Kentucky Real Estate Broker Examination — State Portion — Information & Free Practice
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Kentucky Real Estate Broker Examination — State Portion
- Provider
- PSI Services LLC
- Format
- Computer-administered written examination
- Exam questions
- 50 scored state questions; 5 to 10 experimental questions may be administered and are unscored
- Time limit
- 90 minutes for the state portion
- Passing score
- At least 75% correct
Examination outline
Real Estate Commission (Broker 7 Items)
- General Powers
- General Powers — Authority to issue licenses
- General Powers — Examination and audit of records
- General Powers — Administration of Education, Research, and Recovery Fund
- Enforcement Powers
- Enforcement Powers — Investigations, hearings, and appeals, emergency suspension
- Enforcement Powers — Sanctions
- Sanctions — Fines
- Sanctions — License suspension, revocation, and other action
- Sanctions — Criminal action
Requirements for a License (Broker 8 Items)
- Activities requiring a license
- Eligibility
- Renewal of license
- License procedures
- License procedures — License changes and information to be reported
- License procedures — Inactive license
- Continuing and post-license education
- Errors & Omissions insurance, ERP required to deactivate license
- Criminal background check
Brokerage Activities and Requirements (Broker 18 Items)
- Broker/sales associate relationship
- Broker/sales associate relationship — Team and group management and rules (broker only)
- Commissions
- Advertising
- Handling of monies
- Handling of documents
- Place of business
- Records
- Escrow accounts
- Improper conduct
- Unlicensed assistants
- Broker lien law
- Zero (no-call) list
- Brokerage management (broker only)
- Unlicensed brokerage
License Law Requirements for Contracts (Broker 6 Items)
- Statute of Frauds
- Listing contracts
- Purchase contracts
- Purchase contracts — Submission of offers
- Purchase contracts — Finance provisions
- Purchase contracts — Other required provisions
- Licensee Duties
Disclosures and Agency Issues (Broker 8 Items)
- Agency relationships, requirements, and disclosure
- Disclosures of personal interests in real estate transactions
- Condominium seller certificates
- Seller disclosure of property condition
- Other disclosure issues (stigmatizing factors)
Property Management (Broker 3 Items)
- Must have written agreement
- Procedures and guidelines
- Handling of security deposits
Examination sources
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, left column, Kentucky state outline heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, Real Estate Commission section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, Requirements for a License section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, Brokerage Activities and Requirements section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, License Law Requirements for Contracts section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, Disclosures and Agency Issues section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 10, Kentucky State Content Outline, Property Management section heading
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 6, right column, Score Reporting, pass standard
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 6, left column, computer administration
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 7, examination summary table, state items and points
- Current official implementing material checked October 2
KY Broker, Test Portions, State
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 2, left column, reciprocity candidates test only the state portion
- PSI Candidate Information Bulletin
Printed page 2, left column, reciprocal registration request
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.