Question 1
A seller bolted a large wall-mounted television bracket into the studs and plastered around it. The contract is silent. Which test most decides whether the bracket stays with the house?
The national portion of the real estate exam
Pearson VUE's national salesperson outline has 80 scored questions in eight areas. Contracts and agency is the biggest, with 16.
| Contracts and agency | 16 questions |
|---|---|
| Property and land use; value and appraisal | 11 each |
| Practice | 10 |
| Ownership; disclosures | 9 each |
| Financing; math | 7 each |
Where it is used
Texas gives this national portion as its own 150-minute test beside the 40-question state portion. Florida, California and New York fold the same principles into one state exam with their own law mixed in.
What each area covers
- Property: fixtures, legal descriptions, zoning, easements.
- Ownership: estates, joint tenancy, deeds, recording, liens.
- Value: market value, the three approaches, depreciation.
- Contracts and agency: valid contracts, remedies, fiduciary duties, listings.
- Practice: fair housing, supervision, antitrust, risk management.
- Disclosures: lead paint, radon, CERCLA, flood zones.
- Financing: loan types, the secondary market, RESPA and TILA.
- Math: area, value, commission, loan costs, prorations and closing figures.
Try 3 questions
Question 2
In the sales comparison approach, a comparable has a garage that the subject lacks. The garage is worth $15,000. How is the comparable's price adjusted?
Question 3
Under the TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure rule, when must the borrower receive the Closing Disclosure?
Next step
Pearson VUE Texas candidate handbook, with the national outline (PDF)
Questions people ask
How many questions are on the national portion?
80 scored questions, plus 5 unscored pretest questions in Texas, with 150 minutes.
Which area has the most questions?
Contracts and agency, with 16 of the 80.
Is there math on the real estate exam?
Yes. The national outline has 7 math questions, and math also appears inside financing, value and settlement questions.