Pass Your Kansas Real Estate Exam the First Time
Kansas requires 60 hours of pre-licensing education. If you work the Kansas City metro, you may want to get licensed in Missouri too since the market spans both states! The exam tests mineral rights and agricultural land transactions.
Questions
110
80 NAT / 30 STATE
To Pass
70%
~77 / 110 TO PASS
Time Limit
4 Hrs
240 TOTAL MINUTES
Provider
Pearson VUE
KREC
Exam data verified July 2026Licensed CC-BY 4.0
Pass your Kansas Salesperson or Broker License
Kansas is one of the only states that bans dual agency entirely, and the exam tests every scenario where candidates assume dual agency is legal with consent.
Courses built for a national audience teach dual agency as a standard arrangement requiring written consent. That answer is wrong in Kansas, and candidates who bring it into the exam fail the agency section. AI generated question banks cannot verify which rules apply in which states, and the Kansas specific prohibition is not reflected in generic national training data.
The License Professor is written by licensed Kansas professionals who built questions around KREC exam priorities. Every question on BRRETA, transaction brokerage requirements, and Kansas compensation disclosure rules is drawn from Kansas statute.
Kansas Sample Exams
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Salesperson
Individuals new to real estate who want to start their career helping clients buy and sell property
Broker
Experienced professionals who want to operate independently or run their own brokerage
Three Topics that Trip Up Kansas Students Most
BRRETA
Kansas prohibits dual agency entirely — instead requiring a transition to transaction brokerage when both sides are involved — a rule that catches every candidate who assumes dual agency is legal with consent.
Read more →Transaction Brokerage
Because Kansas bans dual agency, transaction brokerage becomes the default when a single firm works with both buyer and seller — the broker must maintain confidentiality about price willingness and motivation while never advocating for either party.
Read more →Disclosure of Compensation
Kansas requires written agreements disclosing exact compensation arrangements before a licensee provides brokerage services — the exam tests timing and whether verbal agreements suffice (they do not).
The Kansas Real Estate License Professor includes specialized deep dives for each of these.
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Kansas Real Estate Practice Questions
Sample questions from the Kansas real estate exam — with answers and explanations.
1. A Kansas commercial property generates $45,000 annual rent and sells for $562,500. What is the capitalization rate?
- A.9.0%
- B.7.5%
- C.8.0%
- D.8.5%
2. As a Kansas salesperson, what must you do if you discover a material fact the seller hasn't disclosed?
- A.Report it to the Kansas Real Estate Commission immediately
- B.Disclose only if the buyer directly asks about that specific issue
- C.Keep it confidential; it's not your responsibility
- D.Disclose to the buyer or require the seller to disclose it
3. Which of the following would prevent the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) from taking formal action against a real estate broker's license?
- A.Closing of the broker's office.
- B.Broker has moved to another state.
- C.Expiration of the broker's license.
- D.A lapse of three years from the occurrence of the grounds of the complaint.
More on Kansas Licensing
Deeper reading on the topics that matter most for Kansas candidates.
How to Get Your Kansas License
Requirements, costs, and steps to get licensed in Kansas.
Read more →Kansas Exam Study Plan
A realistic plan to pass the Kansas real estate exam.
Read more →Kansas Mineral Rights and Agricultural Property: What the Exam Actually Tests
What the Kansas exam tests on this topic.
Read more →Kansas Bans Dual Agency. The Exam Tests the Alternative.
Kansas prohibits dual agency entirely. The KREC exam tests the transaction broker alternative, its duties, and how it differs from dual agency in other states.
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Licensed in more than one state?
Exam prep for Kansas's neighbours, each with its own state law, passing score, and free sample questions.
Kansas Real Estate Exam Structure: What to Expect
The Kansas Salesperson exam combines 80 national questions and 30 state-specific questions in 240 minutes (150 min national + 90 min state).
Question breakdown
National portion: 80 questions, 150 minutes
Standard Pearson VUE national content.
Kansas portion: 30 questions, 90 minutes
Topics:
- KS license law (6-8 questions)
- Mineral rights and severed estates (3-4 questions)
- Agricultural property (3-4 questions)
- Agency relationships (3-4 questions)
- Property disclosures (3-4 questions)
- Trust accounts (2-3 questions)
- Kansas City metro considerations (1-2 questions)
Combined scoring
Kansas uses combined scoring (70% scaled score of 110 = roughly 77 correct).
Time management
240 minutes for 110 questions = about 131 seconds per question overall (150 min / 80 questions on the national portion, 90 min / 30 questions on the state portion). Moderate.
Cost structure
- Pre-licensing (60 hours): $300-$550
- Exam: $60
- License: $100
- Background check: ~$50
- Total: $510-$760
Retake rules
Retakes allowed. $60 per attempt.
If you're taking the Broker exam
The Kansas Broker exam has a bigger state portion than the Salesperson exam — 40 Kansas-specific questions instead of 30, for 120 questions total (80 national + 40 state) — in the same 240-minute time limit, and the same passing scaled score of 70 as the Salesperson exam. Broker content shifts toward brokerage supervision and trust account management. Source: Kansas Real Estate Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, #091705, April 2025): "The Kansas portion of the exam is made up of 30 items for sales candidates and 40 items for broker candidates."
Topics Covered on the Kansas Real Estate Exam
The figures below describe the Salesperson exam.
National Exam Topics (80 questions)
- Property Ownership — Estates, deeds, easements
- Land Use Controls — Zoning, government powers
- Valuation — Three approaches, CMA
- Financing — Mortgages, FHA/VA, RESPA, TILA
- Agency — Agency relationships
- Contracts — Listing agreements, purchase contracts
- Closing — Closing procedures, prorations
- Practice — Working with buyers and sellers, fair housing, math
Kansas State Exam Topics (30 questions)
- Kansas License Law — KREC rules, license categories
- Mineral Rights — Severed estates, oil/gas leasing
- Agricultural Property — Farm transactions, leases
- Agency Disclosure — Kansas-specific requirements
- Trust Accounts — Broker trust account rules
- Property Disclosures — Kansas requirements
Why this list matters
Each state topic generates 3-8 questions. Master license law and mineral rights for the biggest impact.
What this list doesn't tell you
Pearson VUE writes scenario-based questions. Practice questions, not just topic review.
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