A broker is appointed by the Governor to the State Real Estate Commission. Apart from any partial term, how long may that member serve?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.07(2)
A homeowner believes a salesperson misled her. What kind of complaint obliges the Commission to investigate the salesperson's actions?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24
A licensee is fined by the Commission and does not pay. After how long does the unpaid civil fine become a debt to the State that the Attorney General may recover in district court?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.31(2)
A salesperson lets her license lapse while a complaint about one of her sales is open. What power does the Commission keep over her actions?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.10(2)
The director issues a cease and desist order against a person who sells real estate for others without a license. If no hearing is requested, when is the order final?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.03(2)
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Licensing 7
A salesperson prepares a comparative market analysis for a seller in the ordinary course of business. What may the analysis never be called?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.16(1)
A salesperson's license was issued today. Within how many days must she show the Commission 12 hours of class study on practice skills such as completing contracts and handling client funds?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.13(9)
An owner who is moving abroad gives her brother a duly executed power of attorney to convey her house. Does the brother need a real estate license to sign the deed for her?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.04(2)
Besides a six-hour course on professional practice and standards, what courses in real estate subjects does the License Act ask of each applicant for a salesperson's license?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.13(2)
By what date in a renewal year are a salesperson's renewal application and fee due, and what follows if the fee is not remitted?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.14(3)
Under Nebraska's definition of a broker, who among these may not act without a license?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.01(2)
Which licensees does the License Act excuse from carrying errors and omissions insurance?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.55(1)
Statutory requirements for licensees 15
A broker holds a buyer's earnest money and the sale is still pending. May the broker take part of that money as commission now?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(35)
A buyer asks whether she should have a lawyer look over the purchase agreement. Which reply does the Commission's rule list as demonstrating negligence, incompetency or unworthiness?299 NAC 5-003.16
A buyer's offer comes with an earnest money check, and the seller rejects the offer. What must happen to the deposit?299 NAC 5-003.14
A company pays a homeowner $500 today for the exclusive right to list her house at some future date, under an agreement that claims to bind later owners. What may a Nebraska licensee do with such an agreement?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(37)
A listing expires without a sale. From what point are the records of that listing kept for five years?299 NAC 3-003.02
A salesperson named Katherine wants her yard signs and business cards to say "Katie". What does the Commission's rule require of her?299 NAC 2-004.07d
A salesperson tells an investor, "I guarantee you will make a profit when you resell this lot." How does the License Act treat the statement?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(10)
A yard sign is about to go up on a listed lot. Whose consent, and in what form, does the License Act require for the sign?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(11)
An offer on a Nebraska listing arrives with an earnest money check. Where does the License Act say deposit money entrusted to a salesperson goes?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(24)
An unlicensed person negotiates a land sale for the seller and then sues the seller for the promised commission. What does the License Act say about the suit?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.06
How often does the License Act have a representative of the Commission examine a broker's trust account?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.21(3)
In a cooperative sale, the selling broker has deposited the buyer's earnest money in his own trust account. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise in writing, what does he do next?299 NAC 3-007
The Jensen Group is named for a salesperson whose license has just been revoked. Unless the team dissolves, what must it do?299 NAC 2-014
What does the License Act require a team leader to provide to his or her designated broker?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(31)
Which of these ads for a listed house breaks the Commission's rule against advertising as if by a private party?299 NAC 2-005
Agency 18
A buyer with no agent asks the seller's agent to check the furnace and confirm the seller's statement that it is new. What duty does the seller's agent owe the buyer here?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2417(3)(b)
A fact significantly affects the value of a property to a party. What else must be true for it to be an adverse material fact under the first part of the statutory definition?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2403
A licensee who arranges a repair for a client will receive a rebate from the contractor. By when must the licensee disclose the rebate to the client in writing?299 NAC 5-003.05
A licensee who represents a buyer shows him one of her own listings, so she is a dual agent on that property. By when must seller and buyer confirm the dual-agency status in writing?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2422(4)
A prospective purchaser asks the seller's limited agent to submit an offer for him. The agent tells him to "just call the owner." What has the agent failed to do under the Commission's rules?299 NAC 5-003.18
