344 practice questions across 12 content areas, each with the correct answer and a plain-English explanation. These are original study questions — not real or leaked exam items. The first questions are free with no account.
What Florida broker exam questions look like
The Florida broker exam is 100 multiple-choice questions — 45 national and 55 state-specific — in 3.5 hours through Pearson VUE for the DBPR and FREC, and you need 75% to pass. The heaviest broker-specific topic is escrow and trust accounts. Below are six original samples in the style and difficulty you should expect.
Sample question: escrow deposit timelines
Q: A sales associate personally receives an earnest-money deposit from a buyer on Monday. By when must the broker place that deposit into an escrow account?
A) By the end of the next business day B) Immediately upon receipt C) No later than the end of the third business day after the sales associate receives it D) Within seven calendar days
Answer: C — Under Florida license law, funds the associate receives must reach the broker by the end of the next business day, and the broker must deposit them into escrow no later than the end of the third business day after the associate received them. The "immediately" and "next business day" choices confuse the associate's delivery deadline with the broker's deposit deadline.
Sample question: conflicting demands on escrowed funds
Q: A buyer and seller make conflicting demands on an earnest-money deposit the broker is holding. What must the broker do first under FREC rules?
A) Release the funds to whichever party demanded them first B) Notify FREC in writing within 15 business days C) File for interpleader within 5 business days D) Keep the funds indefinitely until the parties agree
Answer: B — With a good-faith doubt about who is entitled to escrowed funds, the broker must notify FREC in writing within 15 business days and then institute a statutory settlement procedure (mediation, arbitration, interpleader, or an escrow disbursement order) within 30 business days. A broker may never simply pick a side or pocket the funds.
Sample question: license law and trust-account funds
Q: What is the maximum amount of a broker's own personal funds that may be kept in a sales-transaction escrow account without it being considered commingling?
A) $0 — no personal funds are ever allowed B) $1,000 C) $5,000 D) Up to one month of operating expenses
Answer: B — A broker may keep up to $1,000 of personal funds in a sales escrow account to cover bank fees, and up to $5,000 in a property-management escrow account. Exceeding these limits is commingling, a license-law violation.
Sample question: brokerage relationship duties
Q: Absent a written disclosure stating otherwise, which brokerage relationship is presumed under Florida law in a residential transaction?
A) Single agent for the buyer B) No-brokerage relationship C) Transaction broker D) Designated sales associate
Answer: C — Florida's default brokerage relationship is transaction broker, a limited form of representation with duties such as honesty and fair dealing, accounting for funds, skill and care, and limited confidentiality — but not the full fiduciary loyalty of a single agent. It changes only when a single-agent or no-brokerage relationship is established in writing.
Sample question: commission-split math
Q: A property sells for $480,000 with a 6% total commission. The listing and selling brokerages split it 50/50, and the listing broker then pays the listing sales associate 60% of the listing side. How much does the listing sales associate earn?
A) $8,640 B) $14,400 C) $17,280 D) $28,800
Answer: A — $480,000 × 6% = $28,800 total commission. The 50/50 brokerage split leaves the listing side $14,400, and the associate's 60% share is $14,400 × 0.60 = $8,640. The distractors are the total, the listing-side amount, and the broker's retained 40%.
Sample question: valuation and appraisal
Q: Which approach to value is most appropriate when appraising a special-purpose property such as a public school or a fire station, where comparable sales and income are scarce?
A) Sales comparison approach B) Income capitalization approach C) Cost approach D) Gross rent multiplier approach
Answer: C — The cost approach estimates value as land value plus the depreciated cost to reproduce or replace the improvements. It is most reliable for special-purpose and new construction, where comparable sales are scarce and there is no rental income to capitalize.
Why practicing exam-style questions works
Reading a study guide builds recognition; answering questions builds recall under pressure. Each sample pairs a realistic stem with a worked explanation so you learn why an answer is correct — reasoning that transfers to the unfamiliar wording on test day. Spread practice across areas rather than cramming one topic, and revisit anything you miss.
The state half is where most candidates lose points. Because escrow and trust accounts are the heaviest broker-specific area, make them a priority and practice until the timelines and dollar limits are automatic.
To go deeper, drill a broker practice test, review the broker study guide, see how the state exam works, build speed with broker math practice, and follow our guide to passing the broker exam.
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