How many licensed real estate brokers sit on the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission?RSA 331-A:5
What does the Real Estate Practice Act give as the purpose of regulating brokers and salespersons?RSA 331-A:1
Who appoints the members of the Real Estate Commission?RSA 331-A:5
Licensure 5
A principal or managing broker's license is not issued or renewed without a surety bond of at least what sum?RSA 331-A:14
A salesperson who worked part time wants a broker's license. How many part-time hours worked as a licensed salesperson in New Hampshire, within 5 years of applying, meet the experience requirement?RSA 331-A:10
Besides the 3-hour core course, how many hours of elective continuing education must an active licensee complete to renew?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 403.01
How many hours of approved study must a salesperson applicant complete before the date of the examination?RSA 331-A:10
Which of these may sell real estate for another without a broker's or salesperson's license?RSA 331-A:4
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Regulation of licensee conduct 11
A branch office's managing broker dies. For how long may the principal broker designate a current licensee as manager before a permanent managing broker is appointed?RSA 331-A:16-a
A deal fails and the principal broker has held the deposit more than 90 days past the closing date. The broker notifies all parties by certified mail. If nobody sues or signs a release, after how many days from the mailing may the broker release the deposit?RSA 331-A:13
A licensee lists a two-family house served by a private well. By when must the well information the licensee gathered reach a buyer, in writing?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 701.03
A principal broker opens a branch office. Whom must the principal broker designate for it?RSA 331-A:16
A salesperson markets a client's house in a way that makes the offer look as if it comes from the owner. What does the Commission's rule say?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 404.05
A seller has no information about the home's private sewage disposal system. What must the licensee do?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 701.05
For how long must records of escrow and trust accounts for a transaction be kept?RSA 331-A:26
From whom may a salesperson accept a commission for acts that need a license?RSA 331-A:26
What must every notice a salesperson publishes to market a listing include?RSA 331-A:16
When listing a one to 4 family dwelling, what must a licensee ask the seller about the insulation?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 701.04
Where must a principal broker's escrow account be maintained?RSA 331-A:13
Regulation of agency conduct 11
A firm's appointing agent has appointed designated agents for both the buyer and the seller in one sale. What is the appointing agent's position?RSA 331-A:25-e
A licensee must disclose to a prospective buyer a material physical condition of which the licensee has actual knowledge. Must the licensee also investigate for defects?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 701.02
A licensee who serves a client under a brokerage agreement is bound by which duties?RSA 331-A:25-a
A listing expires. What becomes of the seller agent's duty to keep the seller's confidential information?RSA 331-A:25-b
A New Hampshire broker cooperates with an out-of-state broker on a commercial transaction. What is the longest term their cooperative brokerage agreement may have?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 703.01
A salesperson is owed a commission on a closed sale. Against whom may the salesperson bring an action in the salesperson's own name?RSA 331-A:32
A seller proposes a listing in which the broker keeps whatever the sale brings above a minimum price acceptable to the seller. May a New Hampshire licensee take it?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 404.04
By what point, at the latest, must a licensee have the written consent of all parties to act as a disclosed dual agent?RSA 331-A:25-d
Unless otherwise agreed, what duty of confidentiality does a facilitator owe the buyer and the seller?RSA 331-A:25-f
What must a licensee have before acting for a seller in negotiating the sale of real estate?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 404.04
When must a licensee give a consumer the written brokerage relationship disclosure?N.H. Admin. Rules, Rea 701.01
New Hampshire principles and practice 10
A deed is delivered but never recorded. Against whom is it not effective?RSA 477:3-a
A residential tenant refuses to pay rent that is due and in arrears. How much notice to quit is sufficient?RSA 540:3
Developed waterfront property has a septic system within 250 feet of the reference line. Before the transfer, who engages the licensed septic system evaluator, and at whose expense?RSA 485-A:39
Land assessed at current use values is changed to a use that does not qualify. At what rate is the land use change tax?RSA 79-A:7
On the resale of a condominium unit, from whom does the prospective unit owner have the right to obtain statements of anticipated capital expenditures and reserves before the contract date?RSA 356-B:58
What is the largest security deposit a residential landlord may demand?RSA 540-A:6
What is the rate of New Hampshire's real estate transfer tax where the price is over $4,000?RSA 78-B:1
When must the seller or the seller's agent give the buyer of a house the statutory notification on radon, arsenic and lead?RSA 477:4-a
Which local body has the power to authorize a variance from the terms of a zoning ordinance?RSA 674:33
Which of these is among the grounds on which RSA 354-A:10 makes discrimination in a real estate transaction unlawful?RSA 354-A:10
How this list was compiled: Written from New Hampshire RSA chapter 331-A (the New Hampshire Real Estate Practice Act) and RSA 78-B:1, 79-A:7, 354-A:10, 356-B:58, 477:3-a, 477:4-a, 485-A:39, 540:3, 540-A:6 and 674:33, as published by the General Court at https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/nhtoc.htm, and from the Real Estate Commission's rules Rea 100 to 700 as published by the Office of Legislative Services at https://gc.nh.gov/rules/state_agencies/rea100-700.html, all read 2026-10-08. The spread of topics follows the state portion content outline for salespersons and brokers in the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission License Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin, at https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/6529. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from another practice test, a prep book or the state exam. Short quotations from the statutes and rules are marked.
How it works
This unofficial New Hampshire real estate license practice test has 40 of our own questions on the state portion of the exam. It is not affiliated with the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission. Checked October 8, 2026.
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Real estate license practice tests: New Hampshire state portion by section
The questions follow the state portion content outline in the Commission's candidate information bulletin, in its counts: the Commission 3, licensure 5, regulation of licensee conduct 11, regulation of agency conduct 11, and New Hampshire principles and practice 10. The national portion and its math are left out.
Use it as a New Hampshire Real Estate Commission study guide
Each explanation names the section of RSA 331-A, another New Hampshire statute or the Commission's Rea rules it rests on and links to the text. Exam mode gives all 40 in 90 minutes, with the bulletin's passing score of 28.
The written brokerage relationship disclosure is due at the first business meeting (Rea 701.01).
Net listings are prohibited (Rea 404.04).
A security deposit tops out at one month's rent or $100, whichever is greater (RSA 540-A:6).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the New Hampshire real estate exam?
The candidate information bulletin lists 80 scored items in 150 minutes for the national portion and 40 scored items in 90 minutes for the state portion of the salesperson exam.
What is the passing score on the New Hampshire real estate exam?
The bulletin's summary table gives the salesperson exam a passing score of 56 points on the 80-point national portion and 28 points on the 40-point state portion.
How many hours of study does New Hampshire require before the exam?
RSA 331-A:10 asks a salesperson applicant for proof of 40 hours of approved study, completed before the date of the examination. A broker applicant shows 60 credit hours.
Are these the real New Hampshire exam questions?
No. The questions are our own, written from the statutes and the Commission's rules. This site has never seen the exam, and no licensed New Hampshire broker or attorney has reviewed the answers yet.