A purchase agreement has just been completed and signed. What does the License Act require the licensee to deliver within a reasonable time?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(20)
A salesperson is about to sign a listing agreement with a seller. By whom is a written agreement for brokerage services entered into?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2422(1)
A salesperson knows an owner has a written exclusive right to sell listing with another broker. Which act does the License Act list as an unfair trade practice?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.24(14)
A salesperson knows the seller's disclosure statement wrongly says the basement has never taken water. What must the salesperson do?299 NAC 5-003.24
A salesperson wants to conduct the closing of her own sale. What does the Commission's rule require?299 NAC 2-008
A seller hands the listing salesperson a completed Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement. Must the salesperson verify that it is accurate and complete?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2,120(10)
A seller's agent misstates the age of the roof to a buyer. The seller neither knew nor should have known of the misstatement. Is the seller liable for it?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2426(1)
A seller's agent starts working with a buyer who has no agent. What must the written disclosure she gives that buyer state?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2421(3)
A seller's agent takes a second listing on the same street, a house that competes with her first client's. Has she breached a duty to the first client?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2417(4)
Dual agency in Nebraska rests on consent. Whose consent is needed, and in what form?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2419(1)
Nebraska's agency sections bar a seller's agent from revealing the client's confidential information. Which exception do they allow?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2417(2)
Once the seller has accepted a buyer's contract, is the seller's agent still obligated to go looking for more offers to purchase?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2417(1)(c)(i)
The Seller Property Condition Disclosure Statement is not required for which of these transfers?Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-2,120(6)
Additional topics 5
A renter believes a landlord turned her away because of her religion. Under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act, how long after the practice occurred or ended does she have to file a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission?Neb. Rev. Stat. 20-326(1)
A renter with a disability wants to widen a doorway in his unit at his own cost. Under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act, what may the landlord do?Neb. Rev. Stat. 20-319(2)
A salesperson selling lots in a certified subdivision wants her brochure to say the land was "inspected and approved by the State Real Estate Commission." May she?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.38
An agent markets an equitable interest in a house, hoping to profit from assigning the purchase contract. What must the agent obtain from the owner of the house?299 NAC 5-003.28
Lots in a registered out-of-state subdivision are to be offered to Nebraska buyers. Who may sell them or offer them for sale?Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.33
This unofficial Nebraska real estate practice exam has 50 of our own questions on the state part of the salesperson exam, in the outline's own section counts. This site is not affiliated with the Nebraska Real Estate Commission.
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What the Nebraska salesperson state exam covers
Agency is the largest section of the salesperson's state outline: 17 to 18 of 50 scored questions, against 15 on the statutory requirements for licensees, 7 to 8 on licensing, 5 on the Commission and 5 on additional topics. The outline, effective September 1, 2023, is printed with the Nebraska Real Estate License Examinations Candidate Handbook.
The Nebraska law behind the answers
Under sections 76-2401 to 76-2430 a licensee is the buyer's limited agent unless the designated broker has agreed otherwise, and a salesperson signs a listing only with the designated broker's written authority. Rule questions come from Title 299 of the Nebraska Administrative Code: nicknames in ads, ads that show only a phone number, rejected offers and closings under the broker's supervision.
A new licensee shows 12 hours of practice-skills class study within 180 days of issuance, or the license goes inactive (Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-885.13).
Renewal is due by November 30 of the renewal year; an unpaid license is canceled on December 31 (81-885.14).
Earnest money from an offer that is not accepted is returned forthwith (299 NAC 5-003.14).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Nebraska real estate exam?
A salesperson candidate answers 80 scored national questions in 2.5 hours and 50 scored state questions in 1.5 hours. The Candidate Handbook of April 2025 adds five to ten pretest questions that do not count.
What is the passing score for the Nebraska real estate exam?
The handbook requires 75 percent on each part. A salesperson who passes one part may retake only the failed part, for up to three more attempts or six months, or until the application expires, whichever comes first.
What are the requirements for a Nebraska real estate salesperson license?
Section 81-885.13 asks for age 19, a high school diploma or its equivalent, three approved courses of at least 90 class hours, a six-hour course on professional practice and standards, a fingerprint-based criminal history check and the examination.
Are these the real Nebraska real estate exam questions?
No. Every question was written for this page from the Nebraska statutes and the Commission's rules, and every answer was read against its cited section on October 14, 2026. The handbook says the real examination material is not available for review.