Texas real estate exam practice test: practice until it stops feeling scary.
Start with 24 free sample questions below, each with the answer and a detailed explanation. When you're ready for the real workout, our $169 Exam Prep program has 2,000+ National and State practice questions, unlimited practice exams, and live help from real instructors.
Start with the 24 free questions on this page, written by our own instructors to mirror the topics TREC tests. Pearson VUE's Texas candidate handbook also has an official sample test with an answer key, one of the best free resources for knowing what to expect. For full-length practice, our $169 Exam Prep program adds 2,000+ questions, unlimited practice exams, daily live Zoom study groups, a live weekend Exam Cram, and unlimited one-on-one tutoring. School Estate is not affiliated with TREC, and our questions aren't produced or endorsed by TREC.
Repeated practice is what finds your weak spots.
A real estate practice exam only helps if it tells you what to study next. Ours does: your results show exactly which concepts still need work.
Each unit pairs a study guide, written like a script, with three videos. Watch them and follow along in your prep book before you touch a single practice question.
The QBank tests you only on that unit's material. We suggest retaking randomized practice tests for it until your average score reaches 85% or higher before moving to the next unit. You control the pace.
Once you're averaging 85% on a unit, the performance tracker shows your score broken out by which of the three videos each question came from. Scoring 90%+ on two videos but only 65% on the third tells you exactly which one to rewatch, then retest on just that video's questions.
Once every unit averages 85%, move to full-length practice exams on that side until you're averaging 85% there too. Then switch, National to State or State to National, and repeat until you walk in with confidence.
Two exams, one program.
The Texas real estate exam has two separate portions. Our practice questions, videos, and study guides are organized to match both.
Covers real estate principles and practices tested nationwide, including contracts, agency, finance, and property ownership rights. The same core content whether you're licensed in Texas or anywhere else in the country. 80 scored questions plus 5 unscored pretest questions, 85 total, with 56 correct needed to pass.
Covers TREC-specific law, rules, and required disclosures unique to Texas. This is the section that trips up out-of-state study guides, ours is built for Texas specifically. 40 scored questions plus 10 unscored pretest questions, 50 total, with 28 correct needed to pass.
Both portions are graded independently and must be passed within one year of your TREC application. See our full exam-day FAQ for the complete path from coursework to test day, or our guide to passing the Texas real estate exam on the first try.
How to use a practice test in your study plan.
Take a baseline test
Try a short practice test cold to measure what you already know. Your misses aren't a verdict; they show you which topics to start with.
Practice by topic, with detailed explanations
After each unit, practice just that unit and read the explanation on every miss, and on every lucky guess. That's where real understanding replaces memorized answers.
Take full-length, timed exams
Sit full practice exams under real conditions: 85 National questions in 150 minutes and 50 State questions in 90, about 1 minute 45 seconds per question, so you build speed and accuracy together. We suggest waiting to schedule until you're averaging 85%.
Test-taking tips that practice turns into habits
- Read every word. Tricky wording like NOT, EXCEPT, MOST, or BEST changes which answer is correct.
- Use process of elimination. Rule out the two clearly wrong choices first, then decide between the two that remain.
- Flag it and keep moving. Manage your time so one hard question doesn't eat it; the exam clock doesn't stop, even for breaks.
- Memorize the math facts. You'll need to recall 43,560 square feet per acre and 5,280 feet per mile; they aren't provided at the test center.
- Bring a financial calculator. It's allowed and recommended, but the test center won't provide one, and it can't have alphabetic keys.
24 free Texas real estate exam practice questions.
Written by our own instructors, in the style you'll see on the real thing. 12 National, 12 Texas State. Open a section, then tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. This is a small preview, the full $169 program includes 2,000+ questions and unlimited practice exams.
QUESTIONS 1-12National Portion sample questions
Agency1. A real estate agent representing a buyer owes that buyer a fiduciary duty. Which of the following is NOT part of that duty?
- • Loyalty to the buyer's interests
- • Reasonable care and skill
- ✓ Guaranteeing the buyer the lowest possible price
- • Accounting for money handled on the buyer's behalf
Fiduciary duty covers loyalty, care, disclosure, obedience to lawful instructions, and accounting. It requires the agent to act in the buyer's best interest, it does not guarantee a specific price outcome.
Contracts2. What is "earnest money" in a real estate contract?
- • The agent's commission, paid upfront
- ✓ A deposit showing the buyer's serious intent to purchase, held in trust until closing
- • A fee paid to the seller for taking the home off the market
- • The down payment portion of a mortgage
Earnest money is a good-faith deposit from the buyer. It's held by a neutral third party and applied to the purchase at closing, or handled per the contract's terms if the deal falls through.
