REAL ESTATE LICENSE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS | NEWEST VERSION
Description: This comprehensive study guide contains 200 multiple-choice questions
(MCQs) designed for revision of the Real Estate License Exam. Each question is followed
by four options and the correct answer marked with ✅. Answers are intentionally mixed
(not aligned to any single letter) to simulate real exam conditions. Keywords: real estate
license exam, MCQ revision, 2026/2027 study guide, property law, agency, contracts,
financing, appraisal, fair housing, land use, math, vocabulary.
SECTION 1: REAL PROPERTY & OWNERSHIP (Q1–Q25)
Q1. Which of the following is considered real property?
A. A growing tree
B. A harvested crop
C. A mobile home not permanently attached
D. A car parked in the garage
✅ A. A growing tree — Growing trees are attached to the land and are part of real
property. Harvested crops become personal property (fructus industriales).
Q2. Which term refers to the right of a government to take private property for public
use?
A. Eminent domain
B. Escheat
C. Police power
D. Taxation
✅ A. Eminent domain — Eminent domain is the government's right to take private
property for public use with just compensation.
,Q3. A person who dies without a will dies:
A. Testate
B. Intestate
C. Probate
D. Escheat
✅ B. Intestate — Dying without a valid will is called intestate. The state distributes
property according to statute.
Q4. Which type of ownership involves ownership by one person alone?
A. Joint tenancy
B. Tenancy in common
C. Severalty
D. Community property
✅ C. Severalty — Ownership in severalty means sole ownership by one individual or
entity.
Q5. In a joint tenancy, which right allows the surviving owners to inherit the deceased
owner's share?
A. Right of survivorship
B. Right of redemption
C. Right of first refusal
D. Right of partition
✅ A. Right of survivorship — Joint tenancy includes the right of survivorship, meaning
the deceased's share passes to remaining joint tenants.
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a legal test of a fixture?
A. Method of attachment
B. Adaptation to the property
C. Agreement between parties
D. Color of the item
✅ D. Color of the item — Color is not a legal test. The legal tests are attachment,
adaptation, and agreement.
,Q7. A married couple owns property as tenants by the entirety. This requires:
A. They must be business partners
B. They must be married to each other
C. They must have equal contributions
D. They must have a written partnership agreement
✅ B. They must be married to each other — Tenancy by the entirety is a form of joint
tenancy available only to married couples.
Q8. Which of the following is a governmental restriction on property rights?
A. Easement
B. License
C. Zoning ordinance
D. Encroachment
✅ C. Zoning ordinance — Zoning is an exercise of police power, a governmental
restriction on land use.
Q9. A life estate is measured by:
A. A specific number of years
B. The life of a designated person
C. The duration of a mortgage
D. The term of a lease
✅ B. The life of a designated person — A life estate lasts for the lifetime of a specified
person (the measuring life).
Q10. Which type of easement is created by long-term continuous use without
permission?
A. Easement by necessity
B. Easement by prescription
C. Easement in gross
D. Easement appurtenant
✅ B. Easement by prescription — Prescriptive easement arises from open, notorious,
continuous, and hostile use for a statutory period.
, Q11. Which of the following is personal property?
A. A built-in dishwasher
B. A fence
C. A growing shrub
D. A refrigerator not built in
✅ D. A refrigerator not built in — A freestanding refrigerator is personal property
(chattel), not a fixture.
Q12. A deed must contain all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Grantor's signature
B. Legal description
C. Consideration clause
D. Grantee's signature
✅ D. Grantee's signature — A deed requires the grantor's signature, not the grantee's.
Q13. Which type of deed provides the greatest protection to the grantee?
A. Quitclaim deed
B. Bargain and sale deed
C. General warranty deed
D. Special warranty deed
✅ C. General warranty deed — A general warranty deed contains the most
comprehensive warranties from the grantor.
Q14. Which of the following is NOT a form of co-ownership?
A. Tenancy in common
B. Joint tenancy
C. Tenancy by the entirety
D. Tenancy at will
✅ D. Tenancy at will — Tenancy at will is a leasehold estate, not co-ownership.
