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Real Estate Sales Agent License

Utah licenses real estate sales agents through the Division of Real Estate. Active and inactive status, conditional issuance pending the criminal background check, restricted issuance, and renewal or reinstatement operate on this license. The property-management designation is recorded separately as its specialty form; the separately authorized property-manager license starts January 1, 2027 and is not an issued sales-agent form on the evaluation date.

Licensing authority: Utah Division of Real Estate and Utah Real Estate Commission · Application information

Court ordered reinstatement of the use of a sales agent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Court order
A court has ordered reinstatement of use of the existing license; the Division must promptly carry out that order under 61-2f-408.
Limitations
The court order and any continuing restrictions govern the restored use; this is restoration of an existing license, not original issuance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial issuance by examination
Affiliation
For an active license, affiliate with a Utah-licensed principal broker; initial inactive issuance does not authorize practice under R162-2f-102(20) and R162-2f-202a.
Applicant status
Applicant is not currently and actively licensed in any state.
Application
Submit the required application, education or waiver documentation, passing-score report, business/home/email addresses, and nonrefundable licensure and recovery-fund fees; the pinned sales-agent page requires an online UtahID application and sends fingerprint instructions after submission.
Character
Show honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation and competency; the Division and Commission evaluate criminal history, civil judgments and professional discipline under R162-2f-201(1)-(2). A restricted license may be issued after review rather than treating every past conviction as an automatic statutory disqualification.
Deadlines
Pass the required portions within 12 months of completing prelicensing education; pass a failed portion within six months of passing the other and within the education deadline; apply within 90 days of passing the required portions. A deadline falling while the Division is closed extends to the next business day under R162-2f-202a(3).
General education
High school diploma, GED or equivalent education approved by the Commission under R162-2f-201(4).
Identification and background
Provide a valid Social Security number, fingerprints, the statutory monitoring waiver, consent to a state and FBI criminal background check, and applicable fees under 61-2f-203(2)(b) and 61-2f-204(1)(d). Initial issuance is conditional pending the criminal background check under 61-2f-204(1)(e).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under R162-2f-201(3).
Prelicensing
Complete 120 hours of approved prelicensing education, establish current Utah State Bar membership, or receive a Division waiver based on equivalent degree education or other equivalent real estate education completed during the preceding 12 months under R162-2f-202a(1)(c).
Residency
Nonresidents can qualify under 61-2f-203(3); active sales agents must be affiliated with a Utah-licensed principal broker. Residency does not create a separate examination.
Violent offense probation or parole
An applicant serving probation or parole for an offense involving violence or physical coercion must provide current documentation from two Division-approved licensed therapists that the applicant poses no ongoing threat to the public under R162-2f-201(1)(b).
Initial issuance for an applicant actively licensed elsewhere, with education or national exam waiver
Affiliation
For an active license, affiliate with a Utah-licensed principal broker; initial inactive issuance does not authorize practice under R162-2f-102(20) and R162-2f-202a.
Applicant status
Applicant is currently and actively licensed in another state and is applying outside the Utah reciprocity route.
Application
Submit the required application, education or waiver documentation, passing-score report, business/home/email addresses, and nonrefundable licensure and recovery-fund fees; the pinned sales-agent page requires an online UtahID application and sends fingerprint instructions after submission.
Character
Show honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation and competency; the Division and Commission evaluate criminal history, civil judgments and professional discipline under R162-2f-201(1)-(2). A restricted license may be issued after review rather than treating every past conviction as an automatic statutory disqualification.
Deadlines
Pass the required portions within 12 months of completing prelicensing education; pass a failed portion within six months of passing the other and within the education deadline; apply within 90 days of passing the required portions. A deadline falling while the Division is closed extends to the next business day under R162-2f-202a(3).
General education
High school diploma, GED or equivalent education approved by the Commission under R162-2f-201(4).
Identification and background
Provide a valid Social Security number, fingerprints, the statutory monitoring waiver, consent to a state and FBI criminal background check, and applicable fees under 61-2f-203(2)(b) and 61-2f-204(1)(d). Initial issuance is conditional pending the criminal background check under 61-2f-204(1)(e).
License history
Provide written license history and complete documentation of disciplinary action from every state where licensed.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under R162-2f-201(3).
