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Real estate salesperson practice questions, and why your own state sets the rules

There is no national real estate salesperson exam. Each state licenses its own agents, so the format, passing score and fee are set by your state commission. California runs 150 multiple choice questions in three hours and passes you at 70%. Texas splits its exam into national and state portions, each passed separately.

Formally the state real estate salesperson licensing examination. Awarding body: Individual state real estate commissions and licensing departments. Neuron Trainer is an independent study app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the organization that owns this exam.

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Real estate salesperson exam at a glance, with the source for every line

Every row below is quoted from a document published by state commissions and carries the date we checked it. Where state commissions publishes nothing, the row says so instead of quoting a number from somewhere else.

California salesperson exam: format
3 hours, 150 multiple choice questions.Source: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026California only. Other states set their own question count and time limit.
California salesperson exam: passing score
70% of the questions.Source: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026California only. Passing standards are set state by state.
California broker exam, for contrast
4 hours, 200 multiple choice questions, passing at 75%.Source: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026California only, and shown for contrast with the salesperson exam.
Texas sales agent exam: structure
The exam has a state portion and a national portion, both of which must be passed. Exams are administered by PearsonVUE.Source: Texas Real Estate Commission, verified 7 August 2026Texas only. Not every state splits its exam into national and state portions.
Texas: how long a passed section lasts
Exam results for each section of the exam are valid for one year from the passing date.Source: Texas Real Estate Commission, verified 7 August 2026Texas only.
Texas: retake rule
If you fail either exam three times, you will be required to complete additional education before you can test again.Source: Texas Real Estate Commission, verified 7 August 2026Texas only.
Texas: pre-licensing education
180 classroom hours across six 30-hour qualifying courses: Principles of Real Estate I and II, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms and Real Estate Finance.Source: Texas Real Estate Commission, verified 7 August 2026Texas only. Pre-licensing hours vary widely between states.
How many questions
California salesperson: 150 multiple choice questions. California broker: 200. Texas is cited separately below.Source: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026
How long you get
California salesperson: 3 hours. California broker: 4 hours. Texas is cited separately below.Source: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026
A national exam
Not published by state commissions. There is no national real estate salesperson exam. Each state licenses its own agents through its own commission or department, so the number of questions, the time limit, the passing score and the fee are set at state level. We publish verified figures for individual states and label them as such rather than presenting any one state as “the” exam.Checked against: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026
A national passing score
Not published by state commissions. Because there is no national exam there is no national passing score. California requires 70% on the salesperson exam; Texas splits its exam into national and state portions scored separately. Check your own state commission.Checked against: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026
A national fee
Not published by state commissions. Exam and license fees are set by each state agency and change independently, so we do not publish a single figure.Checked against: California Department of Real Estate, verified 7 August 2026

Always verify: there is no national real estate exam. Your question count, time limit, passing score, fee and education hours all come from your own state commission, so confirm every number with them before you book.

What our Real estate salesperson exam question bank covers

What this app's question bank covers — our own category shares across 1,951 questions, not state commissions's published blueprint.
CategoryQuestions in our bankShare of our bank
Property Ownership & Transfer
Estates, deeds, title, recording, ownership forms (fee simple, life, defeasible), transfers
21511%
Land Use & Disclosure
Zoning, easements, encroachments, environmental hazards, mandated disclosures, fair housing
1698.7%
Valuation & Calculations
Appraisal methods, CMA, comparables, prorations, commission math, capitalization, area/lot
1829.3%
Financing
Mortgages, deeds of trust, FHA/VA/USDA, qualifying ratios, RESPA, TILA, foreclosure
1698.7%
Agency & Ethics
Buyer/seller agency, fiduciary duties, dual agency, REALTOR® Code of Ethics, antitrust
21511%
Contracts
Listings, purchase agreements, options, leases, contract law (offer, acceptance, consideration)
25313%
Practice & State Law
Brokerage operations, trust accounts, advertising rules, state-specific license law
74838.3%

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5 questions from our Real estate salesperson exam bank

Five questions from the 1,951 inside the app, covering ownership, land use, agency, financing and the math. Each carries the full explanation.

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  1. Question 1 of 5

    Two owners hold title as joint tenants with right of survivorship. One owner sells her interest to a third party without the other owner's consent. How do the remaining original owner and the new buyer now hold title to that interest?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: As tenants in common

    A conveyance by one joint tenant breaks the unities of time and title for that transferred share, which severs the right of survivorship. The buyer steps into the seller's position but not into the joint tenancy relationship, so the remaining original owner and the new buyer hold as tenants in common as to that interest. Joint tenancy cannot continue unchanged once a unity is broken. Tenancy by the entirety requires marriage between the co-owners, which does not apply here. Community property is a marital property regime, not created by a third-party sale.

