A firm keeps breaking a Commission rule for ten days. How may the Commission count the violation for a civil penalty?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.32
An affiliate broker applicant must appear before the Commission to obtain a license. Who must also be present?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.19
What civil penalty may the Commission assess against a person required to be licensed, for each separate violation of a statute, rule or order?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.32
Which factor may the Commission weigh when it sets the amount of a civil penalty?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.32
Licensing requirements 4
A licensee places the license in retired status. What about errors and omissions insurance?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.15
A licensee renews late but reinstates within the sixty-day period. What penalty fee applies, unless the Commission waives or lowers it?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.12
An affiliate broker wants to change firms. Through whom must the change of affiliation be obtained?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.04
What insurance must an active Tennessee licensee carry?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-01-.15
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Promotion and marketing 7
A licensee wants to promote a property that another licensee has listed. What is required?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
On a social media post by a licensee, how close must the firm name and firm telephone number be?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
On a yard sign that names a team, how large must the firm name be?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
What does a licensee need before posting a For Sale sign on a property?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
What must all of a licensee's promotion list, under the principal broker's direct supervision?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
Where on a licensee's website must the firm name and firm telephone number appear?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.12
Which of these may a licensee give in connection with a real estate transaction?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.33
Broker and affiliate relationships 5
A licensee ends an affiliation with a firm. What may the licensee do with listings secured through that firm?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.02
A principal broker dies. Within how many days must the Commission be notified?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.38
An affiliate broker earns a commission and then transfers to a new broker before it is paid. What does the rule say?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.39
An affiliate broker leaves a firm. When does the principal broker's supervisory responsibility for the licensee's future acts end?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.02
What must be true of an office before any licensee engages in real estate activity there?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.01
Documents and record keeping 4
A firm keeps its records electronically. Within how long of a request for inspection by the Commission's representatives must the documents be readily accessible?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.40
A seller accepts an offer. To whom must the licensee promptly deliver true executed copies?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.08
A seller rejects an offer. What does the rule tell the licensee to do with it?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.08
For how long after a transaction is consummated must a licensee preserve the records relating to it?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.40
Trust and escrow funds 4
A firm manages rental houses and also handles sales. How must trust money relating to leases be held?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.09
A principal broker receives a written request to disburse earnest money. Absent a compelling reason, within how long must it be disbursed, interpleaded or turned over to an attorney to interplead?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.09
An affiliate broker receives an earnest money check. What must the affiliate do with it?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.09
What is the Commission's position on interest-bearing escrow or trustee accounts?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.09
Other improper activities 3
A licensee is preparing an offer to buy. What must the offer tell the buyer about septic systems?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.37
A seller offers a listing based on a "net price", a price that leaves out the customary commission and sale expenses. May a Tennessee licensee accept it?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.07
May a firm use a post office box as its business location?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.05
Agency and disclosure 6
A licensee has bought a listed property. A prospective purchaser now tenders an offer on it. What must the licensee do?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.11
A licensee is selling a house the licensee owns. What does the rule require?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.11
An affiliate broker wants to buy a house that is listed with the affiliate's own firm. What must happen first?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.11
Until when must a licensee tender every written offer obtained on a property?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.08
When entering an exclusive buyer representation agreement, what must the licensee confirm to the buyer in writing about commission?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.36
Within a firm, who may designate designated firm agents?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-02-.41
Special areas of practice 3
A buyer made an on-site inspection of a time-share project before signing. Under the statement the rule requires in the contract, within how many days of signing may the buyer cancel?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-06-.04
For how long must a time-share developer retain the purchaser's signed receipt for the public offering statement?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-06-.02
In a vacation lodging service firm, who is responsible for maintaining the firm's escrow account?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1260-07-.03
How this list was compiled: Written from the Rules of the Tennessee Real Estate Commission, Chapters 1260-01 (Licensing), 1260-02 (Rules of Conduct), 1260-06 (Time-Share) and 1260-07 (Vacation Lodging Services), as filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State and published at https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1260/1260.htm, read 2026-10-08. The spread of topics follows the state portion content outline for affiliate brokers in the Tennessee Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin, which the Commission's exam page links: https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/trec/license/psi.html. 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 Tennessee real estate agent license practice test has 40 of our own questions on the state portion of the affiliate broker exam. It is not affiliated with the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Checked October 8, 2026.
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A Tennessee state portion practice test in the outline's counts
The candidate information bulletin gives the affiliate broker state portion nine sections: Commission duties and powers 4 items, licensing 4, promotion and marketing 7, broker and affiliate relationships 5, documents and records 4, trust funds 4, other improper activities 3, agency and disclosure 6, special areas 3. This bank matches them.
A Tennessee real estate law study guide for the Commission's rules
Every question rests on a rule in Chapter 1260 and links to it. The Broker License Act, T.C.A. 62-13, is not quoted, so questions only the Act answers, such as facilitator status, are left out. Exam mode gives 40 questions in 80 minutes, passed at 70 percent.
An affiliate broker pays trust money over to the principal broker immediately upon receipt (1260-02-.09).
On social media the firm name and firm telephone number sit no more than one click away (1260-02-.12).
Transaction records are kept three years after the transaction is consummated (1260-02-.40).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Tennessee real estate exam?
The candidate information bulletin lists 80 items in 160 minutes for the affiliate broker national portion and 40 items in 80 minutes for the state portion.
What score do you need to pass the Tennessee real estate exam?
The bulletin gives the affiliate broker minimum passing score as percent correct: 56 of 80, or 70%, on the national portion and 28 of 40, or 70%, on the state portion.
Is a Tennessee real estate agent license an affiliate broker license?
The Commission's exams are for affiliate brokers and brokers. Its bulletin says an affiliate broker candidate completes 90 hours of real estate education, 60 of them before the licensing exam.
Are these the real Tennessee exam questions?
No. The questions are our own, written from the Commission's rules. This site has never seen the exam, and no licensed Tennessee broker or attorney has reviewed the answers yet. The national portion is outside this page.