DRE EXAM A QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
1.NAllNtheNfollowingNareNwaysNbyNwhichNanNofferNtoNpurchaseNrealNestateNwouldNbeNterminated,Nex
cept:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
FailureNtoNcommunicateNnoticeNofNrevocationNbeforeNtheNotherNpartyNhasNcommunicatedNhisNorNh
erNacceptance
2.NWhenNusingNtheirNclosingNstatement,NescrowNwouldNdebitNtheNsellerNofNincomeNpropertyNforNw
hichNofNtheNfollowingNitems:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-PrepaidNrent
3.NWhenNaNCal-
vetNwishesNtoNpurchaseNaNhomeNandNuseNhisNCaliforniaNveteransNbenefitsNheNwouldNmakeNtheNap
plicationNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DepartmentNofNveteransNaffair
4.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNloansNwouldNmostNlikelyNbeNmadeNwithoutNrequiringNaNdownNpaymentN
fromNtheNborrower:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-VANloan
5.NRecordedNtitleNtoNparcelNofNrealNpropertyNwasNvestedNinNMaryNWilson,NaNsingleNwoman.NAfterNh
erNmarriedNtoNJohnNRobertsNsheNexecutedNaNdeedNtoNtheNpropertyNonlyNinNtheNnameNofNMaryNRob
ertsN,NaNmarriedNwoman.NTheNdiscrepancyNinNtheNgrantorsNname:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANdefect,NwhichNmayNcauseNaNcloudNonNtheNtitle
6.NIfNaNsalespersonNwishesNtoNadvertiseNhisNorNherNservices,NtheNadvertisementNmustNinclude:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNbrokersNname
7.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementNisNincorrectNwithNregardNtoNanN"in-house"Nsale?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-ThenNlisitngNbrokerNcanNbeNtheNagentNofNtheNbuyerNonly
8.NForNincomeNtaxNpurposes,NcapitalNexpendituresNforNimprovementsNandNalterationsNare:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-AddedNtoNtheN"costNbasis"NofNtheNproperty
,17.NMr.NSmithNemployedNtheNXYZNpoolNconstructionNcompanyNtoNinstallNaNswimmingNpoolNatNhisNh
ome.NAfterNcompletion,NtheNcontractorNfiledNaNlienNtoNobtainedNpaymentNofNtheNcontractNprice.NT
heNencumbranceNcreatedNwas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANspecificNlien
19.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNhasNcontrolNoverNtheNapprovalNofNaNsubdivisionNunderNtheNsubdivision
NmapNact?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ProtectsNtheNlenderNagainstNanyNdeficiencyNinNtheNeventNofNaNdefault
20.NANlandNdeveloperNoffersNaNfreeNprizeNtoNanyoneNwhoNrepliesNtoNhisNdirectNmailNadvertisementN
andNvisitsNhisNsubdivisionNsite.NPriorNtoNawardingNtheNprize,Nhowever,NtheNdeveloperNrequiresNtheN
partyNtoNattendNaNsalesNpresentationNatNtheNsite.NTheNsalesNpresentationNrequirementNwasNnotNm
entionedNanywhereNinNtheNadvertisement.NThisNtypeNofNpromotionNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
IllegalNbecauseNitNdidNnitNdiscloseNtheNsalesNrepresentationNattendanceNrequirement
21.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNmostNaccuratelyNdescribesNmortgageNcompaniesNwhoNact
NasNmortgageNloanNcorrespondents.NSuchNcompanies:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PreferNnegotiatingNloans,NwhichNareNsoldNonNtheNsecondaryNmarket
22.NANrealNestateNbrokerNwhoNdesiresNtoNoperateNaNrealNestateNofficeNthatNisNbothNcompetitiveNan
dNprofitable,NisNvitallyNconcernedNwithN"deskNcost".N"DeskNcost"NisNcalculatedNbyNdividingNthe:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TotalNcostNofNrent,Nutilities,Ntelephone,Nadvertising,NandNotherNoperatingNexpensesNbyNtheNnumbe
rNofNsalespeson
23.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNwouldNaNtenantNinNanNapartmentNbuildingNandNanNownerNinNaNcondo
miniumNprojectNhaveNinNcommon?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BothNhaveNanNestateNinNrealNproperty
24.NTheNprincipalNpurposeNofNtheNfederalNtruthNinNlendingNactNwasNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RequireNcreditorsNtoNdisclosedNcompleteNcreditNtermsNtoNprospectiveNborrowers