Contracts3. A party is induced to enter a contract by the other party's intentional misrepresentation of a material fact. What is the status of the contract?
- • Void
- ✓ Voidable by the injured party
- • Unenforceable by both parties
- • Valid and fully binding
Fraud makes a contract voidable at the option of the injured party, who may choose to rescind it or enforce it. The party who committed the fraud cannot enforce it.
Finance4. What does "amortization" mean for a mortgage loan?
- ✓ Paying off a loan through scheduled payments that cover both principal and interest
- • A penalty charged for paying off a loan early
- • The lender's profit margin built into the interest rate
- • A one-time fee paid at closing to lower the interest rate
An amortized loan is repaid in regular installments. Each payment covers interest first, then principal, until the balance reaches zero at the end of the loan term.
Real Estate Math5. A seller wants to net $210,000 from the sale of their home. If closing costs are $3,000 and the broker's commission is 6%, what is the minimum sales price required?
- • $223,000
- • $225,800
- ✓ $226,596
- • $227,250
Add closing costs to the seller's net: $210,000 + $3,000 = $213,000. The seller keeps 100% − 6% = 94% of the price, so divide: $213,000 ÷ 0.94 = $226,595.74, which rounds up to $226,596.
Real Estate Math6. A home sale closes on May 15 using a 365-day year, with the day of closing belonging to the seller. The seller paid annual property taxes of $4,380 in advance on January 1. What is the tax proration credit due to the seller at closing?
- • $1,620
- • $2,748
- ✓ $2,760
- • $2,772
Daily rate: $4,380 ÷ 365 = $12 per day. The seller owns the home January 1 through May 15: 31 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 15 = 135 days. The buyer owes the seller for the remaining 365 − 135 = 230 days: 230 × $12 = $2,760 (debit buyer, credit seller).
Property Ownership & Transfer7. Two siblings hold title to an investment property as joint tenants with right of survivorship. If one sibling dies, what happens to their interest?
- • It passes to the deceased sibling's heirs under their will
- ✓ It automatically transfers to the surviving sibling
- • It reverts to the state through escheat
- • It passes equally to the surviving sibling and the state
The defining feature of joint tenancy is the right of survivorship: a deceased joint tenant's interest passes automatically to the surviving joint tenant, bypassing probate and overriding any provision in a will.
Deeds & Title8. Which type of deed provides the buyer with the greatest legal protection against potential title defects?
- • Quitclaim deed
- • Special warranty deed
- ✓ General warranty deed
- • Bargain and sale deed
A general warranty deed offers the most protection because its covenants guarantee the grantor holds clear title and warrant against title defects arising both during and before the grantor's ownership.
Property Characteristics9. A landowner grants a neighbor an easement to cross their property to reach a nearby lake. The easement attaches to the land and passes with title. What is it called?
- • Easement in gross
- ✓ Easement appurtenant
- • Prescriptive easement
- • Easement by necessity
An easement appurtenant involves two parcels: the dominant estate, which benefits, and the servient estate, which is burdened. The right "runs with the land" and transfers automatically to new owners.
Appraisal & Value10. Which approach to determining a property's value relies mainly on recent sales of comparable nearby properties?
- • Cost approach
- • Income approach
- ✓ Sales comparison approach
- • Capitalization approach
The sales comparison approach estimates value by comparing the subject property to similar properties that have recently sold nearby, then adjusting for differences.
Disclosures11. Under federal law, lead-based paint disclosures must be provided to buyers or tenants of residential property built before what year?
- • 1968
- ✓ 1978
- • 1986
- • 1992
The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 requires that buyers and renters of housing built before 1978 receive a lead hazard pamphlet and notice of any known lead-based paint hazards.
Fair Housing12. Under the federal Fair Housing Act, which of the following is a protected class?
- • Income level
- ✓ Familial status
- • Employment history
- • Credit score
The Fair Housing Act protects against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability. Income level, employment history, and credit score aren't protected classes under the Act.
That's all 12 National sample questions. The full program has hundreds more, sorted the same way.
Enroll in Exam Prep, $169QUESTIONS 13-24Texas State Portion sample questions
TREC & Licensing13. Which state agency regulates real estate license holders in Texas?
- ✓ The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)
- • The Texas Secretary of State
- • The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
- • The Texas Department of Insurance
TREC issues and regulates Texas real estate licenses, sets the rules license holders must follow, and administers the state licensing exam through Pearson VUE.
Licensing & TREC Authority14. Under the Texas Real Estate License Act (TRELA), what is the maximum administrative penalty TREC can assess against a license holder for each violation?
- • $1,000
- • $2,500
- ✓ $5,000
- • $10,000
Under Texas Occupations Code §1101.702, an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs may be considered a separate violation.
