FOREIGN REAL ESTATE DEALER / SALESPERSON EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Waiver Of Foreigh Real Estate Examination:

The foreign real estate dealer examination may be waived if the applicant has been licensed as an active real estate broker by any state. The foreign real estate salesperson examination may be waived if the applicant has been licensed as an active real estate broker or salesperson by any state. Unless licensed in Ohio, an applicant requesting a waiver of the examination must submit to the Division a certificate of good standing from a state in which the applicant is licensed.

Testing Location & Dates:

The foreign real estate dealer examination is held in Columbus at the office of the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing. Examination dates are scheduled as necessary.

Your NOTICE TO APPEAR includes a map directing you to the test site. There is ample parking in various lots located near the site. Free parking areas are not available, so please plan accordingly. You are expected to appear on the date you are scheduled. If you cannot appear on your assigned date, you must reschedule prior to the examination date by contacting the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.

Materials Required:

When appearing for the examination you must bring the following items:

No other materials will be required. Any other materials needed will be supplied at the exam. Dress comfortably and allow yourself plenty of time to arrive at the examination site.

Forfeiture Of Fees:

An applicant must take the foreign real estate examination at the time and place appearing on the NOTICE TO APPEAR. If the applicant fails to appear for such examination, except as herein provided, the fee shall be forfeited and a new application and fee must be filed.

If the applicant’s failure to appear for the examination to which the applicant has been admitted is due to illness evidenced by a Doctor’s certificate received by the Division within 15 days of the date of such examination, the applicant will be admitted to the next scheduled examination without additional fee. No application will be excused from taking the scheduled examination for any reason other than illness unless, in the Superintendent’s judgment, the applicant would suffer undue hardship if not excused.

Failure:

If an applicant fails to pass the examination, the applicant will receive instructions for applying to re-take the examination. Any applicant that fails the foreign real estate dealer examination twice must wait six months before re-applying to take the examination. A $75.00 examination fee will be required to re-apply for any examination.

Foreign Real Estate Dealer Examination Structure:

Applicants are given 4½ hours to take the examination. The examination consists of three parts. Parts I and II are given from 9:30 a.m. to noon and collected. Part III is given from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. A score of 75% correct, or 300 points out of 400 possible points is needed to pass. The following details the types of questions in each part and the respective point values:

Foreign Real Estate Sales Examination Structure:

All applicants are given 3 hours to take the examination. The examination consists of three parts. The following details the types of questions in each part and the respective point values. A score of 75% correct, or 225 points out of 300 possible points, is needed to pass.

Examination Content:

The following is a list of topics an applicant for either the FOREIGN REAL ESTATE DEALER LICENSE OR THE FOREIGN REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSE should review. Please note that this is not an exclusive list of the topics or terms covered on the examination.