, 25.NTheNnumberNofNacresNinNaNtractNofNlandNthatNisN1/2NmileNsquareNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-160
26.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNisNincorrectNwithNregardNtoNanN"in-house"Nsale?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNlistingNbrokerNcanNbeNtheNagentNofNtheNbuyerNonly
27.NANpolicyNofNtitleNinsuranceNrequiresNaNcarefulNsearchNofNtheNpublicNrecords.NTheNpublicNrecord
sNcoveredNweNfoundNat:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AllNofNtheNabove
28.NANrealNestateNbrokerNadvertisesNthatNsheNwillNgiveNaNmicrowaveNovenNvaluedNaN$500NtoNanyon
eNwhoNpurchasesNaNpropertyNlistedNwithNherNoffice.NThisNtypeNofNadvertisementNis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-LegalNifNproperNdisclosuresNareNmadeNtoNallNpartiesNofNinterest
29.NTheNbrokerNwhoNrepresentedNonlyNinNtheNsellerNinNaNtransactionNhasNaNfiduciaryNresponsibility
NtoNtheNsellerNwhenNdealingNwithNaNthirdNparty,NtheNbroker:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MustNtreatNtheNthirdNpartyNfairly,NandNhonestly
30.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstateNagenciesNisNempoweredNtoNpreventNactsNofNdiscriminationNinNho
usingNaccommodationsNinNCaliforniaNbecauseNofNrace,Ncolor,Nreligion,NnationalNoriginNorNancestry
?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DepartmentNofNfairNemploymentNandNhousing
31.NTheNsubdivisionNmapNactNrequiresN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNsubdividerNtoNprepareNaNtentativeNmapNandNfileNitNwithNcityNorNcountry
32.NANvoidableNcontractNwillNnotNbecomeNvoidNuntilNitNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Rescinded
33.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNnoticesNcouldNbeNimportantNtoNtheNfilingNofNaNmechanicsNlien?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-AllNofNtheNabove
ANSWERS 2025
1.NAllNtheNfollowingNareNwaysNbyNwhichNanNofferNtoNpurchaseNrealNestateNwouldNbeNterminated,Nex
cept:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
FailureNtoNcommunicateNnoticeNofNrevocationNbeforeNtheNotherNpartyNhasNcommunicatedNhisNorNh
erNacceptance
2.NWhenNusingNtheirNclosingNstatement,NescrowNwouldNdebitNtheNsellerNofNincomeNpropertyNforNw
hichNofNtheNfollowingNitems:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-PrepaidNrent
3.NWhenNaNCal-
vetNwishesNtoNpurchaseNaNhomeNandNuseNhisNCaliforniaNveteransNbenefitsNheNwouldNmakeNtheNap
plicationNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DepartmentNofNveteransNaffair
4.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNloansNwouldNmostNlikelyNbeNmadeNwithoutNrequiringNaNdownNpaymentN
fromNtheNborrower:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-VANloan
5.NRecordedNtitleNtoNparcelNofNrealNpropertyNwasNvestedNinNMaryNWilson,NaNsingleNwoman.NAfterNh
erNmarriedNtoNJohnNRobertsNsheNexecutedNaNdeedNtoNtheNpropertyNonlyNinNtheNnameNofNMaryNRob
ertsN,NaNmarriedNwoman.NTheNdiscrepancyNinNtheNgrantorsNname:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANdefect,NwhichNmayNcauseNaNcloudNonNtheNtitle
6.NIfNaNsalespersonNwishesNtoNadvertiseNhisNorNherNservices,NtheNadvertisementNmustNinclude:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNbrokersNname
7.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementNisNincorrectNwithNregardNtoNanN"in-house"Nsale?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-ThenNlisitngNbrokerNcanNbeNtheNagentNofNtheNbuyerNonly
8.NForNincomeNtaxNpurposes,NcapitalNexpendituresNforNimprovementsNandNalterationsNare:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-AddedNtoNtheN"costNbasis"NofNtheNproperty
,17.NMr.NSmithNemployedNtheNXYZNpoolNconstructionNcompanyNtoNinstallNaNswimmingNpoolNatNhisNh
