- The broker exam fee is $52 for one or both portions, and retakes are $52 each.
- National portion: 90 scored items worth 100 points in 150 minutes; state portion: 75 scored items in 120 minutes.
- You need 75% on each portion separately - passing one doesn't carry over.
- Contracts (19%) and Agency (13%) dominate the national portion; Business Conduct and Practices is the largest state domain.
What the MOREB Exam Actually Tests
The Missouri Real Estate Broker Exam (MOREB) is regulated by the Missouri Real Estate Commission and delivered by PSI Services LLC. It's split into two distinct portions that are scored independently: a national portion and a Missouri state-specific portion. The national portion carries 90 scored items worth 100 points, delivered as scenario-based, one-best-answer questions where individual response options are weighted 0, 1, or 2 points rather than simple right/wrong marks. That weighting matters - on some items, a "safe but incomplete" answer still earns partial credit, while the truly best answer captures the full 2 points.
The state portion adds 75 scored Missouri-specific questions. Across both portions, PSI may seed in 5-10 unscored experimental questions that you cannot identify during the test, and those experimental items still count against your time limit. National testing time is 150 minutes; state testing time is 120 minutes.
Registration and Fee Mechanics
Before you can sit for MOREB, Missouri requires you to be at least 18 years old, hold an active Missouri salesperson license for at least 24 of the last 30 months, and complete a 48-hour broker pre-examination course on or before your exam date. Once you pass both portions, you must submit your license application within six months of completing that pre-exam course - miss that window and you'll need to revisit the coursework requirement.
- Exam fee: $52 covers one or both portions in a single sitting.
- Retake fee: $52 per retake, whether you're redoing national, state, or both.
- Governing document: Candidate handbook bulletin 4673, dated July 18, 2024, is the authoritative source for current policies.
For a full walkthrough of eligibility edge cases and documentation, see MOREB Requirements 2026: Eligibility, Prerequisites & How to Qualify. If you want the complete cost picture including the pre-exam course and license application, check MOREB Certification Cost 2026: Complete Pricing Breakdown.
National Portion Domain Cheat Sheet
The national portion's percentages are weighted within that portion only - they don't apply to the state portion's 75 questions. Here's the breakdown to anchor your review:
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Contracts | 19% |
| Agency | 13% |
| Practice of Real Estate | 12% |
| Property Ownership | 10% |
| Financing | 9% |
| Valuation | 8% |
| Property Disclosures | 7% |
| Transfer of Title | 6% |
| Real Estate Calculations | 6% |
| Land Use Controls | 5% |
| Property Management | 5% |
Contracts (19%)
The single heaviest domain on the national portion. Candidates need fluency in offer/acceptance mechanics, contingencies, contract remedies, and how a broker's supervisory duties interact with contract execution.
- Expect scenario items where a contract clause conflicts with an agent's action
- Weighted answer choices reward the option that fully resolves the scenario, not just a partially correct one
Agency (13%)
Covers fiduciary duties, disclosed vs. undisclosed agency situations, and how brokerage relationships shift responsibility up the chain to a supervising broker.
- Pair this with Domain 17, Brokerage Relationships, on the state portion - they reinforce each other
For an item-by-item breakdown of every domain (including the six that don't carry published national percentages), the MOREB Exam Domains 2026: Complete Guide to All 17 Content Areas is the deeper resource to bookmark alongside this cheat sheet.
Missouri State Portion Priorities
The 75-question state portion tests Missouri-specific statutes and commission rules rather than national practice concepts. Business Conduct and Practices is the largest state domain, so it deserves proportionally more review time than any other state-specific topic.
Business Conduct and Practices
This is the largest domain on the state portion. It covers how a broker must operate a brokerage day-to-day - trust account handling, supervision of licensees, advertising rules, and recordkeeping obligations under Missouri Real Estate Commission oversight.
Licenses, Educational Requirements, and Disciplinary Proceedings
These three domains form the regulatory backbone of the state portion: who needs a license, what education keeps it active, and what triggers commission discipline. Study them together since Missouri statute treats them as interlocking requirements.
Listing, Offer, and Closing Contract Forms and Costs
Expect questions on Missouri-approved forms, required disclosures at listing and closing, and how closing costs are allocated between parties under state practice.
