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Real Estate Salesperson Exam (National Portion)

Real Estate Practice Exam: National Portion

This real estate practice exam covers the national (general) portion of the salesperson licensing exam, following Pearson VUE's national content outline: eight content areas, with Real Estate Contracts and Agency the largest at 20%. That portion is 85 questions, 80 of them scored. It does not cover your state's law portion, which is a separate, separately timed test. The free 25-question diagnostic needs no account.

The free Real Estate diagnostic is being prepared and is not open yet. The exam facts and the content outline on this page are current.

A real estate licensing exam is two tests taken together. The national portion covers principles that hold everywhere: property and ownership, contracts and agency, valuation, financing, disclosures, practice and math. The state portion covers your state's license law and rules. This bank is the first of those and only the first, and it says so plainly because preparing for one half is not preparing for the exam.

The outline here is Pearson VUE's. States contract with different exam vendors, and other vendors publish national outlines with a different structure and different weights. If your state uses Pearson VUE, the weights on this page are the ones you will be tested on; if it uses another vendor, the proportions and some of the topics will differ, so check your state's candidate handbook.

The Real Estate exam at a glance

What you are preparing for, in the exam owner's own numbers.

Questions85 (80 scored, 5 unscored)The national portion only. Your state adds its own law portion, with its own length and time limit.
Time limit2 hours 30 minutesConfirmed in three state candidate handbooks (Kansas, Nevada and Arizona). Each state sets its own time limit, so check yours.
DeliveryComputer-based at Pearson VUE test centers in the states that contract with Pearson VUE. The national/general portion is taken alongside a separately timed state-law portion.
EligibilitySet by each state's real estate regulator, not by the exam vendor. States typically set a minimum age, an education requirement and an approved pre-licensing course to complete before the exam.
Passing standardSet by each state regulator and reported as pass or fail. The national and state portions are scored separately.
RetakesSet by each state: how soon a retake can be scheduled, and whether a candidate who passes one portion retakes only the other.
Outline in forcePearson VUE Real Estate National/General Exam Content Outline for Salespersons (document #091705, 04/2025), effective April 24, 2025

Exam facts are taken from Pearson VUE’s own published material, last checked October 2, 2026. Source. Confirm fees, dates and rules with the organization you register with before you book.

Who takes it

People applying for a real estate salesperson license. Who may sit the exam is decided by each state's real estate regulator, not by the exam vendor: the minimum age, the education and any pre-licensing course are state rules. Your own state's commission publishes the requirements, the fee and the passing score that apply to you.

What the Real Estate exam covers

Pearson VUE publishes the number of scored questions in each content area; the weights below are those counts out of 80. They apply in states that use Pearson VUE.

DomainWeightWhat it covers
IReal Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use4 tasks13.8%
  • Distinguish real property from personal property, including fixtures, trade fixtures, emblements, attachment and severance, and transfer by bill of sale.
  • Explain the economic traits of real property (scarcity, improvements, permanence of investment, location preference) and its physical traits (immobility, indestructibility, uniqueness).
  • Identify the methods used to describe land legally and the role of a survey.
  • and 1 more task
IIForms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title2 tasks11.3%
  • Compare forms of ownership, freehold and leasehold estates, lease types, liens and their priority, and air, surface and subsurface rights.
  • Explain what makes a deed valid, the types of deed, voluntary and involuntary transfer of title, recording and notice, and how title is evidenced and insured.
IIIProperty Value and Appraisal3 tasks13.8%
  • Distinguish market value from market price and apply the characteristics and principles of value.
  • Describe the purpose and steps of an appraisal and the federal oversight of appraisal practice.
  • Apply the sales comparison, cost and income approaches and rent or income multipliers, and distinguish a CMA, a broker price opinion and assessed value.
IVReal Estate Contracts and Agency7 tasks20%
  • Classify contracts as express or implied and as unilateral or bilateral.
  • Identify what a valid contract requires: voluntary agreement, legally competent parties, lawful consideration and a legal purpose.
  • Assess contract status and performance: executed vs. executory, valid, void, voidable or unenforceable, breach and damages, the Statute of Frauds, electronic signatures and time-is-of-the-essence terms.
  • and 4 more tasks
VReal Estate Practice4 tasks12.5%
  • Explain a broker's responsibilities, including staying within one's expertise and avoiding the unauthorized practice of law.
  • Compare listing agreements, buyer representation and property management agreements, how they terminate and how services and compensation are set.
  • Apply fair housing law: protected classes, illegal practices and penalties, advertising limits, HUD's role and the ADA.
  • and 1 more task
VIProperty Disclosures and Environmental Issues2 tasks11.3%
  • Recognize property condition and environmental hazards (lead paint, asbestos, radon, mold, contamination, flood zones) and the federal environmental laws and site assessments that apply.
  • Explain who must disclose environmental and property conditions and the liability for failing to do so.
VIIFinancing and Settlement4 tasks8.8%
  • Explain financing basics: conventional and nonconventional loans, seller financing, lien vs. title theory, primary and secondary mortgage markets, loan types and mortgage clauses.
  • Compare FHA, VA, USDA and conventional loan requirements, buyer qualification and loan-to-value, and required hazard, flood and mortgage insurance.
  • Apply federal lending rules: TILA and Regulation Z, TRID disclosures under the CFPB, RESPA limits on referrals and rebates, ECOA, and rules against mortgage fraud and predatory lending.
  • and 1 more task
VIIIReal Estate Math Calculations7 tasks8.8%
  • Calculate property area in square feet and in acres.
  • Calculate valuation figures: CMA comparisons, net operating income, capitalization rate, equity, listing price, and assessed value and property tax.
  • Calculate commissions and other compensation.
  • and 4 more tasks

How to use the bank for the Real Estate exam

  1. 1

    Start with the diagnostic

    25 questions across the eight content areas. Contracts and Agency is a fifth of the exam on its own, so look at that result first.

