
- Under-weighted Florida law. National-principles textbooks cover real estate broadly. They don't cover Florida's three brokerage relationships, the 3-business-day escrow rule, or constitutional homestead protections at exam depth. Candidates who study only a general text lose the 45 Florida questions.
- Math avoidance. Candidates who dread math skip the chapter and absorb the deficit as a 10-point cost on exam day. That's the difference between a 78 pass and a 68 fail.
- False confidence. A single practice exam scored at 80% doesn't mean ready. It usually means the practice exam was easier than the real one. This is the gap Pass Florida's Confidence Calibration Engine was built to detect.
We go deeper in why 50% of Florida candidates fail and why did I fail the Florida real estate exam.
The practice-score trap. If you've been scoring 85% or higher on free practice tests, you are almost certainly not ready. The gap between a recall-based practice test and the real Florida exam runs, on average, 12 to 18 points. That means a candidate scoring 88% on free quizzes walks in expecting to pass with cushion and walks out at 71, a fail. The uncomfortable arithmetic of Florida exam prep is that practice scores on the wrong material aren't a preview. They're a distraction. Take our 5-question diagnostic. Ten minutes, no signup, and you'll know exactly where you stand.
What score do I need to pass? Understanding the 75%
The minimum passing score is 75 out of 100. No scaled score adjustment, no curve, no bonus for difficult questions. Each question is worth one point.
You pass with 75, 80, 95, or 100. You fail with 74, 73, or 40. The difference between pass and fail is one question.
Some candidates chase higher scores. The state gives nothing for it. A license issued at 75% is identical to a license issued at 95%. Your future clients will never see your exam score.
What does matter is the cushion. Passers tend to land at 78 to 82, suggesting most successful candidates clear 75 by three to seven points. That's what to aim for in practice: not 75, but 80. On test day, adrenaline, an unfamiliar question draw, or a single misread can cost five points you didn't expect.
The unofficial score shown at the workstation is accurate. Pearson VUE's instant report is the same number that becomes your official record. If you passed on the screen, you passed.
What happens on test day?
Pearson VUE runs a strict sequence at every Florida test center. Knowing the steps removes the two worst sources of test-day loss: surprise, and the small procedural errors that can turn months of study into a forfeit at the door.
Arrive 30 minutes early. Check-in takes 15 to 20 minutes on a normal day. If you're not in the lobby 15 minutes before your slot, Pearson VUE reserves the right to mark you a no-show and forfeit the fee.
Bring two forms of ID. One must be government-issued photo ID (driver's license, passport, state ID, or military ID) and its name must match your DBPR application exactly. The second can be a credit card, bank card, or any signed document. Name mismatches are the single most common reason candidates get turned away. If your application reads "Maria Gonzalez-Perez" and your license reads "Maria Gonzalez Perez," you may be denied entry. Audit your documents a week before.
What you leave in the locker: phone, smartwatch, fitness tracker, jewelry beyond a wedding band, hat, scarf (religious accommodations excepted), food, water, and any personal notes. No exceptions.
What the center provides: a simple, non-programmable calculator (you cannot bring your own), a dry-erase note-board, and a marker. There is no paper scratch work.
At the workstation, a short tutorial loads. You can flag questions, navigate back and forth, and review. The timer at the top of the screen is the only clock you'll use. Unscheduled breaks are allowed (step out) but the timer continues to run. Most candidates don't break.
When you submit, the machine calculates your score the moment your cursor lifts. The screen shows pass or fail, usually with a numerical score on a failure and a simple "pass" on a success. On your way out, the front desk prints your score report. You walk out of the building knowing whether the last three months worked.
How to prepare for the final 24 hours is covered in the complete exam-day checklist and week-before strategy.
How long should I study? A week-by-week plan
The honest answer: it depends on your starting point, your weekly hours, and your comfort with math. The pattern among passers is consistent: 4 to 10 weeks of focused study after the 63-hour pre-license course. Shorter than three weeks is rare among passers. Longer than twelve often ends in burnout without score improvement.
Intensity matters more than duration. Plan for 60 to 100 total study hours, concentrated in the final two weeks. An eight-week schedule that mirrors the approach most successful first-try candidates follow:
Week 1: Foundation
- Read the DBPR Candidate Information Booklet cover to cover.
- Review the 19 content areas and their weights. Understand that the top three areas (Brokerage Activities, Contracts, Mortgages) are worth 33% of the exam combined.
- Take a diagnostic practice exam. Do not grade yourself harshly. The goal is to identify weakness, not confirm strength.
Weeks 2 to 3: Florida-specific law
- F.S. 475 sections on licensing, escrow, and commissions.
