Dubai RERA Exam Guides

Plain-English guides to the Dubai RERA broker exam and the broker licensing path, each with its sources and an as-at date. Then take a free practice exam to see where you stand.

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• Dubai RERA Exam Guide (2026): Format, Pass Mark and TopicsHow the Dubai RERA broker exam works: the reported question counts and pass mark with sources, the five domains it tests, and how to prepare.
• RERA Exam Pass Mark: 70%, 75% or 85%?Why sources disagree on the Dubai RERA exam pass mark, what DLD itself has said (75% minimum, Nov 2022; 85% announced in 2018) and what to aim for.
• How Many Questions Are on the RERA Exam?Reports range from 30 to 100 questions in 60 minutes to 2 hours. Every figure with its source and date, and how our practice exams handle the uncertainty.
• RERA Exam Fee and Broker Licence Costs in Dubai (2026)What the Dubai RERA exam costs (about AED 772.50, reported), the DREI course fee range, and the other costs of getting your broker card, with sources.
• How to Become a Real Estate Broker in Dubai: Step by StepThe path to a Dubai broker card: a licensed brokerage, the DREI course, the RERA exam, registration in Trakheesi and the rules you must follow once licensed.
• How to Pass the RERA Exam: A Study Plan That WorksA plan for the Dubai RERA broker exam: learn the laws that carry the numbers, drill the calculations, sit timed practice exams and book when you pass them.
• Booking the RERA Exam, Results and RetakesHow the brokerage registers you with DLD, when results come, what reports say about retakes and the annual test, and the broker card that follows a pass.
• RERA Exam Questions PDF and "Past Papers": What Is RealDLD publishes no past papers. What official material exists, why "real exam question" PDFs are a risk, and the free practice to use instead.
• RERA Contracts A, B and F ExplainedWho signs Contract A, Contract B and Contract F, what each records, how they connect in a Dubai resale, and the questions the exam asks about them.
• Off-Plan Default in Dubai: What a Developer May Keep (Article 11)When an off-plan buyer stops paying: the DLD 30-day notice, then 40%, 25% or 30% depending on completion, with refund deadlines, from Law No. 19 of 2017.
• Dubai Eviction Notice Rules: 30 Days, 90 Days and 12 MonthsWhich notice period applies when: unpaid rent, changing lease terms and eviction on expiry, from Law No. 26 of 2007 as amended by Law No. 33 of 2008.
• Dubai Rent Increase Rules: The RERA Index Bands (Decree 43 of 2013)How much a Dubai landlord may raise the rent on renewal: the five bands of Decree No. 43 of 2013, the 90-day notice, and worked examples.
• RERA Exam Maths: Conversions, Service Charges and FeesThe calculations the RERA exam uses: square metres to square feet (10.764), price per square foot, service charges, DLD fees, rent caps and yields, worked.
• DLD Transfer Fee: 4%, Who Pays, and Other Registration FeesThe 4% DLD sale registration fee, why the law splits it equally unless agreed otherwise, mortgage registration at 0.25%, and other fees from ECR No. 30 of 2013.