Listing and Selling Real Property
Six of the 100 items cover Florida's brokerage relationships. Florida abolished dual agency and presumes transaction brokerage, which makes s. 475.278, F.S., the single most important section in this area.
The authorized relationships
Section 475.278(1)(a), F.S., authorizes exactly two relationships — transaction broker and single agent — and prohibits a licensee from operating as a disclosed or nondisclosed dual agent. Section 475.278(1)(b), F.S., presumes that all licensees are operating as transaction brokers unless a single agent or no brokerage relationship is established in writing. A transaction broker owes seven limited duties under s. 475.278(2), F.S., including limited confidentiality, which prevents disclosing that a seller will take less or a buyer will pay more. A single agent owes the nine duties in s. 475.278(3)(a), F.S., which add loyalty, confidentiality, obedience, and full disclosure. A licensee with no brokerage relationship owes only three duties under s. 475.278(4)(a), F.S., and must disclose them in writing before the showing of property.
Transition and designated sales associates
Under s. 475.278(3)(b)2., F.S., a single agent relationship may become a transaction brokerage at any time, but only if the agent first obtains the principal's written consent using the Consent to Transition to Transaction Broker disclosure in s. 475.278(3)(c)2., F.S. Section 475.278(5)(a), F.S., defines a residential sale, for disclosure purposes, as improved residential property of four units or fewer, unimproved residential property intended for four units or fewer, or agricultural property of 10 acres or fewer. Section 475.2755, F.S., permits designated sales associates to act as single agents for buyer and seller in the same transaction, but only in nonresidential transactions where both parties have assets of $1 million or more and both sign the required disclosures.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), DBPR
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Prelicensing education
- 72-hour FREC-approved broker pre-license course
- Passing score
- 75%
- Scored questions
- 100
- Time limit
- 210 minutes
Who regulates real estate brokers in Florida?
The Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), housed within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), licenses brokers and sales associates. DBPR uses Pearson VUE as the official testing provider.
What experience do I need before the Florida broker exam?
Section 475.17(2)(b), F.S., requires 24 months of licensure during the preceding five years, and it accepts any of three paths: an active sales associate license held in Florida or in another state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction; a sales associate license held while salaried by a governmental agency; or a broker license held in another jurisdiction. An out-of-state broker therefore qualifies without ever having held a Florida sales associate license. Applicants must also complete the 72-hour FREC-prescribed broker course (Course II).
How is the Florida broker exam structured?
Florida gives one integrated 100-question multiple-choice examination — there is no separate national portion and no state portion. Candidates get 3.5 hours (210 minutes), and the exam is graded on 100 points with 75 points or higher required to pass. The DBPR booklet publishes twelve content areas whose percentages sum to 100, led by Real Estate Brokerage Business at 43% and Closing Transactions at 12%. Pearson VUE schedules, administers, scores, and reports the exam for DBPR.
Sources: https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/servop/testing/documents/RE_broker_cib.pdf, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter475/PART_I, https://www.flrules.org/gateway/Division.asp?DivID=241, https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/fl/dbpr.html
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