National exam waiver
R162-2f-202a(2)(e)(ii) allows an applicant actively licensed during the two preceding years in a jurisdiction with substantially equivalent licensing-examination requirements to apply for a national-component waiver; the Utah state component remains required. The waiver decision determines whether this applicant must sit the national portion; both currently offered exam references are retained.
Prelicensing
Complete Division-approved Utah law and administrative-rule education, establish current Utah State Bar membership, or apply for an education waiver based on equivalent degree education, equivalent real estate education during the preceding 12 months, or substantially equivalent education requirements of the licensing jurisdiction.
Residency
Nonresidents can qualify under 61-2f-203(3); active sales agents must be affiliated with a Utah-licensed principal broker. Residency does not create a separate examination.
Violent offense probation or parole
An applicant serving probation or parole for an offense involving violence or physical coercion must provide current documentation from two Division-approved licensed therapists that the applicant poses no ongoing threat to the public under R162-2f-201(1)(b).
Waiver process
Submit the education/national-exam waiver request and wait for the Division decision before taking education or examinations; the official waiver page says to take both portions or only the state portion as required.
Reactivation of a license active at its most recent renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
Submit the RELMS change card, establish affiliation with a principal broker, and pay the activation fee.
Status
License is currently inactive but was active at the most recent renewal; provide proof of that prior active issuance under R162-2f-203(2)(a)(ii)(A).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation of a license inactive at its most recent renewal
Affiliation
Submit the RELMS change card, affiliate with a principal broker, and pay the activation fee.
Ce reuse
CE submitted for activation cannot be reused for the next renewal under R162-2f-203(2)(b).
Continuing education alternative
61-2f-204(3)(a)(ii) permits the required CE instead of the examination. R162-2f-203(2)(a)(ii)(B) specifies 18 hours within two years, nine core including the mandatory three-hour course. The Division inactive-renewal page states that CE used in the first activation circumstances is good for one year; the page’s stricter timing instruction is retained as an applicant condition.
Examination time limit
If using the licensing-examination alternative, successfully complete the respective sales-agent licensing examination within six months before applying to activate.
New agent course
The Division inactive-renewal page requires the 12-hour new-agent course when activating for the first time.
Status
License is currently inactive and was inactive at the most recent renewal.
Initial issuance by reciprocity
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active affiliation
Comply with Utah principal-broker affiliation and the generally applicable honesty, competency and background-review requirements.
Application
Submit the application online through UtahID. The reciprocal submission list is the defining implementing document and requires no new examination.
Fingerprints
Submit two FBI FD-258 fingerprint cards by mail, parcel delivery or hand delivery.
License histories
Submit original certified license histories no more than six months old from the qualifying jurisdiction and every jurisdiction where previously licensed.
Qualifying license
Hold an active real estate license in good standing from a jurisdiction with a Utah reciprocity agreement. The Utah Division identifies Georgia, Mississippi and Alberta, Canada; those are applicant qualifications, not additional target jurisdictions or examination references.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement 31 days to one year following expiration on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Activation after reinstatement
The pinned Division sales-agent education page converts a sales-agent license expired beyond 30 days to expired-inactive status; affiliate and reactivate with a brokerage and pay the activation fee on reinstatement.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Provide the CE/competency evidence required by 61-2f-204(2) and R162-2f-204; active applicants must complete the applicable first or subsequent renewal CE requirements.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Expiration
License expired more than 30 days but no more than one year ago and was active at expiration.
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Practice
Do not perform licensed work while the license is expired; pay renewal, late and applicable reinstatement fees and submit the reinstatement application.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement 31 days to one year following expiration on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Provide the CE/competency evidence required by 61-2f-204(2) and R162-2f-204; active applicants must complete the applicable first or subsequent renewal CE requirements.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Division inactive instruction
The Division’s Expired Inactive Sales Agents/Brokers page states: "There are no CE requirements for an Expired Inactive License". Within 30 days, 61-2f-204(2)(b)(i) expressly requires only fees. After 30 days, 61-2f-204(2)(c) expressly requires acceptable CE/competency evidence for an active or inactive license; that statute controls this route while the Division’s contrary instruction is retained for the applicant.