  2. Question 2 of 5

    A homeowner wants to build a detached garage that does not meet the minimum side-yard setback required by the residential zoning ordinance because of the lot's unusual triangular shape. The owner should apply to the zoning board for a:
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Variance

    A variance permits deviation from a specific zoning requirement (like a setback) when a unique physical hardship, such as an oddly shaped lot, makes strict compliance impractical. A nonconforming use protects a use that predated a zoning change, not new construction. A conditional use permit allows a use otherwise not permitted because it fits public interest criteria, unrelated to dimensional hardship. A zoning amendment changes the ordinance itself for the district, not one owner's lot.

  3. Question 3 of 5

    A real estate licensee represents both the buyer and seller in the same transaction after obtaining informed written consent from both parties. This arrangement is known as:
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Dual agency

    Dual agency exists when one licensee represents both the buyer and seller in the same transaction, which requires informed written consent from both parties because full loyalty to each side becomes impossible. Subagency occurs when a cooperating broker represents the seller through the listing broker rather than the buyer. Designated agency assigns two different licensees within the same firm to each party. Transaction brokerage/facilitation involves no fiduciary representation of either party at all.

  4. Question 4 of 5

    Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z), the annual percentage rate (APR) disclosed to a borrower reflects:
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: The true cost of credit, including interest and certain finance charges

    APR under Regulation Z expresses the total cost of borrowing as a yearly rate, folding in the note interest rate plus certain finance charges such as discount points and some fees, which is why APR is typically higher than the stated note rate. It does not measure the lender's profit margin, nor does it relate to tax assessment. Candidates often confuse the note rate with APR; TILA requires APR disclosure so borrowers can compare the true cost across lenders.

  5. Question 5 of 5

    An income-producing property generates annual net operating income (NOI) of $52,000 and recently sold for $650,000. Using the income capitalization approach, what is the property's capitalization rate?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: 8%

    Cap rate = NOI divided by Value = $52,000 divided by $650,000 = 0.08, or 8%. This is the fundamental income-capitalization formula (V = NOI / R, so R = NOI / V). The distractor 6% results from dividing NOI by an incorrect denominator; 7% and 9% are plausible-looking round numbers that don't match the actual division and test whether the candidate performs the calculation rather than estimating. Appraisers use this rate to compare investment properties on a risk/return basis - lower cap rates generally reflect lower perceived risk or higher-demand markets.

What actually trips people up on the real estate exam

Your own state’s license law and brokerage practice

This is the largest slice of our bank at 748 questions and it is also the part we are honest about: the questions are written to the concepts every state tests, including trust accounts, advertising rules, broker supervision and what an unlicensed assistant may do, but the specific dollar thresholds, deadlines and disclosure forms are yours to get from your state commission. Use the bank to learn the shape, and your state handbook for the numbers.

The math

Prorations, commission splits, capitalization rate, gross rent multiplier, area and lot calculations. Our bank carries 406 numeric-entry questions because on exam day you have to produce the figure, not recognize it. Cap rate alone (NOI divided by price) shows up in more forms than any other formula.

Agency and the moment it goes wrong

Fiduciary duties are easy to list and hard to apply. The tested scenario is almost always the one where the agent quietly helps both sides: that is undisclosed dual agency, and it is a license problem rather than an etiquette problem. 215 questions in our bank.

Contract formation and what kills an offer

Offer, acceptance, consideration, competent parties, legal purpose. The recurring exam move is the counteroffer: the moment a buyer changes a term and resubmits, the original offer is dead, not amended. 253 questions here.

How long to study: five weeks on two tracks at once

Five weeks is the shape below, and it runs two tracks: the national concepts and your own state’s law. Our 1,951-question bank is the largest in this family, and it splits 748 practice and state law · 253 contracts · 215 ownership and transfer · 215 agency and ethics · 182 valuation · 169 land use · 169 financing. Run it alongside your state handbook, not instead of it.

Week 1: ownership, transfer and land use

Estates, deeds, title, easements, zoning, disclosures. Vocabulary-heavy and fast to close with Topic Drill.

Week 2: agency, ethics and contracts

The two areas where the exam tests judgment rather than recall. Read the explanations on the ones you get right, because the distractors are the near-misses that appear on your own state paper.

Week 3: financing and the math

Loan types, RESPA and TILA basics, then the calculations. Use the numeric-entry questions with the in-app calculator so you practice the sequence, not just the concept.

Week 4: your state’s license law

Download your commission’s candidate handbook and reconcile it against the practice and state law category. Where a number differs, your commission is right and we are generic. That is the honest boundary of any national bank.

Week 5: timed simulations

Run full-length simulations at your state’s question count and time limit if you know them, and book once your readiness score is stable.

Is the real estate exam hard?

It depends which state you are in, which is the least satisfying and most accurate answer available. California runs one 150-question paper in three hours and passes you at 70%. Texas splits its exam into a national portion and a state portion, scores them separately, keeps each pass valid for a year and requires additional education after three failures on either one. Those are different exams wearing the same job title.

