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Illinois Real Estate Broker Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the Illinois 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.

140questions
70% (national)to pass
15content areas

Property Ownership

10% of the exam
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  • The Bundle of Rights
  • Forms of Co-Ownership
  • Estates in Land

Land Use Controls and Regulations

5% of the exam
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  • Public Controls
  • Private Controls

Valuation and Market Analysis

8% of the exam
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  • The Three Approaches to Value
  • Principles of Value

Financing

10% of the exam
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  • Loan Instruments and Clauses
  • Federal Lending Laws

Contracts

19% of the exam
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  • Elements of a Valid Contract
  • Offer, Acceptance, and Contingencies
  • Discharge and Breach

Agency

13% of the exam
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  • Creating Agency and Fiduciary Duties
  • Types of Agency Relationships

Property Disclosures

7% of the exam
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  • Federal Disclosure Requirements
  • Material Facts and Stigmatized Property

Property Management

3% of the exam
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  • The Management Agreement
  • Landlord-Tenant and Fair Housing

Transfer of Title

6% of the exam
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  • Deeds and Their Warranties
  • Recording and Title Evidence

Practice of Real Estate

12% of the exam
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  • Fair Housing
  • Handling Funds and Advertising

Real Estate Calculations

7% of the exam
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  • Commissions and Area
  • Proration and Investment Math

Illinois Real Estate License Act

40% of the exam
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  • License Categories and Regulation
  • Duties and Discipline

Additional Illinois Laws

25% of the exam
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  • Illinois Human Rights and Fair Housing
  • Escrow and Trust Accounts

Illinois Disclosures

25% of the exam
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  • Residential Real Property Disclosure Act
  • Radon and Lead Disclosures

Illinois Licensing Requirements

10% of the exam
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  • Education and Examination
  • Sponsorship and Renewal

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