How hard is the Nebraska Real Estate Broker exam?

You need to score 75% on the Nebraska Real Estate Broker exam.

The Nebraska Real Estate Broker exam has 130 questions, with a 240-minute time limit.

The Nebraska Real Estate Commission (NREC) licenses and disciplines brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. sections 81-885 to 81-885.56). NREC contracts with Pearson VUE to deliver the licensing exams, at Pearson Professional Centers in Lincoln, Omaha, and North Platte and at community college sites including Columbus, Grand Island, Hastings, Lexington, McCook, Norfolk, and Scottsbluff.

Under Neb. Rev. Stat. section 81-885.13(3), broker applicants must have served actively for two years as a licensed salesperson or broker and complete 60 class hours of commission-approved education beyond the salesperson requirement, or qualify under the hardship provision. Rule 299 NAC 1-004.01 reads 'served actively for two years' as full-time experience, or the equivalent period if less than full time. Applicants must be at least 19 years old, and a new broker may not act as a designated broker until completing postlicensure courses in real estate trust accounting, brokerage finance, business ethics, and risk management.

The Nebraska broker exam is entirely multiple choice, in two portions taken in one 4-hour appointment: an 80-item national portion (2.5 hours) and a 50-item Nebraska state portion (1.5 hours), for 130 scored items, plus 5 to 10 unscored pretest items. A score of 75% is required. A salesperson candidate who passes one portion may retake only the portion failed; a broker candidate who fails either portion must retake both parts of the examination.

Pearson VUE publishes a separate broker state outline (effective September 1, 2023) with five areas across the 50 scored items: Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission (5), Licensing (7-8), Statutory Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees (17-18), Agency (15), and Additional Topics (5). Agency alone is 30% of the state portion. The broker outline is not the salesperson outline: the two carry identical areas and subtopics but swap the item counts for Statutory Requirements and Agency.

Focus your time on the heaviest content areas, then drill practice questions by topic until you consistently clear the standard you need. PrepPass has 466+ free Nebraska Real Estate Broker practice questions with full explanations and a timed mock exam.