- FREC composition and administrative rules (61J2).
- The three brokerage relationships, with worked examples.
- Complete 50 to 75 application-level questions on Florida-specific content each day.
Week 4: National principles and federal law
- Fair Housing, ADA, RESPA, TRID.
- Agency in general (fiduciary duty, authority types).
- Environmental regulations applicable to Florida (flood zones, CERCLA).
Week 5: Contracts and titles
- Contract essentials and the Florida-specific disclosures.
- Deed types with warranty implications.
- Liens and encumbrance hierarchy.
Week 6: Math concentration
- Commission, proration, documentary stamps, intangible tax, cap rate, LTV, area.
- Work 10 to 15 math problems daily. Do not skip this week. Math avoidance is a top failure driver.
Week 7: Mortgages, appraisal, property rights
- The least-studied trio that combined is 29% of the exam.
- Loan types with their distinguishing Florida-applicable features.
- The three approaches to value.
- Estates and tenancies with the tenancy-by-entireties distinction.
Week 8: Full mock exams
- Two full 100-question, 3.5-hour timed mock exams on different days.
- Review every missed question and the statute it tests.
- Sleep the night before. Do not study the morning of the exam.
If you have less runway, compress weeks 2 to 5 into one week each and keep weeks 6 to 8 at full length. If you have more runway, expand weeks 6 and 7. Those are where most candidates under-invest.
A printable version of this schedule is available at the 30-day study plan.
How do I retake the exam if I fail?
Failing the first attempt is common. The path forward is clearly defined.
When can I retake? You may retake the exam as soon as 24 hours after your failed attempt, though most candidates wait a week or more to re-prepare on weak topics.
What does it cost? The retake fee is $36.75 per attempt, paid to Pearson VUE at re-registration. Your DBPR application does not need to be re-submitted unless more than two years have passed since approval.
Is there a limit? Yes. You must pass within 24 months of the date your application was approved. After that, your eligibility expires and you must re-apply, including the $83.75 application fee and fingerprinting. The number of attempts within those 24 months is not limited by statute, but DBPR reporting shows most candidates who eventually pass do so within three attempts.
What should I do differently on retake? The single biggest lever is shifting from study mode to diagnostic mode. The score report for your failed exam does not give per-question detail, but it does give per-topic accuracy. Drill the weakest three topics until you can't get a question wrong. This is the approach we cover in the failed-exam retake plan.
The one decision that matters most: how you practice
Ask yourself a question you might not want to answer: when you get a practice question right, do you know which Florida statute the answer comes from? If not, you're building confidence on the wrong foundation. And Florida is going to charge you $36.75 to find out.
The DBPR builds its questions at what testing researchers call application level and above. Scenarios that demand you apply Florida law, not recite it. Most free PDFs, most YouTube channels, and many paid apps default to the easier format: What does FREC stand for? Those feel productive because you get them right. They don't build the skill the real exam tests.
Three signals separate calibrated practice from filler:
- Statute-referenced explanations. Every answer should cite the Florida statute or FREC rule it tests. If you can't trace the reasoning back to a primary source, the question isn't calibrated.
- Scenario stems. A question that opens "A broker receives a $5,000 deposit on a property listed by another brokerage…" is calibrated. A question that opens "Which of the following is a type of lien?" is not.
- Distractor craftsmanship. On the real exam, all four options are plausible. One correct, three designed to tempt. Weaker practice material gives itself away with two obviously wrong choices per question. Train on that and you'll freeze the first time you see four credible options.
This is the editorial principle. You don't need a paid app to meet it. A candidate studying only the DBPR booklet and the Florida statutes has the same raw material every test-prep publisher starts with. Pass Florida is our answer to the principle: 850+ scenario-based questions, each with the statute it tests, a Trap Library for Florida's EXCEPT-format questions, and a Confidence Calibration engine that flags overconfidence before exam day. Use ours, use someone else's, or build your own from the booklet. What matters is that you practice at the level the exam actually asks.
Ten minutes, five real questions. Before you buy anything, take the 5-question Florida real estate diagnostic. No sign-up, no email. Five scenario-based questions across the heaviest-weight content areas: brokerage, transaction-broker duties, math, property rights, license law. Each one with the Florida statute it tests. At the end you'll get a score, a topic-by-topic breakdown of where you lost points, and an honest read on how ready you are.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Florida real estate exam hard?
Harder than most candidates expect. The first-time pass rate has ranged between 52% and 56% for the past decade. The difficulty comes from the application-level framing of questions, the weight given to Florida-specific law most out-of-state study materials underemphasize, and the time pressure of answering 100 questions in 3.5 hours.
