Pass Your Tennessee Real Estate Exam the First Time

Tennessee has very specific rules for "Time-share" sales and strict "Advertising" requirements (name size/brokerage name).

Questions

120

80 NAT / 40 STATE

To Pass

70%

~84 / 120 TO PASS

Time Limit

4 Hrs

240 TOTAL MINUTES

Provider

PSI

TREC

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Pass your Tennessee Affiliate Broker or Broker License

Tennessee defaults licensees to facilitator status with no fiduciary duty, and the TREC exam tests where that default ends and agency begins.

Candidates who studied from national materials arrive expecting fiduciary duty as the default relationship. Tennessee starts the other direction, and the exam tests the specific triggers that move a licensee out of facilitator status. Generic platforms built around the fiduciary model teach the wrong starting point, and AI generated content has no way to know which state specific default rule applies.

The License Professor is written by licensed Tennessee professionals who built questions around PSI state portion priorities. Every question on facilitator versus agency relationships, Tennessee advertising requirements, and E&O compliance is grounded in Tennessee law.

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Three Topics that Trip Up Tennessee Students Most

Agency Law (Single/Dual/No)

Tennessee defaults licensees to "facilitator" status with no fiduciary duty — the exam tests when dual agency triggers versus when designated agency prevents it.

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Disciplinary Powers

TREC can fine up to $1,000 per offense, revoke licenses, and seek injunctions — the exam tests specific penalty ranges and complaint procedures students rarely memorize closely enough.

Time-Share Act

Tennessee gives buyers a 10-day rescission period if they toured the property or 15 days if they did not — the exam exploits that two-tier cancellation window.

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Tennessee Real Estate Practice Questions

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

1. A commercial property has NOI of $50,000 and sells for $625,000. What is the capitalization rate?

  1. A.8.0%
  2. B.6.4%
  3. C.12.5%
  4. D.5.0%
Explanation: Capitalization rate measures the return on investment for income-producing properties. Calculate by dividing NOI by property value: $50,000 ÷ $625,000 = 0.08 or 8.0%. This is a fundamental valuation metric in commercial real estate.

2. A Tennessee agent discovers a property has a history of flooding. What is the agent's disclosure obligation?

  1. A.Disclose to all prospective buyers as a material fact
  2. B.Disclose only if the buyer directly asks about flooding
  3. C.Never disclose without the seller's express written consent
  4. D.Disclose only if the seller authorizes it in writing
Explanation: Tennessee agents must disclose all material facts affecting property value or desirability to prospective buyers. Flood history is a material fact requiring disclosure regardless of buyer inquiries or seller approval, based on fiduciary duty obligations.

3. T.C.A. Section 62-13-312 contains a sixty-day clock. What does that sixty-day period govern?

  1. A.The time within which a complaint must be filed after a broker's misconduct.
  2. B.The time the Tennessee Real Estate Commission has to hold a hearing once a complaint is filed.
  3. C.The time a licensee has to notify the Commission of a conviction, after which the licence is automatically revoked unless a hearing is requested.
  4. D.The time a licensee has to appeal a revocation to chancery court.
Explanation: The sixty-day periods in Section 62-13-312 run against the LICENSEE following a conviction: the licensee must notify the Commission within sixty days, and the licence is automatically revoked sixty days after the conviction unless the licensee makes a written request for a hearing during that period. Neither clock limits when a complaint may be brought. On complaints, the Commission acts "upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person" with no filing deadline, and the Commission's own rules add none: chapter 1260-02 (Rules of Conduct, revised 23 September 2025) and chapter 1260-04 (Rules of Procedure for Hearing Contested Cases) contain no limitation period. Tennessee therefore has no statute of limitations on real estate licence discipline.
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Tennessee Real Estate Exam Structure: What to Expect

Tennessee's Affiliate Broker exam combines 80 national questions and 40 Tennessee-specific questions — 120 scored questions total — in 240 minutes.

Question breakdown

National portion: 80 questions, 160 minutes, 56/80 (70%) to pass, $37

Contracts (19%) and Agency (13%) are typically the largest national categories.

State portion: 40 questions, 80 minutes, 28/40 (70%) to pass, $26

  • Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission (4 items)
  • Licensing Requirements (4 items)
  • Advertising and Marketing (7 items) — the largest state category
  • Broker/Affiliate Relationships (5 items)
  • Handling of Documents and Record Keeping (4 items)
  • Handling of Trust/Escrow Funds (4 items)
  • Other Improper Activities and Consumer Protection (3 items)
  • Agency and Disclosure Issues (6 items)
  • Special Areas of Practice (3 items)

Cost structure

  • Pre-licensing (60 hours before exam + 30 hours after passing): $300-$600
  • Exam (both portions): $63
  • License fee: $91
  • Background check: ~$40
  • Total: $494-$794

Retake rules

Retake only the failed section, valid for 2 attempts or 1 year (whichever comes first). First retake as soon as the next day; a second failure requires a 30-day wait. $37 to retake national, $26 to retake state.

If you're taking the Broker exam

The Tennessee Broker exam has a bigger state portion than the Affiliate Broker exam above — 50 state-specific questions instead of 40, for 130 questions total (80 national + 50 state) — with a higher, independently-scored passing bar: 60 of 80 national and 38 of 50 state, both at 75%, versus the Affiliate Broker exam's flat 70%. Broker content shifts toward brokerage supervision and trust account management. Source: PSI Tennessee candidate bulletin (test-takers.psiexams.com/tnre), read directly (Sprint 1504).

Topics Covered on the Tennessee Real Estate Exam

The figures below describe the Affiliate Broker exam.

National Exam Topics (80 questions)

  1. Property Ownership (10%)
  2. Land Use Controls (5%)
  3. Valuation (8%)
  4. Financing (10%)
  5. Contracts (19%) — the largest national category
  6. Agency (13%)
  7. Property Disclosures (7%)
  8. Property Management (3%)
  9. Transfer of Title (6%)
  10. Practice of Real Estate (12%)
  11. Real Estate Calculations (7%)

Tennessee State Exam Topics (40 questions)

  1. Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission (4 items)
  2. Licensing Requirements (4 items)
  3. Advertising and Marketing (7 items) — the largest state category
  4. Broker/Affiliate Relationships (5 items)
  5. Handling of Documents and Record Keeping (4 items)
  6. Handling of Trust/Escrow Funds (4 items)
  7. Other Improper Activities and Consumer Protection (3 items)
  8. Agency and Disclosure Issues (6 items) — Facilitators, Dual Agency
  9. Special Areas of Practice (3 items) — Timeshare, Property Management, Commercial/Industrial

Why this list matters

Unlike states with one dominant state category, Tennessee spreads its state exam across nine roughly-comparable areas — no single topic lets you coast through the state portion.

What this list doesn't tell you

Advertising and Marketing includes specific, modern sub-topics — social media advertising, team advertising, and "Gifts and Prizes" rules — that generic national prep doesn't cover in Tennessee-specific detail.

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