10 exam-style questions with answers and explanations, straight from our 1,030-question bank. Tap an answer to check yourself. When you're ready, take the scored version in the free practice test.
The CT-RE-S exam has 110 questions and runs 2 hours 45 minutes.
These 10 free CT-RE-S questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A tract was once under common ownership. The owner sells the rear parcel, and the severance leaves that parcel without access to a public road; the deed is silent about access. Which property interest is most directly supported?
Correct answer: B - An easement by necessity arising when common ownership was severed
An apartment building has annual potential rental income of $160,000, vacancy and collection loss of $8,000, other property income of $4,000, operating expenses of $56,000, and annual debt service of $24,000. At an 8% capitalization rate, what value is indicated by direct capitalization?
Correct answer: C - $1,250,000, because debt service is excluded from net operating income
A covered borrower-paid conventional mortgage has an original value of $360,000. Extra principal payments have reduced the balance to $286,000, although the amortization schedule will not reach 80% until next year. The borrower is current, has a good payment history, has no junior lien, and supplies requested evidence that the property's value has not declined. Which right is available immediately under the Homeowners Protection Act?
Correct answer: C - Submit a written PMI-cancellation request based on the actual principal reduction below 80%
A seller authorizes the listing agent to tell buyers that multiple offers exist but not to reveal competing terms. One buyer asks whether another offer waived inspection before deciding whether to revise. The listing agent should:
Correct answer: D - Decline to reveal the term and invite the buyer to submit a revised offer
Six months after a listing expires, a prospective buyer asks the former listing agent to reveal the seller's previously stated minimum acceptable price. The agent can still access public comparable sales. What is the proper response?
Correct answer: D - Protect the former client's minimum price but offer factual public market information
A grantor signs and acknowledges a deed but says, 'Do not give this to the buyer; I may change my mind,' and locks it in a personal safe. The buyer learns of the deed only after the grantor dies. The deed did not transfer title because:
Correct answer: A - delivery with present intent and acceptance never occurred
Several competing brokerages agree that none will show or submit offers on listings taken by a new brokerage, intending to force the newcomer out of the market. How is the competitors' agreement best classified?
Correct answer: C - a group boycott
After a buyer and seller have both signed a Connecticut purchase agreement, the salesperson keeps the buyer's earnest-money check, planning to wait until the inspection contingency expires before involving the broker. What should the salesperson do next?
Correct answer: A - Promptly deliver the check to the affiliated broker for handling in the required escrow account
At a Connecticut open house, a conspicuous notice states that the listing brokerage represents the seller. A visitor first takes a brochure, then begins describing a maximum price and specific housing needs and asks the agent to recommend suitable homes. What must the agent do as the discussion changes?
Correct answer: D - Immediately give the visitor the written agency disclosure before continuing the personal discussion
While a Connecticut tenant is away, water begins pouring from the apartment into the unit below. The landlord calls the tenant but receives no answer. The landlord's lawful immediate response is to:
Correct answer: B - Enter promptly by reasonable means to address the emergency and document the entry
The CT-RE-S exam also covers these domains. Drill them in the full free practice test:
The full bank has 1,020 more CT-RE-S questions with explanations.
Continue in the free practice test →
View plans