Expiration
License expired more than 30 days but no more than one year ago and was inactive at expiration.
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Practice
Do not perform licensed work while the license is expired; pay renewal, late and applicable reinstatement fees and submit the reinstatement application.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement within 30 days following expiration on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Provide the CE/competency evidence required by 61-2f-204(2) and R162-2f-204; active applicants must complete the applicable first or subsequent renewal CE requirements.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Expiration
License expired no more than 30 days ago and was active at expiration.
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Practice
Do not perform licensed work while the license is expired; pay renewal, late and applicable reinstatement fees and submit the reinstatement application.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement within 30 days following expiration on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Provide the CE/competency evidence required by 61-2f-204(2) and R162-2f-204; active applicants must complete the applicable first or subsequent renewal CE requirements.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Division inactive instruction
The Division’s Expired Inactive Sales Agents/Brokers page states: "There are no CE requirements for an Expired Inactive License". Within 30 days, 61-2f-204(2)(b)(i) expressly requires only fees. After 30 days, 61-2f-204(2)(c) expressly requires acceptable CE/competency evidence for an active or inactive license; that statute controls this route while the Division’s contrary instruction is retained for the applicant.
Expiration
License expired no more than 30 days ago and was inactive at expiration.
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Practice
Do not perform licensed work while the license is expired; pay renewal, late and applicable reinstatement fees and submit the reinstatement application.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reissuance following revocation
Affiliation
For an active license, affiliate with a Utah-licensed principal broker; initial inactive issuance does not authorize practice under R162-2f-102(20) and R162-2f-202a.
Application
Submit the required application, education or waiver documentation, passing-score report, business/home/email addresses, and nonrefundable licensure and recovery-fund fees; the pinned sales-agent page requires an online UtahID application and sends fingerprint instructions after submission.
Character
Show honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation and competency; the Division and Commission evaluate criminal history, civil judgments and professional discipline under R162-2f-201(1)-(2). A restricted license may be issued after review rather than treating every past conviction as an automatic statutory disqualification.
Currently licensed elsewhere
If currently and actively licensed elsewhere, R162-2f-202a(2) governs the education requirement and any approved national-exam waiver; qualifying reciprocal initial issuance is addressed by the reciprocity route.
Deadlines
Pass the required portions within 12 months of completing prelicensing education; pass a failed portion within six months of passing the other and within the education deadline; apply within 90 days of passing the required portions. A deadline falling while the Division is closed extends to the next business day under R162-2f-202a(3).
General education
High school diploma, GED or equivalent education approved by the Commission under R162-2f-201(4).
Identification and background
Provide a valid Social Security number, fingerprints, the statutory monitoring waiver, consent to a state and FBI criminal background check, and applicable fees under 61-2f-203(2)(b) and 61-2f-204(1)(d). Initial issuance is conditional pending the criminal background check under 61-2f-204(1)(e).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under R162-2f-201(3).
Prelicensing
Meet the original sales-agent application education requirements under R162-2f-202a, with any authorized Bar-membership or equivalent-education waiver.
Prior revocation
Previously held sales-agent license was revoked; meet any waiting period in the disciplinary order. A conditional-license revocation under 61-2f-204(1)(e) bars a new application for at least 12 months. Recovery-fund revocation additionally requires repayment with interest before applying under 61-2f-510(2).
Residency
Nonresidents can qualify under 61-2f-203(3); active sales agents must be affiliated with a Utah-licensed principal broker. Residency does not create a separate examination.
Violent offense probation or parole
An applicant serving probation or parole for an offense involving violence or physical coercion must provide current documentation from two Division-approved licensed therapists that the applicant poses no ongoing threat to the public under R162-2f-201(1)(b).
Relicensure after expiration exceeding one year
Affiliation
For an active license, affiliate with a Utah-licensed principal broker; initial inactive issuance does not authorize practice under R162-2f-102(20) and R162-2f-202a.
Application
Submit the required application, education or waiver documentation, passing-score report, business/home/email addresses, and nonrefundable licensure and recovery-fund fees; the pinned sales-agent page requires an online UtahID application and sends fingerprint instructions after submission.
