Enrollment open: 19,996 questions covering all 19 subjects of New York’s official salesperson syllabus. Enroll today and start with the free sample exam.
New York’s real estate salesperson exam is unusual: the Department of State runs it itself, in person, and reports your result as pass or fail only — no score. The exam is a multiple-choice test based entirely on the state’s 77-hour qualifying curriculum, and you have 1½ hours to complete it. PassProfessor’s New York program gives you 19,996 original practice questions organized by the same 19 syllabus subjects the exam is built from, fresh practice exams generated at the syllabus’s weights on every attempt, topic drills for each subject, and per-question analytics that show you exactly where your misses are clustering. A free sample exam comes with the program.
What’s included
A New York bank, built on New York’s own syllabus. Most states hand their exam to a national testing vendor with a national-plus-state outline. New York does neither: the Department of State administers its own exam, and the content basis is the 77-hour qualifying course syllabus set out in the state’s regulations (19 NYCRR §176.3) — 19 named subjects, from the Law of Agency to Condominiums and Cooperatives. Our bank holds 19,996 questions, and every one is tagged to one of those 19 subjects. There is no generic national filler standing in for New York material: co-ops, New York fair housing law, the Property Condition Disclosure Statement, and municipal agencies are subjects in their own right here, because they are subjects on your exam.
Practice exams generated fresh, at the syllabus’s weights. Each full practice exam is drawn fresh for that attempt, weighted toward the subjects the official syllabus weights most heavily — agency, legal issues, and commercial and investment properties carry the largest hour allocations in the 77-hour course, and they carry the largest question counts in this bank. Questions you have not seen come first, and you never sit the same practice exam twice.
Drills that match the syllabus, subject by subject. Drill a single subject — license law and regulations, real estate finance, human rights and fair housing, real estate mathematics — or sit a full timed simulation. Your results break down by syllabus subject, so a weak area shows up in your practice data while you can still fix it, not after a failed attempt.
Per-question analytics that keep the bank honest. Every item in the program is monitored from real student responses. Questions students find suspiciously easy or suspiciously hard are pulled for review, and anything found wrong is fixed or retired. Your own results get the same treatment: the analytics show your accuracy by subject, so your study time goes to the subjects that are actually costing you questions.
Built for how New York reports results. Because the Department of State tells you only “passed” or “failed” — never a score, never a breakdown — you get no diagnostic help from a failed attempt. Your practice data has to do that job instead. The subject-by-subject breakdown in this program is designed to be the diagnostic report the state does not give you.
The real exam at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per the New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services (dos.ny.gov). Full detail — eligibility, the eAccessNY application sequence, retakes, test day — is in our New York real estate exam guide.
| NYS Real Estate Salesperson Examination | |
|---|---|
| Administered by | New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services — the state runs this exam itself; it is not given by PSI or Pearson VUE |
| Format | Multiple choice, based on the 77-hour pre-licensing (qualifying) curriculum |
| Time limit | 1½ hours (90 minutes), starting at the conclusion of the instructions |
| Where you take it | In person, at Department of State exam sites across New York |
| How you schedule | Online, through your eAccessNY account |
| Exam fee | $15, per attempt |
| Results | Reported as passed or failed only — you receive no numerical score; results appear in your eAccessNY account |
| Score validity | A passing result is valid for 2 years |
- The state publishes no question count and no passing percentage. The Department of State’s exam pages describe the format, the time limit, and the curriculum basis — and report results as pass/fail only. Study materials that quote a specific number of questions or a specific passing percentage are not quoting a figure the Department publishes on its exam pages. What you can verify, and what this program is built on, is the official 19-subject syllabus itself.
- You must finish the 77 hours first. The exam is based on the approved 77-hour qualifying course, and completion of that course — including your school’s own proctored final examination — comes before the state exam in the licensing sequence. This program is exam preparation only; it is not the qualifying course and provides no education credit (see the disclaimer below).
- Sponsorship is a licensing step, not an exam step. You schedule and sit the exam through eAccessNY on the strength of your completed education. A sponsoring New York licensed broker is required for the Department to issue your license: after you pass, you apply through eAccessNY and your principal broker must authorize your application.
- The license application fee is separate from the exam fee. The exam costs $15 per attempt; the initial salesperson application is $65. Keep the two payments separate in your planning.
How the practice maps to the real exam
New York publishes its exam content as the 19 subjects of the mandatory 77-hour salesperson course syllabus (19 NYCRR §176.3). Every question in the PassProfessor bank is tagged to one of those subjects. The syllabus hours below are the state’s own weighting of each subject; the practice counts are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered workbook.
| Official syllabus subject (19 NYCRR §176.3) | Course hours | Practice questions |
|---|---|---|
| License Law and Regulations | 3 | 669 |
| Law of Agency | 11 | 1,780 |
| Legal Issues | 10 | 2,721 |
| The Contract of Sales and Leases | 3 | 763 |
| Real Estate Finance | 5 | 1,504 |
| Land Use Regulations | 3 | 749 |
| Construction and Environmental Issues | 5 | 1,197 |
| Valuation Process and Pricing Properties | 3 | 860 |
| Human Rights and Fair Housing | 6 | 1,387 |
| Real Estate Mathematics | 1 | 1,566 |
| Municipal Agencies | 2 | 527 |
| Property Insurance | 1 | 249 |
| License Safety | 1 | 236 |
| Taxes and Assessments | 3 | 816 |
| Condominiums and Cooperatives | 4 | 956 |
| Commercial and Investment Properties | 10 | 2,565 |
| Income Tax Issues in Real Estate Transactions | 3 | 703 |
| Mortgage Brokerage | 1 | 231 |
| Property Management | 2 | 517 |
| Total | 77 | 19,996 |
Two things worth noticing in that table. First, the heavy subjects are the ones the state itself weights heavily: agency (11 course hours), legal issues (10), and commercial and investment properties (10) together account for more than 7,000 practice questions. Second, real estate mathematics gets 1,566 practice questions against a single syllabus hour — deliberately. Math is where candidates who know the material still lose questions to setup errors, and the only cure is repetitions. The bank gives you the repetitions.
