RECA FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026) | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
Which of the following is NOT a RECA educational resource for industry
professionals? - (Answer) -Spatial Information System (Spin 2)
Who is responsible for producing the "Real Property Report"? - (Answer) -Alberta
Land Surveyor
Benefits of RECAS trust assurance and practice review program - (Answer) --
effective record keeping and administrative procedures
- education and advice in relation to brokerage trust accounting
- identifies and resolves potential problems regarding brokerage trust accounting
requirements
Responsibilities of RECA - (Answer) -- Handling professional conduct review
- establishing industry standards of practice
- issuing authorization to trade in real estate
Four factors of production - (Answer) -land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
RECA provides the following annual reports - (Answer) -- financial reports
- industry statistics
- reports for the previous year
Who has the power to amend the Rules of the RE Act? - (Answer) -Council (not the
Provincial Legislature, their job is to amend the RE Act itself - two very different
things)
,Who has the power to suspend / revoke a license? - (Answer) -The Executive
Director
- determines the length of suspension
- serves the decision on the industry professional
- will consider the evidence when making the decision
What's included in written service agreements? - (Answer) -- the services to be
provided by the brokerage
- the responsibilities of each party to the agreement (i.e. remuneration from client to
brokerage)
- the names of the parties to the agreement
Failure to immediately notify Executive Director of changes to information provided
in support of license results in: - (Answer) -- Exec. Director may refer the matter for a
professional conduct review
- Exec. Director may suspend industry professionals license
- Exec. director may cancel the industry professionals license
Length of time a license is valid for if NOT registered w a brokerage - (Answer) -36
months
Level of Disclosure: Other party represented by another brokerage - (Answer) -Level
1
Level of Disclosure: Other party not represented - (Answer) -Level 2
,Level of Disclosure: Other party represented by same brokerage - (Answer) -Level 3
Inducement vs incentives - (Answer) -- Inducement is client specific
- Incentive is offered by the brokerage to any potential client
Records must be: - (Answer) -- kept in Alberta
- maintained in electronic form
- kept by brokerage for 3 years
- accessible to RECA for inspection
- they can be held in multiple locations, provided they're all in Alberta
Personal Ethics - (Answer) -Morals - held by individual
Ethics - Standard of Conduct (values/beliefs that guide actions)
Professional Standards - Rules and Regulations
Real Estate Insurance Exchange (REIX) - (Answer) -- provides financial protection
- compensates consumers up to $35,000
- mandatory errors & omissions insurance + negligence
- excludes injuries or death, transfers of title, commission/fees
- $3,500 is the first deductible
- $7,000 if second claim.
- RECA collects premiums with licensing fees
Tort Law - (Answer) -Compensation for civil wrongs that result in harm
, - Negligent Tort
- carelessness, failure to exercise reasonable care
- Intentional Tort
- assault, fraud, theft, defamation
- strict liability Tort
- the act itself, producting defective products, using hazardous materials
Ethical Decision Making - (Answer) -1. Recognize
2. Analyze
3. Test
3A. Seek assistance if needed
4. Implement
Duty based approach to ethical decision making - (Answer) -- individuals intentions
or motives
- belief in universal moral system of ethical reasoning
- individuals should do the right thing because its the right thing to do
Benefits of REIX - (Answer) -- enhances the image of the profession
- has the potential to save on insurance costs
- The profession is active in managing the program and its risks
Errors and Omissions Insurance - (Answer) -real estate equivalent of malpractice
coverage
2025/2026) | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION
Which of the following is NOT a RECA educational resource for industry
professionals? - (Answer) -Spatial Information System (Spin 2)
Who is responsible for producing the "Real Property Report"? - (Answer) -Alberta
Land Surveyor
Benefits of RECAS trust assurance and practice review program - (Answer) --
effective record keeping and administrative procedures
- education and advice in relation to brokerage trust accounting
- identifies and resolves potential problems regarding brokerage trust accounting
requirements
Responsibilities of RECA - (Answer) -- Handling professional conduct review
- establishing industry standards of practice
- issuing authorization to trade in real estate
Four factors of production - (Answer) -land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship
RECA provides the following annual reports - (Answer) -- financial reports
- industry statistics
- reports for the previous year
Who has the power to amend the Rules of the RE Act? - (Answer) -Council (not the
Provincial Legislature, their job is to amend the RE Act itself - two very different
things)
,Who has the power to suspend / revoke a license? - (Answer) -The Executive
Director
- determines the length of suspension
- serves the decision on the industry professional
- will consider the evidence when making the decision
What's included in written service agreements? - (Answer) -- the services to be
provided by the brokerage
- the responsibilities of each party to the agreement (i.e. remuneration from client to
brokerage)
- the names of the parties to the agreement
Failure to immediately notify Executive Director of changes to information provided
in support of license results in: - (Answer) -- Exec. Director may refer the matter for a
professional conduct review
- Exec. Director may suspend industry professionals license
- Exec. director may cancel the industry professionals license
Length of time a license is valid for if NOT registered w a brokerage - (Answer) -36
months
Level of Disclosure: Other party represented by another brokerage - (Answer) -Level
1
Level of Disclosure: Other party not represented - (Answer) -Level 2
,Level of Disclosure: Other party represented by same brokerage - (Answer) -Level 3
Inducement vs incentives - (Answer) -- Inducement is client specific
- Incentive is offered by the brokerage to any potential client
Records must be: - (Answer) -- kept in Alberta
- maintained in electronic form
- kept by brokerage for 3 years
- accessible to RECA for inspection
- they can be held in multiple locations, provided they're all in Alberta
Personal Ethics - (Answer) -Morals - held by individual
Ethics - Standard of Conduct (values/beliefs that guide actions)
Professional Standards - Rules and Regulations
Real Estate Insurance Exchange (REIX) - (Answer) -- provides financial protection
- compensates consumers up to $35,000
- mandatory errors & omissions insurance + negligence
- excludes injuries or death, transfers of title, commission/fees
- $3,500 is the first deductible
- $7,000 if second claim.
- RECA collects premiums with licensing fees
Tort Law - (Answer) -Compensation for civil wrongs that result in harm
, - Negligent Tort
- carelessness, failure to exercise reasonable care
- Intentional Tort
- assault, fraud, theft, defamation
- strict liability Tort
- the act itself, producting defective products, using hazardous materials
Ethical Decision Making - (Answer) -1. Recognize
2. Analyze
3. Test
3A. Seek assistance if needed
4. Implement
Duty based approach to ethical decision making - (Answer) -- individuals intentions
or motives
- belief in universal moral system of ethical reasoning
- individuals should do the right thing because its the right thing to do
Benefits of REIX - (Answer) -- enhances the image of the profession
- has the potential to save on insurance costs
- The profession is active in managing the program and its risks
Errors and Omissions Insurance - (Answer) -real estate equivalent of malpractice
coverage