Character
Show honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation and competency; the Division and Commission evaluate criminal history, civil judgments and professional discipline under R162-2f-201(1)-(2). A restricted license may be issued after review rather than treating every past conviction as an automatic statutory disqualification.
Currently licensed elsewhere
If currently and actively licensed elsewhere, R162-2f-202a(2) governs the education requirement and any approved national-exam waiver; qualifying reciprocal initial issuance is addressed by the reciprocity route.
Deadlines
Pass the required portions within 12 months of completing prelicensing education; pass a failed portion within six months of passing the other and within the education deadline; apply within 90 days of passing the required portions. A deadline falling while the Division is closed extends to the next business day under R162-2f-202a(3).
Expiration
The Utah sales-agent license was not renewed within one year of expiration.
General education
High school diploma, GED or equivalent education approved by the Commission under R162-2f-201(4).
Identification and background
Provide a valid Social Security number, fingerprints, the statutory monitoring waiver, consent to a state and FBI criminal background check, and applicable fees under 61-2f-203(2)(b) and 61-2f-204(1)(d). Initial issuance is conditional pending the criminal background check under 61-2f-204(1)(e).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under R162-2f-201(3).
Prelicensing
Meet the original sales-agent application education requirements under R162-2f-202a, with any authorized Bar-membership or equivalent-education waiver.
Residency
Nonresidents can qualify under 61-2f-203(3); active sales agents must be affiliated with a Utah-licensed principal broker. Residency does not create a separate examination.
Violent offense probation or parole
An applicant serving probation or parole for an offense involving violence or physical coercion must provide current documentation from two Division-approved licensed therapists that the applicant poses no ongoing threat to the public under R162-2f-201(1)(b).
First renewal of an active sales agent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Complete the 12-hour new sales-agent course, the mandatory three-hour CE course, and three additional nonduplicative core or elective CE hours.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Status
Active license at the first renewal.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive sales agent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
No CE is required for inactive renewal; CE is deferred to activation. Under the Division inactive-renewal page, first activation requires the new-agent course and its stated timing conditions.
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Status
Renew the existing license in inactive status; no real estate practice is authorized.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Subsequent renewal of an active sales agent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Applicants not already subject to ongoing criminal-history monitoring must supply fingerprints, signed monitoring waiver, background-check consent and applicable fee under 61-2f-204(2)(f).
Character
Maintain the character and competency required for initial licensure under R162-2f-204(2)(a); disclose convictions and adverse findings as required.
Continuing education
Complete 18 nonduplicative CE hours during the license period, including nine core hours of which three are the mandatory course. Apply by the 15th of the expiration month for any waiver based on qualifying noncertified courses. If the 12-hour new-agent course was not completed for the current license, take that course plus six other core or elective hours under R162-2f-204(2)(b)(iii).
Deadline
Renew before expiration; complete CE by the 15th day of the expiration month and bank it before renewal under R162-2f-204(1).
Fees
Pay the nonrefundable renewal and recovery-fund fees.
Status
Active license after the first renewal.
Submission
R162-2f-204 directs renewal through RELMS except that a yes answer to a disclosure question requires a paper application; the current Division renewal page directs all licensees to renew online using UtahID. Follow the Division instruction while making the disclosures required by the rule.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration after voluntary surrender
Affiliation
For an active license, affiliate with a Utah-licensed principal broker; initial inactive issuance does not authorize practice under R162-2f-102(20) and R162-2f-202a.
Application
Submit the required application, education or waiver documentation, passing-score report, business/home/email addresses, and nonrefundable licensure and recovery-fund fees; the pinned sales-agent page requires an online UtahID application and sends fingerprint instructions after submission.
Character
Show honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation and competency; the Division and Commission evaluate criminal history, civil judgments and professional discipline under R162-2f-201(1)-(2). A restricted license may be issued after review rather than treating every past conviction as an automatic statutory disqualification.
Currently licensed elsewhere
If currently and actively licensed elsewhere, R162-2f-202a(2) governs the education requirement and any approved national-exam waiver; qualifying reciprocal initial issuance is addressed by the reciprocity route.
Deadlines
Pass the required portions within 12 months of completing prelicensing education; pass a failed portion within six months of passing the other and within the education deadline; apply within 90 days of passing the required portions. A deadline falling while the Division is closed extends to the next business day under R162-2f-202a(3).