How to use it
- Start with the free sample exam — a fixed set of New York questions drawn from across the 19 syllabus subjects — enough to see how the program works and where you stand.
- Drill by syllabus subject. Work your weakest subjects one at a time. With 19 subjects and a pass/fail result waiting at the end, “study everything” is not a plan; your subject breakdown tells you which three or four subjects deserve your next week.
- Give agency, legal issues, and New York fair housing their weight. Together they are 27 of the 77 course hours. New York’s fair housing law goes beyond the federal law — it adds protected classes, including lawful source of income — and the exam tests the New York version.
- Sit full generated exams against the clock. The real exam gives you 1½ hours with the clock starting after the instructions. Practice finishing with time to spare, at the syllabus’s weights, on questions you have not seen before.
- Book the real exam through eAccessNY when your full-simulation results are consistently strong across every subject — remember, the state will tell you only pass or fail, so your practice breakdown is the readiness check you have.
Pricing
The New York program is $49 for full access to all 19,996 questions — every syllabus subject, the drills, the free sample, and unlimited fresh generated practice exams. Every PassProfessor program carries the same standard refund terms: 14 days, provided you have attempted less than 20% of the program (see the site Terms for the full policy).
Frequently asked questions
Who administers the New York real estate salesperson exam? The New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services, administers the exam itself, at Department of State exam sites across the state. New York does not use PSI or Pearson VUE for the salesperson exam. You schedule online through an eAccessNY account, and your results appear in that account.
How long is the New York real estate exam? You have 1½ hours (90 minutes) to complete the multiple-choice exam, per the Department of State. The allotted time begins at the conclusion of the instructions. The exam is based on the 77-hour pre-licensing curriculum — the same 19-subject syllabus this program is organized around.
How many questions are on the New York real estate exam? The Department of State does not publish a question count on its exam pages. It describes the exam as multiple choice, based on the 77-hour curriculum, with a 1½-hour time limit, and it reports results as passed or failed only. Figures quoted elsewhere do not come from a count the Department publishes, so we do not present one as official.
What score do I need to pass the New York real estate exam? The Department of State reports results as passed or failed only — you will not receive a numerical score, and the Department does not publish a passing percentage on its exam pages. The practical consequence: prepare until your full practice simulations are consistently strong in every syllabus subject, because a failing result comes with no breakdown telling you what to fix.
How much does the New York real estate exam cost? The written exam fee is $15, paid per attempt, per the Department of State’s published fee schedule. The initial license application is a separate $65 fee. Application fees are nonrefundable.
What do I need before I can take the exam? You must be at least 18 years old and have successfully completed 77 hours of approved qualifying education, including your school’s proctored final examination. To schedule the state exam you need an eAccessNY account, which is also where you view your scheduled exam details and your results. For licensure you also need sponsorship by a New York licensed real estate broker and a current New York photo driver’s license or non-driver ID card.
Do I need a sponsoring broker before I take the exam? No — sponsorship is part of the license application, not exam scheduling. After you pass, you apply for the license through eAccessNY, and your principal broker must log in and authorize your application before the Department of State reviews it. You do need the sponsoring broker in place to complete that application, so do not leave the search until after you pass.
What happens if I fail the New York exam? You schedule another exam through your eAccessNY account, and the $15 exam fee applies to each attempt. The Department of State reports only that you failed — no score and no subject breakdown — which is why your practice analytics matter: they are the diagnostic report you will not get from the state.
How long is my passing result good for? Two years. The Department of State states that passed exam results are valid for a period of two years, so your license application — with your sponsoring broker’s authorization — must be completed inside that window.
Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to the official 19-subject syllabus in 19 NYCRR §176.3 and New York real estate law. We never use real exam questions, recalled questions, or another provider’s bank — and using actual exam content would violate the candidate rules you agree to when you test.
Does this program count as my 77-hour qualifying course? No. PassProfessor is exam preparation only. It provides no qualifying-education credit and is not a substitute for the 77-hour Department of State–approved qualifying course, which you must complete with an approved provider before licensure. This program prepares you for the state exam that follows that course.
How do I enroll in the New York program? Enrollment is open. Enroll on this page for $49 and you get immediate access to the full program — all 19,996 questions, the subject drills, and the generated practice exams — starting with the free sample exam if you want to look around first.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is exam preparation only: it is not qualifying (pre-licensing) education, provides no education credit, and is not a substitute for the required 77-hour qualifying course. PassProfessor is not affiliated with the New York Department of State, the Division of Licensing Services, or any state agency or exam vendor. All practice questions are original, written to the published exam syllabus; they are not actual exam questions.