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Ohio Real Estate Broker Exam Cram Sheet (2026)
The highest-yield points on the Ohio Real Estate Brokerexam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.
115questions
180 mintime limit
75% on each portionto pass
15content areas
Property Ownership
10% of the exam- Real vs. Personal Property and the Bundle of Rights
- Estates in Land
- Forms of Co-Ownership
Land Use Controls and Regulations
5% of the exam- Government Powers Over Land
- Zoning and Public Land-Use Tools
- Private Land-Use Controls
Valuation and Market Analysis
8% of the exam- Value, Price, and Cost
- The Three Approaches to Value
- CMA, BPO, and the Limits of a License
Financing
9% of the exam- Notes and Security Instruments
- Loan Types and Common Clauses
- Federal Lending Laws
Contracts
19% of the exam- Essential Elements and Validity
- Offer, Acceptance, and Counteroffers
- Common Real Estate Contracts
- Performance, Breach, and Remedies
General Principles of Agency
13% of the exam- Creating Agency and Fiduciary Duties
- Clients, Customers, Single and Dual Agency
- Broker Supervision and Vicarious Liability
Property Disclosures
7% of the exam- The Duty to Disclose Material Facts
- Latent vs. Patent Defects
- Federally Required Disclosures
Property Management
5% of the exam- The Management Agreement and Trust Funds
- Leasehold Estates and Lease Types
- Landlord and Tenant Rights
Transfer of Title
6% of the exam- How Title Transfers
- Types of Deeds
- Recording and Title Assurance
Practice of Real Estate
12% of the exam- Brokerage Management and Supervision
- Trust Accounts, Commingling, and Conversion
- Fair Housing, Antitrust, and Risk Management
Real Estate Calculations
6% of the exam- The Basic Percentage Formula
- Area, Volume, and Investment Measures
- Finance and Proration Calculations
Ohio Real Estate License Law
35% of the exam- The Division of Real Estate and Chapter 4735
- Broker vs. Salesperson
- Recovery Fund and Discipline
Agency and Disclosure in Ohio
25% of the exam- Agency Disclosure Statement
- Dual Agency
- In-House Transactions and Management-Level Broker
Brokerage Operations and Trust Accounts
25% of the exam- Definite Place of Business and Records
- Trust (Escrow) Accounts
- Disputed Earnest Money
Broker Supervision and Continuing Responsibilities
15% of the exam- Duty to Supervise
- Continuing Education and Renewal
- Liability for Salesperson Conduct
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