General education
High school diploma, GED or equivalent education approved by the Commission under R162-2f-201(4).
Identification and background
Provide a valid Social Security number, fingerprints, the statutory monitoring waiver, consent to a state and FBI criminal background check, and applicable fees under 61-2f-203(2)(b) and 61-2f-204(1)(d). Initial issuance is conditional pending the criminal background check under 61-2f-204(1)(e).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under R162-2f-201(3).
Prelicensing
Meet the original sales-agent application education requirements under R162-2f-202a, with any authorized Bar-membership or equivalent-education waiver.
Prior surrender
License was voluntarily surrendered and accepted under 61-2f-208; the surrender terminated its rights and privileges, and restoration requires a new application and grant of licensure.
Residency
Nonresidents can qualify under 61-2f-203(3); active sales agents must be affiliated with a Utah-licensed principal broker. Residency does not create a separate examination.
Violent offense probation or parole
An applicant serving probation or parole for an offense involving violence or physical coercion must provide current documentation from two Division-approved licensed therapists that the applicant poses no ongoing threat to the public under R162-2f-201(1)(b).
Restoration following automatic suspension for failure to comply with a disciplinary order
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Restoration
Comply in full with the order; the automatic suspension ends on the day of full compliance under 61-2f-404(1)(c)(ii)(A).
Scope
Other disciplinary suspensions remain subject to their actual orders and the Commission’s statutory authority; this route covers the expressly defined automatic suspension.
Suspension
License was automatically suspended for failure to meet the deadline for a fine or educational requirement in a disciplinary order.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Real Estate Salesperson Examination — National/General Portion

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
General (national) portion of a state real estate salesperson examination delivered by Pearson VUE; scored separately from the state portion with a pass/fail result, and a candidate who passes one part and fails the other retakes only the failed part
Exam questions
85 items: 80 scored items and 5 pretest items that are not counted toward the score
Examination outline
  • I. REAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND PROPERTY USE (SALES 11; 6 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Real property vs. personal property (3 items): 1. Fixtures, trade fixtures, emblements; 2. Attachment, severance, and bill of sale
    • B. Characteristics of real property (2 items): 1. Economic characteristics (a. Scarcity; b. Modification / Improvement; c. Permanence of Investment / Fixity; d. Area Preference / Situs); 2. Physical characteristics (a. Immobility; b. Indestructibility; c. Non-homogeneity / Uniqueness)
    • C. Legal descriptions (3 items): 1. Methods used to describe real property; 2. Survey
    • D. Public and private land use controls – encumbrances (3 items): 1. Public controls – governmental powers (a. Police power, eminent domain, taxation, escheat; b. Zoning ordinances); 2. Private controls, restrictions, and encroachments (a. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs), HOAs; b. Easements; c. Licenses and encroachments)
  • II. FORMS OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND RECORDING OF TITLE (SALES 9; 5 KNOWLEDGE, 2 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Ownership, estates, rights, and interests (5 items): 1. Forms of ownership; 2. Freehold estate (a. Fee simple absolute; b. Fee simple defeasible, determinable, and condition subsequent; c. Life estate; d. Bundle of rights); 3. Leasehold estates and types of leases (a. Estate for years and from period to period (periodic estate); b. Estate at will and estate at sufferance; c. Gross, net, percentage leases, etc.); 4. Liens and lien priority; 5. Air, surface and sub-surface rights
    • B. Deed, title, transfer of title, and recording of title (4 items): 1. Elements of a valid deed; 2. Types of deeds; 3. Title transfer (a. Voluntary alienation; b. Involuntary alienation); 4. Recording the title (a. Constructive and actual notice; b. Title abstract and chain of title; c. Marketable title and cloud on title; d. Attorney title opinion, quiet title lawsuit, and title insurance)
  • III. PROPERTY VALUE AND APPRAISAL (SALES 11; 6 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Concept of value (4 items): 1. Market value vs. market price; 2. Characteristics of value; 3. Principles of value
    • B. Appraisal process (2 items): 1. Purpose and steps to an appraisal; 2. Federal oversight of the appraisal process