What catches people everywhere is their own state’s license law, and how differently states even structure the paper. Texas scores a separate state portion alongside the national portion and each has to be passed on its own; California runs one exam with no split. Either way the state-law content is set by your commission, so trust-account rules, advertising requirements, disclosure forms and broker supervision vary, and the exam asks about yours specifically. Generic national prep cannot teach that part.

The second recurring problem is arithmetic. Prorations, commission splits, capitalization rate and gross rent multiplier are simple formulas performed under time pressure, and our bank carries 406 numeric-entry questions for exactly that reason. Of the 1,951 questions in the bank, 1,199 sit at difficulty 3 or 4, so most of what you draw sits at the harder end rather than being warm-up material.

How the Real estate salesperson exam differs from the exams beside it

Every other exam on this site has one sponsor and one blueprint. This one has fifty. California runs a single 150-question paper at 70%; Texas splits its exam into a national portion and a state portion, scores them separately, and keeps each pass valid for a year. That structural difference is the whole reason generic “real estate exam prep” disappoints people: your own state’s license law is written and tested by your own commission, and no national bank can teach that part to you.

Questions people actually ask about the Real estate salesperson exam

Is there a national real estate salesperson exam?

No. Each state licenses its own agents, so the question count, time limit, passing score and fee all come from your state commission. Some states, Texas among them, split the exam into a national portion and a state portion scored separately.

How many questions is the California real estate salesperson exam?

150 multiple choice questions in three hours, and you pass at 70%. The California broker exam is bigger and stricter: 200 questions in four hours at 75%. Both figures come from the California Department of Real Estate.

Is the real estate exam hard?

It depends which state you are in, which is the least satisfying and most accurate answer available. California runs one 150-question paper at 70%. Texas scores a national portion and a state portion separately and requires more education after three failures. Those are different exams wearing the same job title.

How does the Texas sales agent exam work?

It has a state portion and a national portion, both of which must be passed, administered by PearsonVUE. Each section’s pass is valid for one year, so if you reapply within a year you keep the section you already passed.

How much education do I need before I can sit?

Set by your state. Texas requires 180 classroom hours across six 30-hour qualifying courses covering principles, agency, contracts, promulgated forms and finance. Other states differ, sometimes substantially.

Will this app cover my state’s license law?

Partly, and we would rather say so plainly. The largest category in our bank is practice and state law, written to the concepts every state tests: trust accounts, advertising, broker supervision. The specific thresholds and forms are your state’s, and your commission’s candidate handbook is the source that will be right for you.

What math is on the real estate exam?

Prorations, commission splits, capitalization rate, gross rent multiplier, loan qualifying ratios and area calculations. Our bank carries 406 numeric-entry questions so you practice producing the answer under time rather than picking it.

Are these real questions from my state’s exam?

No. Reproducing live exam items would violate test security. These are original questions written to the same concepts and difficulty, each with a full explanation of the right answer and the distractors.

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The Real estate salesperson exam app is still in development

The real estate app ships 1,951 questions, the largest bank in this family, split 748 practice and state law, 253 contracts, 215 ownership and transfer, 215 agency and ethics, 182 valuation, 169 land use and 169 financing. 406 are numeric-entry for the math. One honest limit: the practice and state law questions are written to the concepts every state tests, not to any single state’s statute, so pair them with your commission’s candidate handbook. Smart Quiz targets weak categories, Topic Drill isolates one area, the Exam Simulator runs a fixed-length timed paper, and a calculator and AI tutor sit alongside. Availability is the second thing to be straight about. This app is in development rather than on the App Store, the roadmap page shows where it sits in the queue, and the released version will be free to start with a subscription for unlimited AI explanations and the whole bank.

  • Smart Quiz — keeps returning to the categories you keep missing
  • Topic Drill — one category at a time, on its own
  • Exam Simulator — a fixed-length timed paper (120 questions in 240 minutes, as this app sets it). It does not get harder as you go; the length and the mix are fixed.
  • AI tutor — re-explains any question in plain English
  • Progress tracking, reported per category
  • On-screen calculator
  • Study reminders
  • Light and dark themes

The app calls you ready at 75% on its own simulator. That is an in-app practice target we chose, not state commissions's passing standard.

Not on the App Store yet. This one is still in development, so there is nothing to download today. The practice questions above are the whole of what we can give you right now, and they are free and complete. See where it sits in the queue, or browse the apps that are live.

Fifty states, one set of fundamentals.

Drill the concepts every state tests here, free and open with no signup, then take your commission’s handbook for the numbers that are only yours.

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Sources, and when we last checked them

This page was last reviewed on . The 9 facts quoted above were last checked against their sources on . Where state commissions publishes nothing, the table above says so rather than guessing.

Real estate salespersons are licensed by individual state agencies. Neuron Trainer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any state real estate commission or testing vendor; state and agency names are used descriptively.