What the Delaware broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 87 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Delaware broker exam format
Pearson VUE-administered exam — salesperson: 80 national + 40 Delaware questions (120 total); broker: 80 national + 50 Delaware questions (130 total); both scaled 70% on each portion independently. Delaware is one of only 3 pure-race recording states (with NC and LA); dual agency is the statutory default unless parties opt into single-party agency in writing.
Broker exam
130questions
240 mintime limit
70scaled score to pass
Two separately scored sections
The Delaware broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 50 Delaware law questions.
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Delaware broker-track questions
Every Freehold question shows why the right answer is right — and cites its source.
To qualify for a Delaware broker license, an applicant must generally show, among other requirements, that they have been actively licensed and practicing as a salesperson for:
1 year with no transaction requirement, well under the minimum active-licensure period required
5 years actively licensed, including 3 years actively practicing, plus 30 sales or lease transactions
10 years with no experience floor otherwise, double the minimum active-licensure period required
6 months as a part-time salesperson
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5 years actively licensed, including 3 years actively practicing, plus 30 sales or lease transactions — Delaware broker applicants must have been actively licensed for 5 years, including 3 years of active practice immediately preceding application, and have completed 30 qualifying sales or lease transactions.
Source: StateRequirement — Delaware Real Estate Broker License
In addition to experience and transaction requirements, a Delaware broker applicant must complete:
No additional coursework beyond the salesperson course already completed for licensure
A 20-hour online seminar with no exam, well short of the required broker course length
A 99-hour broker's prelicensing course covering real estate principles and Delaware real estate law
A separate law degree, awarded by an accredited law school, in addition to any real estate prelicensing coursework
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A 99-hour broker's prelicensing course covering real estate principles and Delaware real estate law — Broker applicants must complete a prescribed 99-hour broker prelicensing course covering real estate principles, practices, and Delaware real estate law before taking the broker exam.
Source: StateRequirement — Delaware Real Estate Broker License
The broker prelicensing course in Delaware is how many clock hours?
120 hours
150 hours
99 hours
180 hours
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99 hours — Like the salesperson course, Delaware's broker prelicensing course is 99 clock hours, but it covers broker-level real estate principles and Delaware law.
Source: StateRequirement — Delaware Real Estate Broker License
A brokerage's stated policy is that its licensees will only act as single agents for 1-to-4 family residential deals, never as dual agents. What follows?
The policy has no legal effect on individual licensee conduct, regardless of what the firm states
Licensees may still act as dual agents whenever convenient, policy notwithstanding, without any written exception
The firm must register the policy with the federal government before it may lawfully operate anywhere in the United States
Licensees at that firm may not function as common law agents for such properties unless that single-agent-only relationship is properly established in writing
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Licensees at that firm may not function as common law agents for such properties unless that single-agent-only relationship is properly established in writing — Delaware law requires that a common-law (single) agency relationship for 1-to-4 family residential deals be properly established in writing, consistent with a brokerage policy against dual agency — the policy alone doesn't override the writing requirement.
Source: Delaware Code Online, Title 24 Ch. 29 Subch. II
Delaware broker exam FAQ
What is on the Delaware real estate broker exam?
The Delaware broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 50 Delaware law questions. You need a scaled score of 70 to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Delaware broker exam harder than the salesperson exam?
The passing standard is the same, but the broker exam adds brokerage-operations material - supervision, trust accounting, and firm responsibility - on top of the salesperson outline.
How many Delaware broker practice questions does Freehold have?
87 Delaware law questions apply to the broker track, including 21 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
Freehold is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PSI, Pearson VUE, or any state real estate licensing board or commission. Freehold does not guarantee passage of any licensing exam.