Scoring and Passing Threshold
You must score 75% on each portion independently. A strong national score does not offset a weak state score, and vice versa - both portions must individually clear the threshold. If you pass one portion but not the other, Missouri lets you retake only the failed portion for the $52 retake fee rather than repeating the entire exam.
The national portion's weighted scoring (0, 1, or 2 points per response) means your raw percentage isn't a simple "questions correct out of 90." A deeper explanation of how that weighting affects your target score sits in MOREB Passing Score 2026: Exactly What You Need to Pass.
Key Takeaway
Treat the two portions as two separate exams requiring two separate 75% thresholds - plan your study time so neither portion is neglected in favor of the other.
Scheduling Domains Into a Study Week
Rather than a generic study calendar, sequence your review around MOREB's actual weight distribution: heaviest domains first, lighter domains as reinforcement passes.
Contracts and Agency
- Work through contract remedy scenarios and fiduciary-duty case questions - these two domains alone make up 32% of the national portion
Practice of Real Estate, Property Ownership, Financing
- Drill broker supervision scenarios and ownership/financing calculations, since Real Estate Calculations questions often overlap with Financing content
State Portion: Business Conduct and Practices, Licenses, Disciplinary Proceedings
- Shift fully to Missouri statute review - these domains have no national-portion equivalent
Lighter domains and mixed review
- Cover Land Use Controls, Property Management, Valuation, Disclosures, and Transfer of Title, then run full-length timed practice covering both portions
For a more complete week-by-week study framework built specifically around MOREB's structure, see MOREB Study Guide 2026: How to Pass on Your First Attempt. If you're still deciding how demanding this exam is relative to your current prep time, How Hard Is the MOREB Exam? Complete Difficulty Guide 2026 lays out the honest difficulty picture.
Test Day Mechanics
MOREB is computer-based and can be taken either at a PSI test center or via remote proctoring. Both formats give you access to a system-provided calculator for the Real Estate Calculations domain and any math embedded in Financing or Valuation questions.
- Test centers: Standard proctored environment with center-provided equipment.
- Remote proctoring: No scratch paper and no breaks are allowed during a remote session - plan your calculator use and pacing accordingly since you can't step away mid-exam.
- Timing: 150 minutes for the national portion, 120 minutes for the state portion, with experimental questions counted inside those windows.
You can review current testing windows and any scheduling deadlines in MOREB Exam Dates 2026: Testing Windows, Deadlines & Scheduling before you lock in a test date.
After You Pass: Licensing and CE
Passing both portions is only step one. You then have six months from completing your 48-hour pre-exam course to submit your license application - so time your exam attempt to fall within that window rather than after it closes.
Once licensed, Missouri broker licenses renew biennially by June 30 of even-numbered years. Renewal requires 12 continuing-education hours, including at least 3 CORE hours. For the 2026-2028 cycle, Fair Housing is the required CORE topic, so budget time for that curriculum alongside your elective CE hours.
If you're weighing whether the license is worth the cost and time investment before committing to the pre-exam course, Is the MOREB Certification Worth It? Complete ROI Analysis 2026 walks through the qualitative tradeoffs. And if you're curious what a broker license actually opens up on the job market, MOREB Salary Guide 2026: Complete Earnings Analysis covers the earnings landscape.
Once you're ready to start testing your recall against realistic scenario items, the practice platform at MOREB Exam Prep mirrors the national portion's scenario-based, weighted-answer format so you're not surprised by the question style on test day. You can also run full timed simulations through the main practice test hub to gauge whether your pacing fits inside the 150-minute and 120-minute windows.
FAQ
The $52 fee covers one or both portions taken in the same registration. Retakes, whether for one portion or both, are also $52 each.
No. Each portion is scored independently at 75%, and if you fail only one, you can retake just that portion for the standard $52 retake fee.
Contracts, at 19% of the national portion, carries the most weight, followed by Agency at 13%. On the state portion, Business Conduct and Practices is the largest domain.
No. Remote proctoring sessions do not allow scratch paper or breaks, so calculations for domains like Financing and Real Estate Calculations must be done using the on-screen system calculator.
You must submit your license application within six months of completing the 48-hour broker pre-examination course, so schedule your exam attempt accordingly.