Florida Real Estate Practice Questions by Topic

How the 100 questions are split across the 19 areas

The DBPR publishes a weighting for every content area. Those weights decide how many of the 100 questions each area is worth, so they also decide where your study time pays. The four heaviest areas below are worth 41 questions between them. The lightest seven are worth 13. Study in that order.

What each area actually tests

Area names on the DBPR outline are broad. Here is what each one asks you to do on test day, heaviest first.

Brokerage Activities12% of the exam

Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Procedures accounts for 12 percent of the Florida sales associate exam, or about 12 of 100 questions. Expect practical scenarios on escrow, advertising, commissions, broker supervision, business entities, unlicensed assistants, and antitrust. The 12 original questions below test the rules most likely to cost you points, with a primary source and plain-English explanation after every answer.

Contracts12% of the exam

Real Estate Contracts accounts for 12 percent of the Florida sales associate exam, or about 12 of 100 questions. Expect scenarios on contract formation, classifications, negotiation, termination, remedies, options, financing clauses, and mandatory disclosures. These 12 original questions focus on the decisions the exam makes easy to confuse, with a primary source and plain-English explanation after every answer.

Residential Mortgages9% of the exam

Residential Mortgages accounts for 9 percent of the Florida sales associate exam, or about 9 of 100 questions. Expect scenarios on loan instruments, Florida lien theory, mortgage clauses, government-backed and conventional loans, assumptions, buyer qualification, and foreclosure. These ten original questions give you a scored check of the rules and calculations candidates most often mix up, with a primary source after every answer.

Property Rights8% of the exam

Property rights accounts for about 8 of the 100 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. Expect fact patterns on estates, co-ownership, the bundle of rights, constitutional homestead, condominiums, cooperatives, timeshares, and association disclosures. These ten original questions focus on the distinctions that make otherwise plausible answers wrong, with a primary source after every answer.

Appraisal8% of the exam

Real Estate Appraisal accounts for about 8 of the 100 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. Expect the three approaches to value, comparable adjustments, depreciation, market value, highest and best use, USPAP, CMA, and BPO. These ten original questions combine the definitions, judgment calls, and formulas most likely to expose a weak spot, with a primary source after every answer.

Authorized Relationships7% of the exam

Authorized Relationships, Duties and Disclosures accounts for 7 percent of the Florida sales associate exam, or about 7 of 100 questions. Florida presumes transaction brokerage unless a single-agent or no-brokerage relationship is established in writing, and it prohibits dual agency. These nine original questions test the duty lists, disclosure timing, confidentiality rules, and exceptions you need to separate on exam day, with the controlling statute after every answer.

Titles and Deeds7% of the exam

Titles, Deeds, and Ownership Restrictions accounts for about 7 of the 100 Florida sales associate exam questions. Expect deed warranties, execution and delivery, recording and notice, title insurance, easements, liens, restrictions, and adverse possession. These nine original questions test the distinctions that turn a familiar definition into a scored answer, with a primary source after every explanation.

License Law and Qualifications6% of the exam

License Law and Qualifications for Licensure accounts for about 6 of the 100 Florida sales associate exam questions. Expect exact rules on who needs a license, exemptions, applicant qualifications, education hours, broker experience, renewal, and license status. These eight original questions focus on numbers and exceptions that are easy to confuse, with a primary source after every answer.

Computations and Closing6% of the exam

Real Estate Computations and Closing of Transactions accounts for about 6 of the 100 Florida sales associate exam questions. You need to choose the formula, apply the correct Florida rate, and classify each closing item before calculating. These 11 original worked questions cover commissions, documentary stamps, intangible tax, prorations, area, value, loan-to-value, millage, and closing-statement entries, with an official source after every solution.

Legal Descriptions5% of the exam

Legal Descriptions accounts for about 5 of the 100 Florida sales associate exam questions. Expect the three description methods, township and section vocabulary, Florida's survey reference lines, and fractional-acreage math. These eight original questions move from identification to calculation, with a clear solution and authoritative source after every answer.

Types of Mortgages and Financing4% of the exam

Types of Mortgages and Sources of Financing accounts for about 4 of the 100 Florida sales associate exam questions. Expect mortgage-market roles, federal institutions, loan types, and fee calculations. These nine original questions distinguish origination from secondary-market activity and separate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan purchases from Ginnie Mae's government-backed MBS guaranty, with an authoritative source after every answer.

Violations and Penalties3% of the exam

Violations, penalties, and procedures account for about 3 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. Know who handles each stage: DBPR investigates and prosecutes, a probable cause panel determines whether probable cause exists, an administrative law judge hears disputed material facts, and FREC issues the final order. These eight original questions also cover the $5,000-per-count fine, 10-year suspension limit, filing deadlines, and Recovery Fund limits, with the controlling source after every answer.

Federal and State Laws3% of the exam

Federal and state laws account for about 3 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. The official outline spans fair housing, federal land and environmental law, federal mortgage-lending law, and Florida's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. These 11 original questions cover the seven Fair Housing Act classes, prohibited conduct, lead and CERCLA rules, RESPA and ECOA, disclosure duties, and Florida security-deposit deadlines, with a primary source after every answer.

Taxes Affecting Real Estate3% of the exam

Taxes affecting real estate account for about 3 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. Expect Florida property-tax rules and math plus federal income-tax basics. For the 2026 tax roll, the standard $25,000 homestead exemption still applies to all levies, while the additional non-school exemption is $26,411. These nine original questions cover millage, Save Our Homes, early-payment discounts, tax certificates, adjusted basis, and the principal-residence gain exclusion, with an official source after every answer.

FREC and Commission Rules2% of the exam

Real estate license law and commission rules account for about 2 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. FREC has seven Governor-appointed, Senate-confirmed members serving four-year terms. Four is a quorum. These eight original questions separate the roles of the Legislature, FREC, DBPR, and the Division of Real Estate, with the controlling 2026 source after every answer.

Investments and Business Brokerage2% of the exam

Real estate investments and business opportunity brokerage account for about 2 questions on the Florida sales associate exam. These eight original questions cover leverage, equity, risk, NOI, cash flow, capitalization rate, depreciation, Section 1031, and Florida's rule for brokering business opportunities, with an authoritative source after every answer.

The Real Estate Business1% of the exam

The real estate business is about 1 question on the Florida sales associate exam. These 8 original questions cover brokerage, development and construction, government's role, professional organizations, MLS cooperation, and federal tax classification. Each answer includes an explanation, a common trap, and a direct authoritative source.

Markets and Analysis1% of the exam

Real estate markets and analysis is about 1 question on the Florida sales associate exam. These 8 original questions cover local and segmented markets, DUST, supply and demand, buyer's and seller's markets, housing supply response, and months of inventory. Each answer includes an explanation, a common trap, and a direct authoritative source.

Planning and Zoning1% of the exam

Planning and zoning is about 1 question on the Florida sales associate exam. These 8 original questions cover the local planning agency, comprehensive-plan consistency, variances, special exceptions, lawful nonconforming uses, zoning, building codes, and Florida's 2026 compatibility rules. Each answer includes an explanation, a common trap, and a direct authoritative source.

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