Arkansas · Real estate exam prep
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The Arkansas real estate salesperson exam is one of the most state-law-heavy tests in the country. The Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC) and Pearson VUE administer it as a 110-question examination, 80 on national real estate principles and 30 on Arkansas law and Commission regulations, taken as two separately scored portions over up to four hours. You’ll need a scaled score of 70 on each portion to pass, and the state portion is where most first-time candidates lose ground.
State-specific prep matters more here than almost anywhere else. Arkansas’s AREC structure and Real Estate Recovery Fund, mandatory written agency representation disclosure, broker trust-account and self-dealing rules, the requirement that sales contracts and agency agreements be in writing under Arkansas’s Statute of Frauds, and the state’s particular advertising and time-share rules all show up on the state portion. None of that looks like the material a candidate in a neighboring state studies. A generic real estate practice test won’t cut it. You need Arkansas-specific practice questions.
Below are 20 free Arkansas real estate test questions and answers from RealReady’s full Arkansas bank. Each tests a specific topic with the correct answer and a plain-English explanation under the card. Read each one, commit to an answer, then reveal. Treat it like a real AREC practice test, and the ones you miss show you what to focus on next.
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Use this like a free Arkansas real estate practice test: read the question, commit to an answer, then tap to reveal the correct answer and a plain-English explanation. The ones you miss tell you where to focus next.
Correct: B 5 commissioners
AREC is composed of 5 commissioners appointed by the Governor. Three must be active in real estate, one is a consumer representative, and one is an elderly consumer representative.
Correct: B Listing property for sale for compensation
Listing, selling, buying, exchanging, or leasing real estate for compensation requires a license. Owners, attorneys acting within their practice, and court-appointed individuals are exempt.
Correct: A AREC must be notified of the change
Licensees must notify AREC of any change in principal broker affiliation. A transfer requires proper documentation but does not require re-examination.
Correct: A AREC investigates the complaint
AREC investigates complaints filed against licensees. The licensee is given notice and the opportunity to respond before any hearing or sanctions.
Correct: D Single agency (seller's agent)
When an agent exclusively represents the seller, this is single agency as a seller's agent. The same concept applies to buyer's agents who exclusively represent buyers.
Correct: C Absolute fidelity
Arkansas law requires agents to exercise 'absolute fidelity' to protect and promote their client's interests. This is a high standard codified in §17-42-316.
Correct: C At first contact with the other party
Agency disclosure must be made at first contact with the other party or their agent. It may initially be oral but must be reduced to writing before any documents are signed.
Correct: A Exactly one
Every Arkansas real estate firm has exactly one Principal Broker who is responsible for all business conducted by the firm and the activities of all licensees.
Correct: A 3 business days after contract execution
Trust funds must be deposited no later than 3 business days following execution of a real estate contract by both seller and buyer.
Correct: D The firm name as recorded with AREC
The firm name as recorded with AREC must appear in all advertising. It must be in equal to or greater prominence than any licensee name, team name, or DBA.
Correct: B In writing to be enforceable
The Statute of Frauds requires all real estate agreements to be in writing to be enforceable. Oral real estate contracts are not enforceable in Arkansas.
Correct: C Caveat emptor (buyer beware)
Arkansas is a caveat emptor ('buyer beware') state with no mandatory statutory property disclosure requirement. Courts enforce caveat emptor clauses in purchase contracts.
Correct: C A broker's license
A broker's license is required for anyone who, for compensation, engages in leasing, renting, collecting rent, listing property for rent, or negotiating lease transactions.
Correct: C Register the timeshare plan with AREC
Under the Arkansas Time-Share Act (Title 18, Ch. 14), developers must register the timeshare plan with AREC before offering interests to consumers.
Correct: A 3 real estate, 1 consumer, 1 elderly consumer
AREC has 5 members: 3 must be active in real estate, 1 consumer representative, and 1 elderly consumer representative. All are appointed by the Governor.
Correct: B Yes, collecting rent for compensation requires one
Collecting rent for compensation is a licensed activity. The on-site residential manager exemption only applies to managers who reside at the property as part of their employment.
Correct: B A definite place of business with signage
Each firm must maintain a definite place of business identified by signage displaying the principal broker's name and firm name.
Correct: A Present evidence and call witnesses
Licensees have the right to present evidence and witnesses at AREC hearings. AREC can also subpoena records and witnesses for the hearing.
Correct: D A lessor agency relationship
Arkansas recognizes lessor/lessee agency relationships. The same agency types that apply to sales (single, dual, designated, transaction) also apply to landlord-tenant transactions.
Correct: C Present the offer to the seller promptly
The duty of absolute fidelity includes presenting all offers to the client. Agents cannot withhold or screen offers — that decision belongs to the client.
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FAQ
The Arkansas Real Estate Salesperson Examination has 110 scored questions. 80 of those are on the general portion (national real estate principles) and 30 are on the state portion (Arkansas law, rules, and Commission regulations). Pearson VUE also embeds a handful of unscored pretest questions in each portion that aren’t identified.
You need a scaled score of 70 on each portion, scored separately. The scaled score isn’t a raw percentage of questions correct, but a number adjusted across exam forms so candidates aren’t penalized for getting a harder version of the test. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you only have to retake the part you failed, within six months.
The Pearson VUE examination fee is $75 if you reserve both portions on the same cart, or $75 per portion if you schedule them separately. There’s also a $50 application fee paid to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission up front to receive your Authorization to Test. After you pass, AREC charges a $50 salesperson license fee plus a $25 Real Estate Recovery Fund contribution before issuing your license.
Pearson VUE allots between two and four hours total, depending on whether you take both portions in one sitting or split them. Booking both portions together gets you the full four-hour block. The state portion typically takes less time than the general portion since it’s only 30 scored items versus the general portion’s 80.
The state portion is harder than most candidates expect. The general portion is the same national content you’d see on any Pearson VUE real estate exam, but Arkansas’s 30 state-law questions are dense and the topics are narrower than the general portion’s syllabus, particularly around trust-account handling, written-agency disclosure, and AREC’s disciplinary powers. AREC and Pearson VUE don’t publish a first-time pass rate, but you’re authorized to retake either portion as many times as needed within your one-year approval window if you don’t pass on the first try.
The 80-question general portion covers eight national areas. Real estate contracts and agency is the heaviest at 20%, followed by real property characteristics and property valuation around 14% each, real estate practice at about 13%, forms of ownership and property disclosures both around 11%, and financing and math each at about 9%. The 30-question state portion is dominated by statutory requirements governing licensees, including trust accounts, advertising, and broker supervision (14 of 30 items), with agency relationships and disclosures (8 items), AREC powers and the Recovery Fund (4 items), other statutory requirements (2 items), and licensing requirements (2 items) rounding it out.
After finishing your 60-hour Arkansas pre-license course, the highest-leverage thing you can do is grind through Arkansas-specific practice questions with honest feedback on every miss. The general portion isn’t hard to prepare for if you’ve used any national prep tool, but the state portion is where Arkansas-specific question banks earn their keep. The RealReady app gives you the full bank of Arkansas questions, plus progress tracking and a missed-question mode so you can drill what you’re weak on.