How many times can I take the Florida real estate exam?
As many times as you need within 24 months of your application approval. Each attempt costs $36.75. See the retake guide for the full rules.
What's the difference between the Florida real estate sales associate exam and the broker exam?
The sales associate exam is the entry-level license exam covered in this guide: 100 questions, 3.5 hours, 75% pass, required before you can practice. The broker exam is taken after at least 24 months of active licensure plus an additional 72-hour broker pre-license course. It is a separate 100-question exam weighted more heavily on brokerage operations, trust fund accounting, and office supervision.
Can I take the Florida real estate exam online?
No. The Florida real estate sales associate exam must be taken in person at a Pearson VUE test center. There is no proctored online version as of 2026. Pearson VUE tests elsewhere have added online delivery in some states; Florida has not.
Is the Florida real estate exam the same as the Florida broker exam?
No. They are separate exams with different content specifications. This guide covers the sales associate exam. The broker exam has its own weighting emphasizing supervisory and trust-account content.
How many questions are on the Florida real estate exam?
100 multiple-choice questions, each with four options, one correct answer.
How long is the Florida real estate exam?
3.5 hours (210 minutes). Most candidates finish in under 3 hours.
Do I need to be a Florida resident to get a Florida real estate license?
No. Florida does not require residency. You can be a resident of any state (or even another country, in some cases) and hold a Florida sales associate license.
Can I take the Florida real estate exam in Spanish?
No. The exam is administered in English only. Candidates whose primary language is not English should prepare with English-language practice material and may request approved test-taking accommodations through Pearson VUE in advance.
What happens after I pass the Florida real estate exam?
You receive your license and then have 24 months to complete a 45-hour post-license course (different from the pre-license course). You also need a sponsoring broker to activate your license for active practice. See passed the Florida real estate exam: next steps.
Does my Florida real estate license work in other states?
Florida has mutual recognition agreements with 10 states, meaning licensees from those states can get a Florida license with a shortened process. Florida licensees moving elsewhere need to check the target state's reciprocity rules.
Is the Florida real estate exam multiple choice?
Yes. All 100 questions are multiple choice with four answer options. No essays, no multi-select, no fill-in-the-blank.
How much math is on the Florida real estate exam?
Approximately 10 of the 100 questions involve math. The math types (proration, commission splits, documentary stamps, cap rate, LTV, area) are predictable. See the math formulas reference.
Your next 30 minutes
Reading a guide isn't studying. If you close this tab and go back to what you were doing yesterday, nothing changes. So here's what to do in the next thirty minutes that will change what tomorrow's study session looks like.
Minutes 1 to 10. Take the 5-question Florida real estate diagnostic. No sign-up, no email. Five scenario-based questions, statute-referenced explanations, and a score at the end that tells you honestly how far you are from ready. You now have a calibration point you didn't have this morning.
Minutes 11 to 20. Open the DBPR Candidate Information Booklet and look at the topic-weight table. If you've been studying in chapter order, check whether your time allocation matches the weights. For most candidates, it doesn't. That's the single biggest correction you can make this week.
Minutes 21 to 30. Pick the topic you're weakest on (the one you'd rather not think about, ideally the one the diagnostic flagged) and commit to drilling it first in your next study session. Not the topic you enjoy. The one you've been avoiding. Florida's exam doesn't test what you know. It tests what you don't.
When your turn comes at workstation seven, the timer counting down from 3:30:00, you'll see the first question. Then the second. By question fifty, most candidates have settled in. By question seventy-five, you'll have a rough sense of how this is going. And when you submit and the screen flips to pass or fail, you'll know whether the last three months worked. Seventy-five isn't a wall. It's a door. One question at a time, and you can start with the next one.
Sources & Methodology
Primary sources cited in this guide: Florida Statute 475 (full chapter); Florida Administrative Code Chapter 61J2 (FREC rules); Florida DBPR Division of Real Estate, Candidate Information Booklet and Sales Associate Examination Specifications (effective January 2025); Pearson VUE Candidate Handbook for Florida Real Estate Licensing Examinations; DBPR Division of Real Estate Fee Schedule.
Pass-rate data comes from the DBPR's quarterly Exam Performance Summary, available on the Division of Real Estate's open-data portal. Reported ranges (52 to 56% first-time, 31 to 37% retake) reflect multi-year averages across recent reporting cycles.
This guide was last fact-checked against primary sources on the publication date above. Florida's rules and fee schedule change. If you are reading this more than 12 months after the publication date, verify every dollar amount and procedural detail against the DBPR source before acting on it.