Commission Duties & Powers15. Under the Texas Real Estate License Act, what is the most the Real Estate Recovery Trust Account will pay for claims arising out of a single transaction, regardless of the number of claimants?
- • $50,000
- • $100,000
- ✓ $125,000
- • $250,000
Texas Occupations Code §1101.610 caps payments for claims arising out of a single transaction at $125,000, including attorney's fees, interest, and court costs. Separately, payments based on judgments against a single license holder are capped at $250,000.
Standards of Conduct16. Under TREC rules (22 TAC §531.18), where must a Texas broker display the Consumer Protection Notice (Form CN 1-5)?
- • On each license holder's personal business card
- ✓ In a readily visible location in every place of business the broker maintains, and linked from the homepage of the broker's business website
- • Attached as an addendum to every residential sales contract
- • In the private agent remarks of every active MLS listing
TREC requires brokers to post the Consumer Protection Notice in a prominent, readily visible location in each place of business and to provide a noticeable link to it on the homepage of their business website.
Agency Disclosure17. Under Texas law, when must a license holder first give a buyer or seller the Information About Brokerage Services (IABS) notice?
- • Before signing a purchase contract
- ✓ At the first substantive communication regarding a specific property
- • When greeting visitors at an open house
- • Right after the buyer's earnest money is delivered to the title company
Texas Occupations Code §1101.558 requires the written IABS notice at the first substantive communication concerning a specific property, whether that communication is oral or written.
Intermediary18. What must happen before a Texas broker can act as an intermediary between a buyer and seller in the same transaction?
- • Verbal consent from both parties during negotiations
- ✓ Written consent from both parties that states the source of any expected broker compensation
- • Approval from the local Board of REALTORS® before an offer is submitted
- • TREC's appointment of two separate associate brokers
Under Texas Occupations Code §1101.559, a broker may act as an intermediary only with written consent from each party, and that written consent must state who will pay the broker's compensation.
Contracts19. Which organization promulgates the standard forms Texas license holders are required to use for most residential sales contracts?
- ✓ The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)
- • The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
- • The county clerk's office
- • The buyer's mortgage lender
TREC promulgates the standard, mandatory forms license holders use for most Texas residential sales contracts, keeping the required terms and disclosures consistent statewide.
Promulgated Contracts20. In the TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), who pays for the owner's policy of title insurance?
- • The buyer, as required by Texas law
- • The seller, as required by TREC rules
- ✓ Whichever party the buyer and seller agree on in Paragraph 6A
- • The title company, under state guidelines
In Paragraph 6A of the TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract, the parties check a box stating whether the seller or the buyer pays for the owner's title policy. It's negotiable.
Property Disclosure21. In most residential sales, Texas law requires the seller to provide which document disclosing the property's known condition?
- • A Comparative Market Analysis
- ✓ A Seller's Disclosure Notice
- • A Deed of Trust
- • A Closing Disclosure
The Texas Property Code requires most residential sellers to complete a Seller's Disclosure Notice describing the property's condition and known defects, provided to the buyer per the contract's terms.
Seller's Disclosure22. Under Texas Property Code §5.008, which seller is EXEMPT from providing a Seller's Disclosure Notice?
- • A homeowner selling a single-family home held as an investment
- ✓ A seller conveying property to a spouse or a direct descendant
- • An owner selling For Sale By Owner (FSBO)
- • An owner selling a home they inherited and have lived in for 6 months
Texas Property Code §5.008 exempts certain transfers, including those to a spouse or to a person in the lineal line of consanguinity, between co-owners, under a court order, by foreclosure, and by a fiduciary administering a decedent's estate.
Homestead & Community Property23. A married Texan inherits a house solely in their own name during the marriage. If they decide to sell it, which statement is true?
- • The owner can always convey it alone, because inherited property is separate property
- ✓ The non-owning spouse must sign the deed if the property has been used as the couple's homestead
- • The non-owning spouse automatically owns a 50% community interest in the inherited property
- • The property converts to community property after 3 years of marriage
Property inherited during marriage is separate property, but Texas homestead law requires both spouses to join in selling or encumbering a homestead, whether it's separate or community property. It takes two to sell a Texas homestead.
Trust Funds & Escrow24. Under TREC rules, where must a broker keep earnest money and other trust funds received on behalf of a client?
- • In the broker's personal operating account
- ✓ In a separate trust or escrow account, never commingled with the broker's own funds
- • In cash, held in the broker's office safe
- • Directly with the title company, with no broker involvement
TREC requires brokers to hold client trust funds in a separate trust or escrow account and prohibits commingling those funds with the broker's own money.
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