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The Georgia real estate salesperson exam is one of the toughest in the country. PSI delivers it for the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) as a 152-question test split into a 100-question national portion and a 52-question Georgia state-law portion, with four hours allowed to complete both sections. You need at least 75 percent on each portion, scored separately, so Georgia-specific prep matters as much as the national material.
State-specific prep matters more here than almost anywhere else. Georgia replaced common-law fiduciary duties with the statutory framework in the Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA), so client-versus-customer distinctions, ministerial acts, designated agency, and the consent rules for dual agency run on different mechanics than most states. Add Georgia's security-deed financing structure with non-judicial foreclosure, the attorney-conducted closing, the License Law in OCGA Title 43 Chapter 40, GREC's trust-account and advertising rules in Chapter 520-1, the state real estate transfer tax and the intangible recording tax, and the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund, and you see why a Florida or South Carolina prep tool will not catch what Georgia tests. 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 Georgia-specific practice questions.
Below are 20 free Georgia real estate test questions and answers from RealReady's full Georgia 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 GREC practice test, and the ones you miss show you what to focus on next.
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Use this like a free Georgia 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: C Six members total
GREC has six members: five licensees and one consumer member. The inclusion of a consumer member ensures public representation on the Commission alongside industry professionals.
Correct: B PSI
Georgia contracts with PSI to administer the real estate licensing examination. Candidates must register and schedule through PSI after completing their pre-license education requirements.
Correct: A Any person may file a complaint
Georgia allows anyone to file a complaint with GREC, not just parties to a transaction. This broad standing ensures that violations can be reported by colleagues, consumers, or any member of the public.
Correct: B A civil court judgment against the licensee
Claimants must first obtain a civil court judgment and demonstrate inability to collect before accessing the Recovery Fund. The Fund is a last resort after normal collection methods have been exhausted.
Correct: B Guaranteeing future profits
O.C.G.A. 43-40-25 prohibits licensees from guaranteeing future profits on real estate. Promising a property will double in value is a clear violation because no one can guarantee market performance.
Correct: B A customer owed only ministerial services
Without a written brokerage engagement, the buyer is a customer under BRRETA. Customers receive only ministerial acts such as showing property, providing information, and presenting offers. No fiduciary duties arise without a written agreement.
Correct: B Five banking days
The GAR purchase and sale agreement directs the broker to deposit earnest money within five banking days of the binding agreement date unless the contract specifies otherwise. GREC Rule 520-1-.08 itself uses an 'as soon after receipt as is practicably possible' standard with no fixed banking-day count, so the five-day figure most candidates memorize comes from the standard GAR contract rather than the rule.
Correct: B Yes, the broker earns regardless of who finds the buyer
Under an exclusive right to sell listing, the broker earns the commission regardless of who procures the buyer, even if the seller finds the buyer independently. This is the most common listing type in Georgia and provides the strongest protection for the broker.
Correct: A Actively concealing a known foundation crack
Georgia follows caveat emptor but sellers cannot actively conceal known defects. Hiding a foundation crack is active concealment, which creates liability even under buyer-beware principles. Failing to inspect or declining warranties are not required of sellers.
Correct: A Industry standard but not legally mandated
GAR forms are published by the Georgia Association of Realtors and are widely used as an industry standard. However, they are not legally mandated by state law or GREC. Non-GAR members may use other forms as long as they comply with Georgia law.
Correct: D A real estate license
Georgia requires a real estate license to manage property for others for compensation. This applies to activities like leasing, collecting rent, and maintaining properties on behalf of owners. A CAM license covers community associations, not general property management.
Correct: C An attorney
Georgia is an attorney-closing state. An attorney must supervise the closing process, including examining title, preparing closing documents, conducting the closing meeting, and disbursing funds. Unlike states such as California, escrow companies do not handle closings in Georgia.
Correct: A Security deed (deed to secure debt)
Georgia is a security deed state. The borrower conveys legal title to the lender as collateral, giving the lender power of sale if the borrower defaults. This differs from mortgage states and deed-of-trust states.
Correct: A 40% of fair market value
Georgia assesses property at 40% of its fair market value. This assessment ratio is set by state law and applies uniformly across all counties. The resulting assessed value is then multiplied by the local millage rate to determine the tax.
