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Montana broker exam
What the Montana broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 83 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Pearson VUE-administered exam — 80 national + 40 Montana questions in 4 hours; scaled score of 75 required on each portion independently. Montana's recovery account was repealed in 2021; no consumer recovery fund exists today.
Two separately scored sections
The Montana broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 40 Montana law questions.
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A Montana broker applicant must have a minimum of how much prior experience as a licensed salesperson?
Two years — Broker applicants in Montana must have at least two years of experience as a licensed salesperson before applying for a broker license.
Source: Montana Board of Realty Regulation Broker Checklist
A Montana broker applicant must complete how many hours of approved pre-licensing education within the past 18 months?
60 hours — Broker applicants must complete 60 hours of Board-approved pre-licensing education within the 18 months preceding their application, on top of prior salesperson experience.
Source: Montana Board of Realty Regulation Broker Checklist
A Montana supervising broker's 12 hours of annual continuing education must include how many hours specifically on supervising broker topics?
4 hours — Supervising brokers must dedicate 4 of their 12 required continuing education hours specifically to supervising broker continuing education content each licensing year.
Source: Montana BRR Continuing Education
A Montana property manager may keep personal funds in a trust account only up to what amount, to cover bank charges and maintenance expenses?
$1,000 — Montana rule allows a property manager to maintain up to $1,000 of personal funds, including accrued interest, in the trust account specifically to cover bank charges and account maintenance expenses.
Source: Mont. Admin. r. 24.209.601
The Montana broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 80 national questions and 40 Montana law questions. You need a scaled score of 75 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.
83 Montana law questions apply to the broker track, including 4 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
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