ome.NAfterNcompletion,NtheNcontractorNfiledNaNlienNtoNobtainedNpaymentNofNtheNcontractNprice.NT
heNencumbranceNcreatedNwas:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANspecificNlien
19.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNhasNcontrolNoverNtheNapprovalNofNaNsubdivisionNunderNtheNsubdivision
NmapNact?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ProtectsNtheNlenderNagainstNanyNdeficiencyNinNtheNeventNofNaNdefault
20.NANlandNdeveloperNoffersNaNfreeNprizeNtoNanyoneNwhoNrepliesNtoNhisNdirectNmailNadvertisementN
andNvisitsNhisNsubdivisionNsite.NPriorNtoNawardingNtheNprize,Nhowever,NtheNdeveloperNrequiresNtheN
partyNtoNattendNaNsalesNpresentationNatNtheNsite.NTheNsalesNpresentationNrequirementNwasNnotNm
entionedNanywhereNinNtheNadvertisement.NThisNtypeNofNpromotionNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
IllegalNbecauseNitNdidNnitNdiscloseNtheNsalesNrepresentationNattendanceNrequirement
21.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNmostNaccuratelyNdescribesNmortgageNcompaniesNwhoNact
NasNmortgageNloanNcorrespondents.NSuchNcompanies:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PreferNnegotiatingNloans,NwhichNareNsoldNonNtheNsecondaryNmarket
22.NANrealNestateNbrokerNwhoNdesiresNtoNoperateNaNrealNestateNofficeNthatNisNbothNcompetitiveNan
dNprofitable,NisNvitallyNconcernedNwithN"deskNcost".N"DeskNcost"NisNcalculatedNbyNdividingNthe:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TotalNcostNofNrent,Nutilities,Ntelephone,Nadvertising,NandNotherNoperatingNexpensesNbyNtheNnumbe
rNofNsalespeson
23.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNwouldNaNtenantNinNanNapartmentNbuildingNandNanNownerNinNaNcondo
miniumNprojectNhaveNinNcommon?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BothNhaveNanNestateNinNrealNproperty
24.NTheNprincipalNpurposeNofNtheNfederalNtruthNinNlendingNactNwasNto:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RequireNcreditorsNtoNdisclosedNcompleteNcreditNtermsNtoNprospectiveNborrowers
, 25.NTheNnumberNofNacresNinNaNtractNofNlandNthatNisN1/2NmileNsquareNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-160
26.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNisNincorrectNwithNregardNtoNanN"in-house"Nsale?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNlistingNbrokerNcanNbeNtheNagentNofNtheNbuyerNonly
27.NANpolicyNofNtitleNinsuranceNrequiresNaNcarefulNsearchNofNtheNpublicNrecords.NTheNpublicNrecord
sNcoveredNweNfoundNat:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AllNofNtheNabove
28.NANrealNestateNbrokerNadvertisesNthatNsheNwillNgiveNaNmicrowaveNovenNvaluedNaN$500NtoNanyon
eNwhoNpurchasesNaNpropertyNlistedNwithNherNoffice.NThisNtypeNofNadvertisementNis:N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-LegalNifNproperNdisclosuresNareNmadeNtoNallNpartiesNofNinterest
29.NTheNbrokerNwhoNrepresentedNonlyNinNtheNsellerNinNaNtransactionNhasNaNfiduciaryNresponsibility
NtoNtheNsellerNwhenNdealingNwithNaNthirdNparty,NtheNbroker:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MustNtreatNtheNthirdNpartyNfairly,NandNhonestly
30.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNstateNagenciesNisNempoweredNtoNpreventNactsNofNdiscriminationNinNho
usingNaccommodationsNinNCaliforniaNbecauseNofNrace,Ncolor,Nreligion,NnationalNoriginNorNancestry
?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DepartmentNofNfairNemploymentNandNhousing
31.NTheNsubdivisionNmapNactNrequiresN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNsubdividerNtoNprepareNaNtentativeNmapNandNfileNitNwithNcityNorNcountry
32.NANvoidableNcontractNwillNnotNbecomeNvoidNuntilNitNis:N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Rescinded
33.NWhichNofNtheNfollowingNnoticesNcouldNbeNimportantNtoNtheNfilingNofNaNmechanicsNlien?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-AllNofNtheNabove