What the Washington broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 85 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Washington broker exam format
Washington has no salesperson title: the entry-level 'Broker' exam maps to the app's salesperson track (100 national/150min + 30 state/90min = 130, 240min total, 70%) and the 'Managing Broker' exam maps to the app's broker track (90 national items scored to a 100-point scale/150min + 44 state items scored to a 48-point scale/90min = 134, 240min total, 75%). PSI administers both; national and state portions are scored separately. Verified 2026-07-27 against PSI bulletin #4658 — the entry-tier ('salesperson') total time was stale (210min instead of 240).
Broker exam
134questions
240 mintime limit
75%to pass
Two separately scored sections
The Washington broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 90 national questions and 44 Washington law questions.
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Washington broker-track questions
Every Freehold question shows why the right answer is right — and cites its source.
Two different brokers at the same Washington firm represent the buyer and the seller in one transaction, with proper consents. Who acts as limited dual agent?
Each of the two individual brokers involved
Nobody — in-firm dual agency is simply prohibited
Only the branch manager at the branch office in which the listing first originated
The firm's designated broker and any managing broker supervising both brokers
Show answer & explanation
The firm's designated broker and any managing broker supervising both brokers — Under RCW 18.86.020 the individual brokers remain sole agents of their respective clients, while the designated broker and supervising managing brokers become limited dual agents with the parties' consent.
Apart from property management funds, a Washington real estate firm must hold client funds in:
A non-interest-bearing escrow ledger
A pooled interest-bearing trust account
Separate certificates of deposit per client
A money market account in the designated broker's name
Show answer & explanation
A pooled interest-bearing trust account — RCW 18.85.285 requires firms to maintain a pooled interest-bearing trust account for client funds, with property management trust accounts handled under separate rules.
Source: RCW 18.85.285 — Pooled interest-bearing trust accounts
Interest earned on a Washington firm's pooled interest-bearing trust account is paid to:
The firm itself, as compensation for administering the account
The client whose funds actually earned the interest
The state treasurer for the housing trust fund and the real estate education program account
The county government in the jurisdiction where the firm's principal office happens to be located
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The state treasurer for the housing trust fund and the real estate education program account — Under RCW 18.85.285 the interest does not belong to the firm or client; it goes to the state treasurer to support the Washington housing trust fund and real estate education program account.
Source: RCW 18.85.285 — Pooled interest-bearing trust accounts
Washington's pooled interest-bearing trust account requirement does NOT apply to:
Earnest money on residential resales
Down payments held before closing
Advance fees collected from sellers
Property management trust accounts
Show answer & explanation
Property management trust accounts — RCW 18.85.285 expressly excepts property management trust accounts, which operate under their own rules and may handle interest differently by agreement with the property owner.
Source: RCW 18.85.285 — Pooled interest-bearing trust accounts
Washington broker exam FAQ
What is on the Washington real estate broker exam?
The Washington broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 90 national questions and 44 Washington law questions. You need 75% to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Washington broker exam harder than the salesperson exam?
It carries a higher passing score (75% versus 70%) and adds brokerage-operations material - supervision, trust accounting, and firm responsibility - on top of the salesperson outline.
How many Washington broker practice questions does Freehold have?
85 Washington law questions apply to the broker track, including 21 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
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