California Real Estate Sales Agent License Exam Prep

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California exam facts

Questions
150 multiple choice
Time
3 hours
Passing score
70% correct

Verified against Taking the Exam (California Department of Real Estate). More about the exam ↓

Official California resources

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About the California real estate salesperson exam

Exam
California real estate salesperson examination, given by the Department of Real Estate1
Questions
150 multiple-choice questions, each with four answer choices1
Time
3 hours1
Passing score
70% of questions answered correctly1
Retakes
Apply to re-take once you have been notified that you did not pass1

The salesperson exam is 150 multiple-choice questions in 3 hours, each question with four answer choices. To pass you must answer at least 70% of the questions correctly. If you pass you are not told your score; if you don't, you are told your score and how you did in each subject area, and you may apply to take the exam again.1

Our lessons and questions follow the subjects the exam covers. The rules above are the Department of Real Estate's, not ours, and they do change — check the official page below before you book.1

Official sources

  1. California Department of Real Estate: Taking the Exam

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Course outline

81 lessons in 7 modules, in study order. Tap a module to show its lessons.

Module 1 · 10 lessons

Property ownership and land use controls and regulations

Includes a free lesson: Real and personal property, fixtures, and trade fixtures
Module 2 · 15 lessons

Laws of agency and fiduciary duties

Includes a free lesson: Agency defined: principal, agent, third party, general and special agents
Module 3 · 12 lessons

Property valuation and financial analysis

Includes a free lesson: Elements of value and the forces that influence value
Module 4 · 8 lessons

Financing

Includes a free lesson: General financing concepts: interest, amortization, points, and loan-to-value
Module 5 · 3 lessons

Transfer of property

Includes a free lesson: Title insurance: preliminary reports and CLTA and ALTA policies
Module 6 · 22 lessons

Practice of real estate and disclosures (includes specialty areas)

Includes a free lesson: Trust funds: handling deposits, trust accounts, and commingling
Module 7 · 11 lessons

Contracts

Includes a free lesson: Elements of a valid contract and contractual capacity