What is the Real Estate Brokers Licensure Examination?
The REBLE is the PRC board exam that licenses real estate brokers under RA 9646, the Real Estate Service Act. It is given by the Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service. Passing it, taking the oath and registering lets you practise as a broker, supervise salespersons and earn commissions in your own name.
The exam format
| Licensing body | PRC, Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service |
|---|---|
| Law | RA 9646 (Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines, 2009) |
| Subject weights | Fundamentals 25%, Special and Technical Knowledge 25%, Professional Practice 50% (April 2026 programme) |
| To pass | General average of at least 75%, with no subject below 50% |
| Who may take it | Filipino citizens of good moral character with a relevant bachelor's degree (RA 9646, Sec. 14) |
| Recent sitting | April 2026: 2,296 examinees, with a pass count of 1,863 |
What the exam covers
- Fundamentals of property ownership: classes of property, ownership rights, co-ownership, easements, accession, prescription and the constitutional limits on land ownership.
- RA 9646: the Board, licensing, salespersons, exemptions, corporations, bonds, penalties and ethics.
- Documentation and registration: the Statute of Frauds, deeds, the Torrens system under PD 1529, adverse claims, lis pendens and the eCAR.
- Subdivision and condominium laws: PD 957, BP 220, the Condominium Act and the DHSUD under RA 11201.
- Sale, mortgage and lease under the Civil Code, plus foreclosure and redemption.
- Brokerage practice: listings, commissions, the procuring cause rule, agency duties and anti-money laundering.
- Finance and taxation: capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, transfer tax, real property tax and the Maceda Law.
- Land use, zoning and basic appraisal: the three approaches to value, highest and best use, and reclassification.
Free official resources, and what we add
The PRC publishes the examination programme, application rules and results, and the full text of RA 9646, PD 957, PD 1529 and the Civil Code is free on lawphil.net and the Official Gazette. There is no official question bank. We add 106 original practice questions written and checked against those laws, grouped into the eight topic areas above, with the computations worked out step by step for taxes, commissions, the Maceda Law and appraisal.
How to prepare
- Read RA 9646 in full once. It is short, and questions on the Board, salespersons, exemptions and penalties come straight from it.
- Learn the key Civil Code articles on sale, agency, lease and mortgage, and the main PD 957 and PD 1529 sections.
- Practise the computations until they are automatic: capital gains tax, documentary stamp tax, transfer tax, real property tax, commissions and cash surrender value.
- Take a timed mock exam, then review every wrong answer and its legal source.
- Spend extra time on professional practice, since it carries half of the weight.
Practice questions with answers
Tap a question to see the correct answer and explanation.
The owner's right to receive the fruits produced by a property is traditionally called:
- Jus utendi
- Jus abutendi
- Jus vindicandi
- Jus fruendi
Answer: D, Jus fruendi. Jus fruendi is the right to the fruits. Jus utendi is the right to use, jus abutendi the right to consume or dispose, and jus vindicandi the right to recover the thing from a possessor. Article 428 gives the owner the right to enjoy and dispose of a thing, and Article 441 gives the owner the natural, industrial and civil fruits. Source: Civil Code, Arts. 428 and 441.
How is the Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service composed?
- A chairperson and four members
- A chairperson and two members
- A chairperson and six members
- Three members who elect a chairperson among themselves
Answer: A, A chairperson and four members. RA 9646 creates the Board with a chairperson and four members, appointed by the President from recommendees of the Professional Regulation Commission. Source: RA 9646, Sec. 4.
A landowner orally agreed to sell his lot. No payment was made and nothing was put in writing. What is the status of the agreement?
- Void from the beginning
- Unenforceable by court action unless ratified or partly performed
- Valid and enforceable like any contract
- Voidable at the buyer's option
Answer: B, Unenforceable by court action unless ratified or partly performed. Under the Statute of Frauds, an agreement for the sale of real property or an interest in it is unenforceable unless there is a note or memorandum in writing signed by the party charged. Unenforceable contracts are not void and may be ratified, and the rule does not apply to contracts already partly executed. Source: Civil Code, Arts. 1403(2)(e) and 1405.