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California Real Estate Salesperson Practice Exam

This free California Real Estate Salesperson practice exam covers the 2026 DRE knowledge test: 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours with a 70% passing score, written directly from the published California Department of Real Estate (DRE) examination content outline.

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  • 70% to pass
  • 3-hour limit
  • California DRE scope
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Under the Statute of Frauds, which real estate contract must be in writing to be enforceable?

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How many questions are on the Real Estate Salesperson test, and what score passes?

The Real Estate Salesperson test has 150 questions. You need 105 correct (70%) to pass, so you can miss 45 questions. The time limit is 180 minutes.

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Need 105 of 150You can miss 45

Questions written from the Pearson VUE National Real Estate Outline (Jan 2025) and CA DRE RE-425 exam description. Published California DRE threshold for the 150-question salesperson exam.

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What the real exam covers

The 8 areas of the Real Estate Salesperson and their weights

Share of scored questions per area, from the Pearson VUE blueprint (National portion, effective January 2025). All 300 questions in this bank are filed under these areas.

  • Real property characteristics, legal descriptions and property use14% of the exam
  • Forms of ownership, transfer and recording of title11% of the exam
  • Property value and appraisal14% of the exam
  • Real estate contracts and agency20% of the exam
  • Real estate practice13% of the exam
  • Property disclosures and environmental issues11% of the exam
  • Financing and settlement9% of the exam
  • Real estate math calculations9% of the exam

Source: Pearson VUE national real estate salesperson content outline (80 scored items), checked October 14, 2026.

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California DRE Blueprint Reference

California Real Estate Exam Blueprint & Math Formulas

Official 7-domain question distribution and essential math relationships tested on the California DRE salesperson exam (150 questions, 70% to pass).

Official California DRE Examination Weighting (150 Questions Total)

1. Practice of Real Estate & Disclosures
~38 questions
25%
2. Laws of Agency & Fiduciary Duties
~30 questions
20%
3. Property Ownership & Land Use Controls
~22 questions
15%
4. Valuation & Market Analysis
~21 questions
14%
5. Contracts & Agreements
~14 questions
9%
6. Financing & Mortgage Lending
~13 questions
9%
7. Transfer of Property
~12 questions
8%
Cap Rate Formula (IRV)
I = R × V

Income (NOI) = Rate (Cap Rate) × Value (Property Price). To find Value: V = I / R.

Gross Rent Multiplier
GRM = Price / Rent

Sales Price divided by Gross Rent. Monthly GRM for residential 1-4 units; Annual GRM for commercial.

Acreage Measurement
1 Acre = 43,560 sq ft

Memory aid: “4 old ladies driving 35 in a 60 mph zone” (4-3-5-6-0).

Documentary Transfer Tax
$1.10 / $1,000

State-standard California transfer tax: $0.55 per $500 (or $1.10 per $1k) on purchase price less assumed loans.

Township & Sections
1 Township = 36 Sections

Each section is 1 square mile (640 acres). Section 16 is reserved for public school support.

Loan-to-Value (LTV) Ratio
LTV = Loan / Value

Loan amount divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value or Sales Price. Expressed as a percentage.

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  1. Q1Contracts and agency

    A buyer submits an offer on a home with a home-inspection contingency. Before the seller accepts, the buyer learns the seller has already accepted a competing offer. What is the status of the first offer?

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  2. Q2Contracts and agency

    A listing broker represents the seller and procures a ready, willing, and able buyer. The seller then refuses to close. Under an open listing, is the seller obligated to pay a commission?

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  3. Q3Contracts and agency

    A real estate agent who holds a valid power of attorney from the buyer signs the purchase contract on the buyer's behalf. Which element of a valid contract is demonstrated by this scenario?

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Study plan

How to pass the Real Estate Salesperson

Learn each domain, drill until it’s automatic, then prove it in a timed mock exam.

  1. Step 1

    Contracts & Agency is 20% — master agency relationships, listing agreements, and contract formation

  2. Step 2

    Valuation and appraisal methods (comparable sales, income, cost approach)

  3. Step 3

    California-specific disclosures: TDS, transfer tax, Mello-Roos, Lead-Based Paint

  4. Step 4

    Math calculations: commission splits, prorations, loan-to-value, area/volume

  5. Test day

    Book the real test once you clear the pass mark comfortably, twice in a row.

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Questions written from the Pearson VUE National Real Estate Outline (Jan 2025) and CA DRE RE-425 exam description. Spot an error? Email [email protected] with the question; we check it against the source and fix confirmed errors. Editorial policy.

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Real Estate Salesperson FAQ

150 multiple-choice questions covering national and California-specific content, with 70% (105/150) needed to pass within 3 hours.

This product is scoped to California DRE salesperson preparation. Use the current DRE examination content outline for the official domains and weighting; QuizCram's topic counts are a practice-bank map, not a representation of an individual exam form.

Yes. The DRE sets no limit on attempts within two years of your application, and you can apply to retake (through eLicensing) as soon as DRE notifies you that you failed. Each attempt costs the $100 salesperson exam fee on DRE's fee schedule (checked October 30, 2026); after two years you file a new application.

Yes. Open the exam simulator and sit a timed mock exam of 20 questions built from the free questions, once, with no signup. Unlocking the exam adds full-length runs of 150 questions in 180 minutes (the published time limit), as many as you like, each a new draw from the whole bank.

It splits the questions across the exam's areas using the weights Pearson VUE publishes, then picks questions inside each area, favouring ones you missed before and never repeating one within a run. A retake is a new draw, so you will meet different questions. It is a practice mock exam, not an official replica of the real exam.

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