What the Kentucky broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 82 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Kentucky broker exam format
PSI-administered exam: 80 national questions (150 min) + 40 Kentucky questions (90 min), 75% required on each portion independently; only the failed portion needs retaking.
Broker exam
120questions
240 mintime limit
75%to pass
Two separately scored sections
The Kentucky broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 40 Kentucky law questions.
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Kentucky broker-track questions
Every Freehold question shows why the right answer is right — and cites its source.
How many total academic credit hours of qualifying education must a Kentucky broker applicant complete?
6 academic credit hours (96 classroom hours)
9 academic credit hours (144 classroom hours)
30 academic credit hours (480 classroom hours)
21 academic credit hours (336 classroom hours)
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21 academic credit hours (336 classroom hours) — Kentucky broker applicants must complete 21 academic credit hours, equivalent to 336 classroom hours, of Commission-approved qualifying education.
Source: Kentucky Real Estate Commission
Among the broker's 21 academic credit hours, a mandatory course covers what subject?
Brokerage Management
Residential Appraisal
Commercial Leasing
Real Estate Investment Analysis
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Brokerage Management — Broker applicants must complete a specific Brokerage Management course, three academic credit hours (48 classroom hours), as part of their qualifying education.
Source: Kentucky Real Estate Commission
What real estate experience must a Kentucky broker applicant have accumulated before applying?
Six months of any part-time real estate activity
Active work as a sales associate averaging 20+ hours a week for 24 months
A single closed transaction as a buyer's agent
One year of property management experience only
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Active work as a sales associate averaging 20+ hours a week for 24 months — Broker applicants must show active sales associate experience averaging at least twenty hours per week over the twenty-four months before applying.
Source: Kentucky Real Estate Commission
Which Kentucky license tier is responsible for supervising sales associates and maintaining the office's escrow account?
Sales associate
Real estate instructor
Principal broker
The Kentucky Real Estate Commission itself
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Principal broker — A principal broker holds ultimate supervisory responsibility for a Kentucky office, including managing its required escrow account under KRS 324.111.
Source: Kentucky Revised Statutes 324.111
Kentucky broker exam FAQ
What is on the Kentucky real estate broker exam?
The Kentucky broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 40 Kentucky law questions. You need 75% to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Kentucky 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 Kentucky broker practice questions does Freehold have?
82 Kentucky law questions apply to the broker track, including 20 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
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