Pass Your Nevada Real Estate Exam the First Time

Nevada requires 120 hours of pre-licensing education - one of the highest! The exam tests Nevada's disclosure requirements and timeshare regulations. Fun fact: Nevada has no state income tax, which attracts many relocating buyers and creates a strong market.

Questions

120

80 NAT / 40 STATE

To Pass

75%

~90 / 120 TO PASS

Time Limit

4 Hrs

240 TOTAL MINUTES

Provider

Pearson VUE

NRED

Pass your Nevada Salesperson, Broker-Salesperson or Broker License

Nevada’s Duties Owed form must be presented before any documents are signed, and the NRED tests the precise timing against three wrong alternatives.

National platforms teach agency disclosure at first contact or first substantial contact. Nevada’s specific form has its own timing rule, and candidates who arrive with the wrong standard fail that section consistently. Language models trained on multistate content cannot distinguish which rules apply in Nevada, and AI generated banks do not build questions around Nevada’s specific form requirements.

The License Professor is written by licensed Nevada professionals who know what Pearson VUE tests across Nevada’s state specific questions. Every question on Nevada disclosure timing, common interest community rules, and property management requirements is grounded in Nevada statute.

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Three Topics that Trip Up Nevada Students Most

Common-Interest Communities (CIC)

NRS Chapter 116 governs condos, co-ops, and HOAs, and the exam tests the hierarchy of governing documents — declaration prevails over bylaws, except where NRS 116 itself overrides — students who can’t rank the priority order lose these points.

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SRPD (Seller Disclosure)

Nevada requires the SRPD form delivered at least 10 days before conveyance, and the seller — not the agent — must complete it personally — students who assume agents can fill it out answer wrong.

Water Rights Transfers

Water rights are real property in Nevada that convey with the land unless specifically excluded, and transfers require a $500-per-acre-foot fee plus a recorded deed and Report of Conveyance to NDWR.

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Nevada Real Estate Practice Questions

Sample questions from the Nevada real estate exam — with answers and explanations.

1. A real estate broker has obtained an offer to purchase a listed property. After the buyer signs the purchase and sale agreement and provides an earnest money deposit, the broker must:

  1. A.deposit the earnest money into the broker's personal checking account for safekeeping until closing.
  2. B.provide the buyers a copy of the agreement as a receipt for their deposit at the time of signing or as soon as it is practicable thereafter.
  3. C.file the agreement in the broker's records and, when two or three other offers have been received for the property, present them all to the sellers, who may then choose the best offer.
  4. D.complete a second earnest money agreement form that states an exaggerated selling price and give the second form to the buyers to present to the lender so that they will be certain to obtain sufficient financing for their purchase.
Explanation: Under Nevada law, real estate licensees must provide the buyers a copy of the purchase and sale agreement as a receipt for their earnest money deposit at the time of signing or as soon as practicable. Depositing the earnest money into the broker's personal account or inflating the sales price on a separate agreement would be unethical and illegal.

2. A real estate broker's license could be revoked or suspended by the Nevada Real Estate Division for any of the following reasons, EXCEPT:

  1. A.He has failed to supervise his salesperson.
  2. B.He has demonstrated negligence or incompetence in performing a real estate act.
  3. C.He has been convicted of fraud in a court suit levied against him for the loss.
  4. D.Two reliable witnesses have given sworn testimony that the broker is mentally ill.
Explanation: Under Nevada law, a real estate broker's license may be revoked or suspended by the Nevada Real Estate Division for various reasons, including failure to supervise salespeople and demonstrating negligence or incompetence in performing real estate activities. However, the Nevada Real Estate Division cannot automatically revoke a license based solely on testimony from two witnesses that the broker is mentally ill.

3. An agent who fails to obtain a signed buyer representation agreement before showing properties could face which consequence?

  1. A.Criminal charges
  2. B.Fines, license suspension, or MLS penalties
  3. C.Automatic revocation of their license
  4. D.No consequences as long as the buyer eventually signs
Explanation: Failure to comply with buyer representation requirements can result in fines, license suspension or revocation, and MLS penalties. The specific penalties vary by state but are consistently enforced.
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Nevada Real Estate Exam Structure: What to Expect

Nevada's Salesperson exam combines 80 national questions and 40 Nevada-specific questions — 120 scored questions total.

Question breakdown

National portion: 80 questions

Contracts and agency (16 items) is the largest national category.

State portion: 40 questions, weighted by percentage

  • Duties and Powers of the Commission (2%)
  • Licensing Requirements (3%)
  • Agency and Duties Owed (20%)
  • License Practice (24%) — the largest category
  • Disclosures (20%)
  • Contracts (23%)
  • Record Keeping (3%)
  • Special Topics (5%)

Unlike many states where one category dominates the state exam, Nevada spreads roughly 87% of its weight across four categories (License Practice, Contracts, Agency and Duties Owed, Disclosures) that are all within a few points of each other.

Before you can apply for a license

Nevada requires a separate fingerprint card process through the Department of Public Safety or an approved vendor, independent of your Pearson VUE exam scheduling.

Cost structure

  • Pre-licensing (120 hours): $400-$800
  • Exam: $100
  • License application: $125
  • Fingerprint/background check: ~$40
  • Total: $665-$1,065

Application deadline

You must apply for your license within 12 months of your original passing exam results.

If you're taking the Broker-Salesperson or Broker exam

Nevada's Broker-Salesperson and Broker exams share the same structure — Broker-Salesperson candidates already hold a Broker license but choose to work under another broker rather than operate independently, and take the same exam as Broker: 130 questions (80 national + 50 state) in 240 minutes, a bigger state portion than the Salesperson exam's 40. Same 75% passing threshold as the Salesperson exam. Broker content shifts toward brokerage supervision and trust account management. Source: Nevada Real Estate Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, #092900): "The state-specific examination is made up of forty (40) scored items for salesperson candidates and fifty (50) scored items for broker candidates."

Topics Covered on the Nevada Real Estate Exam

National Exam Topics (80 questions)

  1. Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use (11 items)
  2. Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title (9 items)
  3. Property Value and Appraisal (11 items)
  4. Real Estate Contracts and Agency (16 items) — the largest national category
  5. Real Estate Practice (10 items)
  6. Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues (9 items)
  7. Financing and Settlement (7 items)
  8. Real Estate Math Calculations (7 items)

Nevada State Exam Topics (40 questions, by weight)

  1. Duties and Powers of the Commission (2%)
  2. Licensing Requirements (3%)
  3. Agency and Duties Owed (20%)
  4. License Practice (24%) — the largest category
  5. Disclosures (20%)
  6. Contracts (23%)
  7. Record Keeping (3%)
  8. Special Topics (5%) — subdivisions, timeshares, water rights, solar, smart homes

Why this list matters

Four categories — License Practice, Contracts, Agency and Duties Owed, Disclosures — together make up about 87% of the state exam. Since they're roughly evenly weighted, you can't afford to specialize in just one; prepare all four seriously.

What this list doesn't tell you

Special Topics is only 5% of the exam, but water rights, solar, and smart homes are genuinely modern content that generic national prep never covers. Don't skip this small category just because of its size.

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