Free Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson Licensing Examination — State-specific examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Who determines the subjects tested on Pennsylvania real estate licensing examinations?

   1. A. The State Real Estate Commission
   2. B. The Department of Banking and Securities
   3. C. The county recorder of deeds
   4. D. The employing broker

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RELRA § 403 states, "The commission is empowered to prescribe the subjects to be tested." Therefore the State Real Estate Commission sets the tested subjects.

   Reference: Act of Feb. 19, 1980,P.L. 15, No. 9 Cl. 63 - REAL ESTATE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION ACT — RELRA § 403

2. 2What is the minimum age for a standard Pennsylvania real estate salesperson applicant?

   1. A. 17
   2. B. 19
   3. C. 21
   4. D. 18

   Answer: D

   Explanation: RELRA §521(1) states, "The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age." Therefore 18 is the statutory minimum.

   Reference: Pa Relra Act 9 1980 — RELRA § 521(1)

3. 3At an in-person initial interview with an individual buyer, when must a Pennsylvania licensee provide the Consumer Notice?

   1. A. At final settlement
   2. B. After the first offer is rejected
   3. C. At the initial interview
   4. D. Within 30 days after showing property

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 49 Pa. Code § 35.284(a)(1) requires the disclosure summary "at the initial interview if the interview occurs in person."

   Reference: Pa Code Chapter 35 — 49 Pa. Code § 35.284(a)(1)

4. 4What happens to a license when the Commission pays a Recovery Fund claim against that licensee?

   1. A. It converts to inactive status for 30 days
   2. B. It remains active if the broker posts a bond
   3. C. It automatically suspends on the payment's effective date
   4. D. It expires only at the next renewal

   Answer: C

   Explanation: RELRA § 803(f)(1) provides, "The license of that person shall automatically suspend upon the effective date of the payment thereof by the commission."

   Reference: Act of Feb. 19, 1980,P.L. 15, No. 9 Cl. 63 - REAL ESTATE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION ACT — RELRA § 803(f)(1)

5. 5When a licensee represents a landlord and deals with a prospective residential tenant, which disclosure rule applies?

   1. A. The special tenant disclosure provisions
   2. B. The general in-person consumer interview provisions
   3. C. The special time-share consumer-notice provisions
   4. D. The nonindividual commercial-transaction exemption

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 35.284(b)(2) applies when a licensee "is working on behalf of the owner" and directs the licensee to the landlord-side tenant disclosure in § 35.337.

   Reference: Pa Code Chapter 35 — 49 Pa. Code § 35.284(b)(2)

6. 6Which Pennsylvania body arranges for professional testing services to write and administer the licensing examinations?

   1. A. The General Assembly
   2. B. The Department of State
   3. C. The county court
   4. D. The Attorney General

   Answer: B

   Explanation: RELRA § 403 provides, "The department shall arrange for the services of professional testing services to write and administer examinations on behalf of the commission."

   Reference: Act of Feb. 19, 1980,P.L. 15, No. 9 Cl. 63 - REAL ESTATE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION ACT — RELRA § 403

7. 7How many hours of real estate instruction does RELRA generally require before the Pennsylvania salesperson examination?

   1. A. 75 hours
   2. B. 30 hours
   3. C. 90 hours
   4. D. 120 hours

   Answer: A

   Explanation: RELRA §521(2)(i) states that "the applicant shall have completed 75 hours in real estate instruction" in Commission-prescribed areas. Option A gives that statutory total.

   Reference: Pa Relra Act 9 1980 — RELRA § 521(2)(i)

8. 8A Pennsylvania licensee's initial interview occurs by telephone. What disclosure sequence is required?

   1. A. Send written disclosure when a signed sales agreement is delivered
   2. B. Give oral disclosure, then written notice by the first meeting or showing
   3. C. Give written disclosure when an agency agreement is later signed
   4. D. Give settlement disclosure when the transaction documents are executed

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule requires oral disclosure at the remote interview and written disclosure "no later than the earlier of" the first in-person meeting or first showing. That makes option B the required sequence.

   Reference: Pa Code Chapter 35 — 49 Pa. Code § 35.284(a)(2)

9. 9A Pennsylvania salesperson may be employed by which broker?

   1. A. Any broker who verbally approves a transaction
   2. B. Only the broker designated on the salesperson's current license
   3. C. Any broker within the same county
   4. D. Two brokers if both consent

   Answer: B

   Explanation: RELRA § 603(a) says, "No associate broker or salesperson ... shall be employed by any other broker than is designated upon the current license."

   Reference: Pa Relra Act 9 1980 — RELRA § 603(a)

10. 10A licensee is selling a time-share interest in Pennsylvania. Which consumer-notice provision governs?

    1. A. The nonindividual commercial-transaction exemption
    2. B. The special time-share consumer-notice provisions
    3. C. The ordinary in-person initial-interview provisions
    4. D. The special prospective-tenant disclosure provisions

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Section 35.284(c) requires the time-share disclosure "to consumers seeking to purchase time-share estates at the initial interview." That is the special provision in § 35.338.

    Reference: Pa Code Chapter 35 — 49 Pa. Code § 35.284(c)