What the Kansas broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 79 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Kansas broker exam format
Pearson VUE-administered exam for the Kansas Real Estate Commission — 85 national questions (150 min) + 30 scored Kansas questions plus 10 unscored (90 min); a scaled score of 70 required on each portion independently.
Broker exam
115questions
240 mintime limit
70scaled score to pass
Two separately scored sections
The Kansas broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 85 national questions and 30 Kansas law questions.
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Kansas broker-track questions
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Kansas broker license approval is based partly on a system of:
Transaction points, combined with years of licensed experience
A separate four-year law degree requirement
A minimum personal net worth requirement
Sponsorship from at least three existing brokers
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Transaction points, combined with years of licensed experience — Kansas evaluates broker applicants using tiered transaction-point thresholds combined with years of licensed activity, such as two years and 40 points.
Source: Kansas Real Estate Commission — Broker Requirements
A Kansas salesperson has been licensed for exactly two years. Under the transaction-point system, approximately how many points must they have earned to qualify for a broker license at that experience level?
5 or more transaction points
40 or more transaction points
100 or more transaction points
Transaction points are irrelevant at the two-year mark
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40 or more transaction points — At the two-year experience tier, Kansas requires 40 or more transaction points, the highest point threshold among the tiers, reflecting the shorter tenure.
Source: Kansas Real Estate Commission — Broker Requirements
How many hours of prelicense broker education does Kansas require of an in-state salesperson upgrading to broker?
300 hours, matching a law degree curriculum
10 hours, a brief supervisory refresher only
60 hours of KREC-approved broker prelicense coursework
Kansas requires no separate broker education at all
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60 hours of KREC-approved broker prelicense coursework — Kansas requires 60 hours of KREC-approved broker prelicense education, in addition to meeting the experience and transaction-point requirements.
Source: Kansas Real Estate Commission — Broker Requirements
What is the middle transaction-point tier for Kansas broker qualification, between the 15-year and 2-year tiers?
Ten years licensed with 100 transaction points
One year licensed with 5 transaction points
Three or more years licensed with 30 or more transaction points
There is no middle tier; only two tiers exist
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Three or more years licensed with 30 or more transaction points — Kansas's middle broker-qualification tier requires three or more years of licensure with at least 30 transaction points.
Source: Kansas Real Estate Commission — Broker Requirements
Kansas broker exam FAQ
What is on the Kansas real estate broker exam?
The Kansas broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 85 national questions and 30 Kansas law questions. You need a scaled score of 70 to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Kansas 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 Kansas broker practice questions does Freehold have?
79 Kansas law questions apply to the broker track, including 4 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
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