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Massachusetts broker exam
What the Massachusetts broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 85 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
PSI-administered exam, two separately-scored portions. Salesperson: 80 national (150 min) + 40 Massachusetts questions (90 min), 70% required on each. Broker: 75 national items scored to an 80-point scale (150 min) + 40 Massachusetts questions (90 min) = 115 total, 70% required on each. No state recovery fund. Verified 2026-07-27 against test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/4460.
Two separately scored sections
The Massachusetts broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 75 national questions and 40 Massachusetts law questions.
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How long must an applicant have been licensed and affiliated with a Massachusetts broker as a salesperson before applying for a broker license?
3 years — Broker applicants must have been licensed and affiliated with a Massachusetts broker as a salesperson for three years before they can apply for a broker license.
Source: PSI Exams — Massachusetts Real Estate License Exam
In addition to experience and education, what financial instrument must a Massachusetts broker applicant submit with their license application?
A $5,000 surety bond — Massachusetts requires broker applicants to submit a $5,000 surety bond on the Board's original form, a consumer-protection safeguard in place of a state recovery fund.
Source: PSI Exams — Massachusetts Real Estate License Exam
Instead of a state-run real estate recovery fund, Massachusetts protects consumers against broker misconduct primarily through:
A $5,000 surety bond required of broker applicants — Massachusetts requires broker applicants to post a $5,000 surety bond rather than maintaining a separate state recovery fund seen in some other states.
Source: PSI Exams — Massachusetts Real Estate License Exam
Who is required to submit the $5,000 surety bond as part of a Massachusetts license application?
Broker applicants — The $5,000 surety bond requirement applies specifically to broker applicants, not to salesperson applicants seeking their initial license.
Source: PSI Exams — Massachusetts Real Estate License Exam
The Massachusetts broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 75 national questions and 40 Massachusetts law questions. You need 70% to pass, within 240 minutes.
The passing standard is the same, but the broker exam adds brokerage-operations material - supervision, trust accounting, and firm responsibility - on top of the salesperson outline.
85 Massachusetts law questions apply to the broker track, including 11 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
Salesperson track: Massachusetts exam prep · Massachusetts practice test