Illinois real estate exam prep

An independent study aid. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) or PSI. The questions are original exam practice written from official sources; they are not the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's questions and not legal advice.

1What is in the pass

• Timed exams, as many as you want. Each one is 140 questions in 240 minutes, with the national portion drawn across PSI's national content areas in their published shares and the state portion in the broker item counts PSI's Illinois outline gives, so a full timed exam is 100 national and 40 state questions, with questions you have not seen yet served first. You get a score for each portion against its own pass line: national portion 70%, state portion 75%.
• Practice by topic. Pick any of the 8 national content areas or an Illinois area, or the questions you missed last time. The right answer and the reason appear as soon as you answer.
• Illinois questions with their law cited. 171 questions on Illinois rules: who needs a license and the exemptions, sponsorship, renewal and post-license education, designated agency and dual agency, duties to clients and customers, advertising and team names, brokerage agreements, special accounts and earnest money, broker price opinions, grounds for discipline, the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act, radon and flood disclosures, fair housing and assistance animals, security deposits, the homestead exemption, condominium resale disclosures, transfer tax, the Plat Act and the commercial broker lien, and more. Each explanation names the Real Estate License Act of 2000 section, Department rule (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1450) or other Illinois statute it comes from, with the date it was read.
• National questions to the outline. 400 questions on the principles every state tests, weighted to Pearson VUE's national content outline, down to each sub-topic. They include the 80 on the free practice exam.
• Your weak topics, tracked. Every answer is recorded in your browser, so the app can show your accuracy by topic and send you back to the areas below the pass line.

National portion: 100 scored questions

State portion: 40 scored questions

PSI's Illinois booklet gives the national portion as a share of the exam for each content area (on a 100-item portion the shares are item counts) and the state portion as broker shares and item counts: 4, 16, 10 and 10 of the 40 state items. A full timed exam here draws 100 national questions in those shares and exactly 40 state questions in those counts; you can also time each portion on its own.

Source: PSI Services, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate, Candidate Information Booklet (Copyright 2026, dated 6/24/2026), the Candidate Bulletin linked from PSI's IL Broker Examination page, read October 19, 2026; Pearson VUE, Real Estate National/General Content Outline for Salesperson Examinations, effective April 1, 2025 (publication #094502, 04/2025; the same national outline is printed in the Pearson VUE state handbooks), read October 17, 2026; Agent Licenses: Illinois Exam Prep Pass: price, access period and question counts, as set by this site, read October 19, 2026.

2How the Illinois broker exam works

• Two portions. The broker exam has a national portion of 100 questions in 150 minutes and a state portion of 40 questions in 90 minutes. PSI may add a small number (5 to 10) of experimental questions that are not scored but count against examination time.
• Passing score. You need 70% on the national portion and 75% on the state portion; PSI notes that the national passing score is equivalent to a scaled score of 75 as previously reported. If you fail a portion, you will only be required to repeat the portion(s) that you failed.
• Attempts and fee. Broker candidates are allowed up to four attempts to pass the examination during their 2-year eligibility period. The broker exam fee is $58, and you must apply for licensure within one year of passing the appropriate examination(s).

Source: PSI Services, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate, Candidate Information Booklet (Copyright 2026, dated 6/24/2026), the Candidate Bulletin linked from PSI's IL Broker Examination page, read October 19, 2026.

3A sample Illinois question

This is one of the Illinois questions in the pass, shown with its explanation and the law it comes from.

4How access works

1. Pay once with Stripe

   Card or wallet on Stripe's secure checkout. Use the email address you want the link sent to.

2. Your link appears right away

   After payment you land on a page with your private access link and a button to start. The same link is emailed to you.

3. Practice on any device

   Open the link on a phone, tablet or computer. There is no password. Your progress is kept in that browser.

4. Come back as often as you like

   Take a new timed exam each time, or drill a weak topic. The link works for 12 months.

Questions people ask

What does the Illinois Exam Prep Pass include?

571 original practice questions: 400 on the national principles every state tests and 171 on Illinois law and Department rules. You get unlimited timed exams of 140 questions in 240 minutes, drawn at random in the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's area weights, practice by topic with instant explanations, and a record of your scores and weak topics.

Do I need an account?

No. After you pay, your private access link appears on screen and is emailed to the address you gave at checkout. The link is your login on any device. Keep the email.

How long does access last?

12 months from the day you buy. It is a one-time payment, not a subscription, so nothing renews or charges again.

Are these the real Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation exam questions?

No. The real questions are confidential. Every question here was written for this site, the national ones to the Pearson VUE national content outline (mapped onto PSI's national areas) and the Illinois ones from the Real Estate License Act of 2000, the Department's rules and other Illinois statutes, each cited.

Is this affiliated with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation?

No. Agent Licenses is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) or PSI. The questions are exam practice written from official sources, not legal advice.

Where is my progress saved?

In the browser you practice on, tied to your access link. Nothing about your answers is sent to us. If you switch devices, your history starts fresh there, but your access does not change.

I lost my link. What now?

Open the app page and use "Email me my link" with the address you paid with, and the link is sent again to that address. If it does not arrive, write to hello@agentlicenses.com.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. If the pass is not for you, you get a full refund within 14 days of purchase. Just email hello@agentlicenses.com from the address you paid with; no reason needed.

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