Michigan Real Estate Practice Exam

Michigan salesperson candidates take a single computer-based exam administered by PSI with 115 scored multiple-choice questions in 180 minutes. PSI may add one to ten unscored experimental questions that do not count toward your score but do consume appointment time. You need at least 70% overall to pass, which PSI translates to a raw score of 80 correct answers out of 115 scored questions. Passing candidates receive only a Pass indication on screen; PSI provides numeric section breakdowns only when you do not pass. PSI offers test-center and remote proctored delivery. Arrive at least 30 minutes early with valid government-issued photo identification that matches your PSI registration name exactly.

PSI's content outline splits the salesperson exam into a national real estate principles portion of about 80 items and a Michigan state laws and rules portion of 35 items. Because Michigan scores the full 115-item exam cumulatively, weak Michigan-law performance can fail you even when national topics feel strong.

• National portion (~80 items): property ownership, land use controls, valuation, financing, contracts, agency, property disclosures, transfer of title, practice of real estate, and real estate calculations per PSI's Real Estate Principles and Practices outline.
• Michigan state portion (35 items): LARA and Board duties and powers, licensing requirements, statutory conduct rules for advertising, commissions, trust accounts, and record keeping.
• Michigan agency topics: designated agency, dual agency, transaction coordinator relationships, and required agency disclosures.
• Michigan statutes emphasized on the outline: Land Division Act private-road disclosure, Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, Truth in Renting Act, Michigan Condominium Act, state real estate transfer tax, and seller disclosure rules including the Right to Farm Act.

Michigan salesperson candidates must satisfy LARA education and application requirements before PSI will register an exam appointment. Review the current LARA licensing guide and PSI bulletin before applying because fees and processing rules can change.

• Be at least 18 years old before LARA issues a salesperson license.
• Complete 40 clock hours of LARA-approved pre-licensing education, including at least 4 hours on civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing, within 36 months before you apply.
• Submit your salesperson license application through MiPLUS at www.michigan.gov/miplus, upload your course completion certificate, and pay the current application fee. LARA lists $88 for a new salesperson application that includes the three-year license fee.
• After LARA authorizes you to test, register with PSI using the Exam Candidate ID from LARA's approval email and pay the $79 PSI examination fee when you schedule.
• Pass the PSI salesperson exam, then affiliate with a licensed Michigan broker through MiPLUS before LARA activates your license.
• Meet LARA good-moral-character requirements. Pre-licensing education, exam results, and applications each carry time limits published in the LARA licensing guide.

Because the exam uses one cumulative 70% threshold rather than independent section cutoffs, build separate study blocks for the 35 Michigan-law items and the 80 national-principles items, then run full 115-question timed sets that mirror PSI's three-hour limit. If you fail, PSI emails a diagnostic score report showing performance by major exam section so you can target weak areas on retake. Each retake requires a new $79 PSI registration fee. When you want interactive reps today, use Casa Academy's free practice tool with the Florida demo disclosure visible on every launch.