  2. 2

    Do the math questions on paper

    Real Estate Math Calculations is 7 of the 80 scored questions in the outline, and math also turns up inside valuation and financing questions. Every calculation here is worked step by step in the explanation; redo each one you miss without looking.

  3. 3

    Learn the vocabulary in context

    Much of the national portion is precise terms: kinds of ownership, kinds of agency, kinds of contract. Tutor mode explains why each wrong option is the wrong term for the situation described, which sticks better than a glossary.

  4. 4

    Add your state portion separately

    Use this bank for the national portion and your state's own license-law material for the rest. A full-length mock here is the national portion only.

What is in the paid Real Estate bank

  • The question bank

    The Real Estate bank is still being written. The live count appears here when questions are published.

  • Every option explained

    A written reason for every option, right and wrong, plus a one-line takeaway, a cited reference and the outline task the question tests.

  • Tutor mode and timed mode

    Tutor mode shows the explanation after each question. Timed mode holds everything back until the end, at exam pace.

  • A readiness band, by domain

    Your first-attempt results weighted the way the exam weights its domains, shown as a band rather than a pass probability: nobody outside the exam owner knows the cut score.

  • A study plan

    Set your exam date and the plan divides the questions you have not seen across the days you have left, weakest domains first, with the mock exams placed in the back half.

Real Estate passes

A pass is access for a fixed number of days. You pay once; nothing renews.

30-day pass

$49one-off

  • The full Real Estate bank for 30 days
  • Every mock exam, tutor and timed modes
  • Charged once. It does not renew.
Get the 30-day pass

90-day pass

$79one-off

  • The full Real Estate bank for 90 days
  • Every mock exam, tutor and timed modes
  • Charged once. It does not renew.
Get the 90-day pass

Refund within 7 days if you have answered fewer than 50 questions. Pass guarantee: complete 100% of the bank with an average of 80% or better, and if you still do not pass the exam your pass is extended by 90 days at no charge.

How the questions are written and checked

  1. Step 1

    Written to the public outline

    Each question is written by AI against one task in Pearson VUE's published content outline. Nothing is taken from the exam itself.

  2. Step 2

    Solved blind by a second model

    A different model answers the question without seeing the key. If it does not reach the same answer, the question is not published.

  3. Step 3

    Audited for flaws and duplicates

    A separate pass looks for item-writing flaws: two defensible answers, a giveaway in the wording, a rationale that contradicts the key. Near-duplicates are removed.

  4. Step 4

    Corrected in public

    Learners can report any question. Reports and answer statistics flag questions for withdrawal or correction, and every correction is logged.

There is no human subject-matter-expert review in that process, and we do not claim one. What you get instead is a cited reference on every question, so you can check it yourself. Read the full methodology or see the corrections log.

Real Estate practice questions: common questions

Does this practice exam cover my state's real estate exam?

It covers the national (general) portion, as set out in Pearson VUE's national outline. It does not cover any state's license-law portion. You will need your state's own material for that.

How many questions are on the real estate exam?

The national portion in Pearson VUE's outline has 80 scored questions plus 5 unscored pretest questions. Your state's law portion adds more, and the number varies by state.

How long is the real estate exam?

Each state sets its own time limit. 150 minutes for the national portion is what the three state candidate handbooks we checked allow; the state portion is timed separately.

How much does the real estate exam cost?

The fee is set by each state, so there is no single figure. In the three state handbooks we checked it ran from $70 to $100. Your state's candidate handbook has the current fee.

What score do I need to pass the real estate exam?

Each state sets its own passing standard with the exam vendor and reports the result as pass or fail on a scaled score, which is not a percentage of questions correct. Your state's candidate handbook gives the figure.

Is there math on the real estate exam?

Yes. Pearson VUE's national outline has a Real Estate Math Calculations area of 7 scored questions, and calculations also appear in other areas. Calculator rules differ by state, so check your handbook before test day.

Is the real estate practice exam free?

The 25-question diagnostic is free, with no account needed. The full bank and mock exams are on a paid pass that is charged once and does not renew.

Do you have a practice exam for my state?

No. There are no state-specific question banks here. The national portion is common across states that use the same outline; state license law is different in every state and is not something we cover.

The National/General real estate examination and its content outline are produced by Pearson VUE for state real estate regulators; the Pearson VUE name belongs to Pearson and is used here only to identify the exam vendor. This site is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Pearson VUE or any state real estate commission.