Q15. The term "fructus naturales" refers to:
A. Crops produced by annual labor
2026/2027ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS | NEWEST VERSION
Description: This comprehensive study guide contains 200 multiple-choice questions
(MCQs) designed for revision of the Real Estate License Exam. Each question is followed
by four options and the correct answer marked with ✅. Answers are intentionally mixed
(not aligned to any single letter) to simulate real exam conditions. Keywords: real estate
license exam, MCQ revision, 2026/2027 study guide, property law, agency, contracts,
financing, appraisal, fair housing, land use, math, vocabulary.
SECTION 1: REAL PROPERTY & OWNERSHIP (Q1–Q25)
Q1. Which of the following is considered real property?
A. A growing tree
B. A harvested crop
C. A mobile home not permanently attached
D. A car parked in the garage
✅ A. A growing tree — Growing trees are attached to the land and are part of real
property. Harvested crops become personal property (fructus industriales).
Q2. Which term refers to the right of a government to take private property for public
use?
A. Eminent domain
B. Escheat
C. Police power
D. Taxation
✅ A. Eminent domain — Eminent domain is the government's right to take private
property for public use with just compensation.
,Q3. A person who dies without a will dies:
A. Testate
B. Intestate
C. Probate
D. Escheat
✅ B. Intestate — Dying without a valid will is called intestate. The state distributes
property according to statute.
Q4. Which type of ownership involves ownership by one person alone?
A. Joint tenancy
B. Tenancy in common
C. Severalty
D. Community property
✅ C. Severalty — Ownership in severalty means sole ownership by one individual or
entity.
Q5. In a joint tenancy, which right allows the surviving owners to inherit the deceased
owner's share?
A. Right of survivorship
B. Right of redemption
C. Right of first refusal
D. Right of partition
✅ A. Right of survivorship — Joint tenancy includes the right of survivorship, meaning
the deceased's share passes to remaining joint tenants.
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a legal test of a fixture?
A. Method of attachment
B. Adaptation to the property
C. Agreement between parties
D. Color of the item
✅ D. Color of the item — Color is not a legal test. The legal tests are attachment,
adaptation, and agreement.
,Q7. A married couple owns property as tenants by the entirety. This requires:
A. They must be business partners
B. They must be married to each other
C. They must have equal contributions
D. They must have a written partnership agreement
✅ B. They must be married to each other — Tenancy by the entirety is a form of joint
tenancy available only to married couples.
Q8. Which of the following is a governmental restriction on property rights?
A. Easement
B. License
C. Zoning ordinance
D. Encroachment
✅ C. Zoning ordinance — Zoning is an exercise of police power, a governmental
restriction on land use.
Q9. A life estate is measured by:
A. A specific number of years
B. The life of a designated person
C. The duration of a mortgage
D. The term of a lease
✅ B. The life of a designated person — A life estate lasts for the lifetime of a specified
person (the measuring life).
Q10. Which type of easement is created by long-term continuous use without
permission?
A. Easement by necessity
B. Easement by prescription
C. Easement in gross
D. Easement appurtenant
✅ B. Easement by prescription — Prescriptive easement arises from open, notorious,
continuous, and hostile use for a statutory period.
, Q11. Which of the following is personal property?
A. A built-in dishwasher
B. A fence
C. A growing shrub
D. A refrigerator not built in
✅ D. A refrigerator not built in — A freestanding refrigerator is personal property
(chattel), not a fixture.
Q12. A deed must contain all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Grantor's signature
B. Legal description
C. Consideration clause
D. Grantee's signature
✅ D. Grantee's signature — A deed requires the grantor's signature, not the grantee's.
Q13. Which type of deed provides the greatest protection to the grantee?
A. Quitclaim deed
B. Bargain and sale deed
C. General warranty deed
D. Special warranty deed
✅ C. General warranty deed — A general warranty deed contains the most
comprehensive warranties from the grantor.
Q14. Which of the following is NOT a form of co-ownership?
A. Tenancy in common
B. Joint tenancy
C. Tenancy by the entirety
D. Tenancy at will
✅ D. Tenancy at will — Tenancy at will is a leasehold estate, not co-ownership.
Q15. The term "fructus naturales" refers to:
A. Crops produced by annual labor
