Free Maine Real Estate Law Examinations — Sales Agent Exam (Law Portion) Practice Questions

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1. 1Which action is expressly within the Maine Real Estate Commission's statutory powers?

   1. A. Adopt rules governing real estate brokerage practice
   2. B. Record deeds in county registries
   3. C. Set municipal property tax rates
   4. D. Issue shoreland zoning permits

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 13065 permits rules “governing real estate brokerage practices” to establish standards serving the public and industry; rulemaking is therefore the Commission power at issue.

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13065(3)

2. 2A licensed Maine auctioneer is hired only to call bids at a real estate auction. Which scope preserves the brokerage-license exception?

   1. A. Preparing the purchase contracts but not holding funds
   2. B. Controlling the sale but not preparing contracts
   3. C. Neither preparing contracts, controlling the sale, nor taking purchase money
   4. D. Taking custody of the deposit but performing no negotiations

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The auctioneer exception applies when the person “does not prepare contracts or otherwise control the actual sale or take custody of any part of the purchase price.”

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13002(3)

3. 3A Maine seller's property is already under a sales contract. Must the seller agent keep seeking additional offers?

   1. A. Always, until the deed is recorded
   2. B. Only when the brokerage agreement requires it
   3. C. Only when the existing buyer waives objections
   4. D. Never, even when the brokerage agreement requires it

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The seller agent “is not obligated to seek additional offers to purchase the property while the property is subject to a contract of sale unless the brokerage agreement so provides.”

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13273(1)(B)(1)

4. 4A Maine deed names two grantees but says nothing about survivorship. What ownership is presumed?

   1. A. Tenancy in common
   2. B. Joint tenancy
   3. C. Tenancy by the entirety
   4. D. Life tenancy

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A conveyance to two or more persons creates “estates in common, unless otherwise expressed.”

   Reference: Title 33 Ch 7 — 33 M.R.S. §159

5. 5How many lots created from a tract within five years generally trigger Maine's subdivision definition?

   1. A. 3 or more
   2. B. 2 or more
   3. C. 5 or more
   4. D. 10 or more

   Answer: A

   Explanation: A subdivision generally is division of a tract “into 3 or more lots within any 5-year period.”

   Reference: Title30 Ach187 — 30-A M.R.S. §4401(4)

6. 6The Commission wants facts needed to administer the brokerage laws. Which power may it use?

   1. A. Quiet title to disputed land
   2. B. Conduct investigations
   3. C. Reassess real estate
   4. D. Approve subdivisions

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 13065 expressly identifies “Investigations” as a subject of Commission rules and administration, supporting use of an investigation here.

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13065(2)

7. 7A Maine attorney is regularly engaged in real estate brokerage rather than merely performing legal duties. Does the attorney exemption apply?

   1. A. Yes, for every transaction handled by an attorney
   2. B. Yes, if the attorney avoids holding earnest money
   3. C. Yes, if the client signs a legal-services agreement
   4. D. No, because regular brokerage activity is excluded from the exemption

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The attorney exception “does not apply to attorneys who are regularly engaged in real estate brokerage.”

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13002(2)

8. 8Which limitation must a Maine disclosed-dual-agency consent agreement explain to the client?

   1. A. The agency represents two adverse clients and its agency duties are limited
   2. B. The agency represents only the seller and owes the buyer no duties
   3. C. The agency represents only the buyer and owes the seller no duties
   4. D. The agency ceases all representation once both parties consent

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The consent agreement must state that the agency “represents 2 clients whose interests are adverse and that the agency duties are limited.”

   Reference: Title 32 Ch 114 — 32 M.R.S. §13275(1)(B)

9. 9A Maine taxing authority foreclosed on land held in joint tenancy and reconveys it to the former joint tenants after January 1, 2012. What estate is recreated absent contrary language?

   1. A. Tenancy in common
   2. B. Joint tenancy
   3. C. Life estate
   4. D. Tenancy at will

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Such a conveyance “recreates the joint tenancy held by the persons at the time of the foreclosure unless otherwise indicated.”

   Reference: Title 33 Ch 7 — 33 M.R.S. §159

10. 10If no public hearing occurs, when must the municipal authority generally decide a complete subdivision application?

    1. A. Within 15 days
    2. B. Within 60 days
    3. C. Within 90 days
    4. D. Within 120 days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: If no hearing is held, the authority acts “within 60 days of determining it has received a complete application,” absent an agreed different limit.

    Reference: Title30 Ach187 — 30-A M.R.S. §4403(5)