New Jersey Real Estate Practice Exam
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A New Jersey brokerage designates one of its salespersons to represent the buyer and another to represent the seller in the same sale. According to DOBI Bulletin 24-11 and the Consumer Information Statement, in what capacity does the brokerage firm itself act?
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New Jersey real estate exam at a glance
| National questions | 80 scoredsource |
|---|---|
| State-law questions | 30 scoredsource |
| Passing score | 70%source |
| Time limit | 4 hourssource |
| Exam fee | $38.00 per attemptsource |
| Test provider | PSIsource |
| Pre-licence education | 75 hourssource |
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10 sample questions, with answers explained
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1. A New Jersey brokerage designates one of its salespersons to represent the buyer and another to represent the seller in the same sale. According to DOBI Bulletin 24-11 and the Consumer Information Statement, in what capacity does the brokerage firm itself act?
Why: DOBI Bulletin 24-11 states that in designated agency transactions the brokerage firm, other than the individual licensees designated to represent the buyer and seller, acts in the capacity of disclosed dual agent. Item 5 of the Consumer Information Statement says the same: the firm the designated agent is affiliated with acts as a disclosed dual agent.
2. Under New Jersey's radon provision, what happens to confidential radon test and treatment information when the sale contract is signed?
Why: Per New Jersey's disclosure form, N.J.S.A. 26:2D-73 lets an owner keep radon test and treatment information confidential until a contract of sale is signed, when copies must go to the buyer, and the owner may waive confidentiality in writing. The owner may waive confidentiality in writing earlier; contract signing triggers the stated delivery duty.
3. A New Jersey listing ad reads, "Only $40,000 down, monthly payments under $2,500." Under N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1, what words must the ad contain?
Why: N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1(f) says an ad that refers to down payment, monthly payment or carrying charges, or indicates that a mortgage is obtainable, must contain the words "to a qualified buyer." Under 6.1(g) the stated amounts must also carry qualifying words such as "approximate" or "estimated."
4. A New Jersey broker applicant needs the New Jersey prelicensure course. Which allocation applies?
Why: N.J.S.A. 45:15-10.1(b) requires a broker or broker-salesperson applicant to complete 150 hours of prelicensure education, 30 hours of it on ethics, before admission to the examination. The broker and broker-salesperson course requirement differs from the salesperson curriculum.
5. A New Jersey salesperson wants to buy, as her own residence, a house listed by another firm. What must she do?
Why: N.J.S.A. 45:15-17(q) makes it a ground for discipline to purchase any property unless the licensee first discloses to the seller, in the contract of sale, his or her status as a broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson. Under 45:15-17(p), a licensee selling property in which he or she has an interest must disclose that interest and licensee status to the purchaser in the contract.
6. The Real Estate Commission revokes the license of a New Jersey broker. What happens to the licenses of the salespersons working for that broker?
Why: N.J.S.A. 45:15-15 provides that revocation or suspension of a broker's license automatically suspends every broker-salesperson's and salesperson's license granted to that broker's employees or contractors, pending a change of broker and the issuance of a new license. The new license is issued without additional charge if granted in the same license term.
7. A New Jersey salesperson places an online ad featuring her own name and photo. Under N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1, how must her affiliated broker's regular business name appear in the ad?
Why: N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1(b) requires a salesperson's ad to include the regular business name of the affiliated broker, and 6.1(b)1 says that name "shall be displayed in a more prominent manner than the name of the salesperson." Equal billing or fine print does not meet the rule.
8. How many hours of prelicensure education must an individual complete at a Commission-licensed school before being admitted to the New Jersey salesperson license examination?
Why: N.J.S.A. 45:15-10.1(a) requires evidence of satisfactory completion of 75 hours of real estate courses at a school licensed by the Commission before admission to the salesperson examination, with at least three of those hours on ethics. Broker and broker-salesperson applicants need 150 hours, 30 of them on ethics.
9. On Monday a New Jersey salesperson receives a buyer's deposit check with an offer, and the seller accepts the offer that afternoon. How quickly must the deposit be placed in the broker's trust or escrow account?
Why: The Real Estate Commission reminds licensees that N.J.A.C. 11:5-5.1 requires deposit money to be deposited within 5 days of receipt, on pain of sanctions, and 5.1(e) defines "promptly" as not more than five business days after receipt. Pending attorney review is not an excuse. Only if an offer is withdrawn before acceptance or rejected with no counteroffer during those 5 business days may the licensee return the funds, in the same form, at the offeror's request.
10. A New Jersey licensee drafts a rental ad reading "Ideal for a married couple, no singles." Under N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1(i), the ad:
Why: N.J.A.C. 11:5-6.1(i) bars a licensee from advertising, using any application or making any inquiry that expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination as to race, religion, creed, color, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or disability. The rule binds the licensee's own advertising, so who suggested the wording does not matter, and 6.1(a) applies the rules to all advertising.