    • C. Methods of estimating value and Broker Price Opinions (BPO) (5 items): 1. Sales comparison approach (market data); 2. Cost approach (a. Improvements and depreciation; b. Physical deterioration, functional, and economic obsolescence; c. Reproduction or replacement costs); 3. Income approach; 4. Gross rent and gross income multipliers; 5. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 6. Broker Price Opinion (BPO); 7. Assessed value and tax implications
  • IV. REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS AND AGENCY (SALES 16; 7 KNOWLEDGE, 6 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Types of contracts (1 item): 1. Express vs. implied; 2. Unilateral vs. bilateral
    • B. Required elements of a valid contract (3 items): 1. Voluntary; 2. Agreement / Promise; 3. Legally competent parties; 4. Lawful consideration; 5. Legal act / Purpose
    • C. Contract performance (3 items): 1. Executed vs. executory; 2. Valid vs. void; 3. Voidable vs. unenforceable; 4. Breach of contract, rescission, and termination; 5. Liquidated, punitive, or compensatory damages; 6. Statute of Frauds; 7. Electronic contracts and digital signatures; 8. Time is of the essence
    • D. Sales contract (2 items): 1. Offer and counteroffer; 2. Earnest money and liquidated damages; 3. Equitable title; 4. Contingencies; 5. Disputes and breach of contract; 6. Option contract and installment sales contract
    • E. Types of agency and licensee-client relationships (2 items)
    • F. Creation and termination of agency (2 items)
    • G. Licensee obligations to parties of a transaction (3 items)
  • V. REAL ESTATE PRACTICE (SALES 10; 5 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Responsibilities of broker (2 items): 1. Practicing within scope of expertise; 2. Unauthorized practice of law
    • B. Brokerage agreements between the broker and principal (seller, buyer, landlord, or tenant) (3 items): 1. Seller representation – Types of listing agreements (a. Exclusive right-to-sell and exclusive agency listing; b. Non-exclusive or open listing; c. Net listing (conflict of interest); d. Multiple listing service (MLS)); 2. Buyer representation; 3. Property management agreement (a. Accounting for funds; b. Property maintenance; c. Leasing property; d. Collecting rents and security deposits); 4. Termination of agreements; 5. Services, fees, and compensation
    • C. Fair Housing (3 items): 1. Equal opportunity in housing; 2. Protected classes; 3. Fair housing laws; 4. Illegal practices, enforcement, and penalties; 5. Prohibited advertising; 6. Housing and Urban Development (HUD); 7. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    • D. Risk management (2 items): 1. Supervision; 2. Compliance with federal regulations; including Privacy and Do Not Contact; 3. Vicarious liability; 4. Antitrust laws; 5. Fraud and misrepresentation; 6. Types of insurance (a. Errors and Omissions; b. General Liability)
  • VI. PROPERTY DISCLOSURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (SALES 9; 5 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 1 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property conditions and environmental issues (5 items): 1. Hazardous substances (a. Lead-based paint; b. Asbestos, radon, and mold; c. Groundwater contamination and underground storage tanks; d. Waste disposal sites and brownfields; e. Flood plains, flood zones, and flood insurance); 2. Clean Air and Water Acts; 3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (a. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); b. Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA); c. Environmental site assessments (including Phase I and II studies) and impact statements; d. Wetlands protection)
    • B. Environmental and property disclosure obligations and liability (4 items)
  • VII. FINANCING AND SETTLEMENT (SALES 7; 4 KNOWLEDGE, 2 APPLICATION, 1 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Financing concepts and components (2 items): 1. Methods of financing (a. Mortgage financing – conventional and non-conventional loans; b. Seller financing – land contract/contract for deed); 2. Lien theory vs. title theory and deed of trust; 3. Sources of financing (primary and secondary mortgage markets, and seller financing); 4. Types of loans and loan programs; 5. Mortgage clauses
    • B. Lender Requirements (1 item): 1. FHA requirements; 2. VA requirements; 3. USDA Loan requirements and rural development financing; 4. Conventional requirements; 5. Buyer qualification and Loan to Value (LTV); 6. Hazard and flood insurance; 7. Private mortgage insurance (PMI) and mortgage insurance premium (MIP)
    • C. Federal Financing Regulations and Regulatory Bodies (2 items): 1. Truth-in-Lending and Regulation Z; 2. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) (a. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); b. Loan Estimate (LE); c. Closing Disclosure (CD)); 3. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) (a. Referrals; b. Rebates); 4. Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA); 5. Mortgage fraud and predatory lending
    • D. Settlement and closing the transaction (2 items)
  • VIII. REAL ESTATE MATH CALCULATIONS (SALES 7; 4 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property area calculations (1 item): 1. Square footage; 2. Acreage total
    • B. Property valuation (1 item): 1. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 2. Net Operating Income (NOI); 3. Capitalization rate; 4. Equity in property; 5. Establishing a listing price; 6. Assessed value and property taxes
    • C. Commission/compensation (1 item)
    • D. Loan financing costs (1 item): 1. Interest; 2. Loan to Value (LTV); 3. Fees; 4. Amortization, discount points, and prepayment penalties
    • E. Settlement and closing costs (1 item): 1. Purchase price and down payment; 2. Monthly mortgage calculations- principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI); 3. Net to the seller; 4. Cost to the buyer; 5. Prorated items; 6. Debits and credits; 7. Transfer tax and recording fee
    • F. Investment (1 item): 1. Return on investment; 2. Appreciation; 3. Depreciation; 4. Tax implications on investment
    • G. Property management calculations (1 item): 1. Property management and budget calculations; 2. Tenancy and rental calculations
Examination sources

Utah Real Estate State Salesperson Licensing Examination

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-based examination
Exam questions
50 scored items, 5–10 unscored pretest items
Passing score
70 scaled score for the state salesperson examination
Examination outline
  • I. Definitions (3 items)
    • A. Real Estate Commission
    • B. Division and Commission vs. Association of REALTORS®
    • C. Principal broker, associate broker, sales agent
    • D. Miscellaneous
  • II. Licensing (8 items)
    • A. When a license is required
    • B. Who is exempt from licensing
    • C. Minimum qualifications for license
    • D. License maintenance
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS)
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS) — a. Renewals
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS) — b. Transfers
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS) — c. Terminations
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS) — d. Activation/inactivation
    • D. License maintenance — 1. Real Estate License Management System (RELMS) — e. Continuing education
    • E. Reporting Requirements
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 1. Initial Licensing
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 2. Renewals
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 3. Event Occurrence
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 3. Event Occurrence — a. Criminal Conviction
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 3. Event Occurrence — b. Contact Information
    • E. Reporting Requirements — 3. Event Occurrence — c. Other
    • F. Who can sue for a commission
  • III. Real Estate Office Procedures (4-5 items)
    • A. Records and documents
    • B. Trust accounts
    • C. Branch offices
  • IV. Property Management (3 items)
  • V. Licensee Practice (15-17 items)
    • A. Advertising
    • B. Handling of money
    • B. Handling of money — 1. Earnest money
    • B. Handling of money — 2. Commissions
    • B. Handling of money — 3. Referral issues
    • B. Handling of money — 4. Other
    • C. Property disclosures
    • D. Improper practices
    • E. Agency (Buyer, Seller, Limited)
    • E. Agency (Buyer, Seller, Limited) — 1. Duties
    • E. Agency (Buyer, Seller, Limited) — 2. Disclosure
    • E. Agency (Buyer, Seller, Limited) — 3. Exclusive Brokerage Agreements
    • F. Use of approved forms
    • F. Use of approved forms — 1. Real Estate Purchase Contract (REPC)
    • F. Use of approved forms — 2. Other standardized forms
    • F. Use of approved forms — 3. Rights and privileges of licensees to fill out forms or documents
    • G. Unauthorized practice of law and other professional advice
  • VI. Enforcement (4-5 items)
    • A. Filing and notice of complaint, investigation
    • B. Audits
    • C. Administrative action
  • VII. Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund (1-2 items)
    • A. Purpose
    • B. Payments from the fund/revocation of license
  • VIII. Additional State Topics (1-3 items)
    • A. Utah water rights
    • A. Utah water rights — 1. Water history
    • A. Utah water rights — 2. Water appropriation
    • B. Adverse possession
    • C. Statute of Frauds
    • D. Lien Recovery Act
  • IX. Closing Statements (6-8 items)
Examination sources