Correct: C Yes, the maximum is two months' rent
Georgia's Safe at Home Act (HB 404, effective July 1, 2024) caps residential security deposits at two months' rent on leases entered into or renewed on or after that date. The deposit must still be held in an escrow account at a Georgia or federally regulated financial institution under OCGA 44-7-31, with the tenant notified of the account location.
Correct: D The brokerage firm name as registered with GREC
All Georgia real estate advertising must include the brokerage firm name exactly as registered with GREC. This rule applies to all media, including print, internet, and social media. Omitting the firm name constitutes a blind ad, which is prohibited.
Correct: B The Commission elects its own chairperson
GREC members elect their own chairperson from among themselves. This internal selection process gives the Commission autonomy in choosing its leadership, rather than relying on external appointment.
Correct: C No, salespersons must work under a broker
Georgia salespersons must operate under a sponsoring broker at all times. Independent practice requires a broker license, which has additional education and experience requirements beyond the salesperson level.
Correct: B GREC investigative staff
GREC has dedicated investigative staff who handle initial investigations including document review, trust account audits, and witness interviews. Commission members review findings later but do not conduct investigations themselves.
Correct: C Within two years of the accrual of the cause of action
OCGA 43-40-22 caps the underlying action, no lawsuit that may later result in an order for collection from the Recovery Fund can be started later than two years from the accrual of the cause of action. The statute does not impose a separate post-judgment deadline on the Recovery Fund claim itself, the aggrieved party applies to the court for payment from the Fund upon termination of all proceedings on the timely-filed lawsuit.
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FAQ
The Georgia Real Estate Salesperson Examination has 152 scored multiple-choice questions, split into a 100-question national portion and a 52-question Georgia state-law portion. PSI may also embed a small number of unscored experimental questions that look identical to the scored ones, and the time spent on those does not count against you.
You need at least 75 percent on each portion, scored separately. That works out to 75 of 100 on the national portion and 39 of 52 on the state portion. Both portions have to be passed in the same sitting, and if you miss either one you retake the full 152-question exam and pay the PSI fee again.
The PSI examination fee is $121 per attempt, paid when you schedule the test with PSI. After you pass, you can apply for your salesperson license on the spot at the PSI testing center, with the original $170 application fee paid to the Georgia Real Estate Commission, and the license is valid for four years before renewal.
Four hours (240 minutes) for both portions combined. PSI runs Georgia testing centers in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Marietta, Savannah, and Valdosta. You receive an on-screen pass-or-fail notification before you leave the testing center, and the printout breaks your score out by portion so you can see whether the national side or the state side cost you points.
The state portion is where most first-time candidates lose ground. The national portion is the same content you would see on any PSI real estate exam, but Georgia's 52 state-law questions cover narrow topics like BRRETA's statutory agency duties, the difference between a client and a customer, designated and dual agency consent, the security deed and non-judicial foreclosure, attorney closings, GREC's trust-account rules, the License Law in OCGA Title 43 Chapter 40, and the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund. Honest practice on a Georgia-specific practice exam is the difference between passing on the first try and paying the $121 PSI fee again.
The 100-question national portion covers property ownership (around 10 percent), land-use controls (5 percent), valuation (8 percent), financing (10 percent), general principles of contracts (19 percent), agency (13 percent), property disclosures (7 percent), transfer of title (6 percent), property management (3 percent), the general practice of real estate (12 percent), and real estate math (7 percent). The 52-question Georgia state portion covers GREC's structure and rule-making authority, the License Law in OCGA Title 43 Chapter 40, BRRETA's agency framework (brokerage engagements, ministerial acts, designated and dual agency, client versus customer), trust-account and advertising rules in GREC Rules Chapter 520-1, Georgia closings and the security deed, the state real estate transfer tax and the intangible recording tax, and the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund.
After finishing your 75-hour Salesperson's Prelicense Course at a GREC-approved school, the highest-leverage thing you can do is grind through Georgia-specific practice questions with honest feedback on every miss. Generic real estate practice tests will help with national principles but won't catch you on Georgia's unique rules, especially BRRETA's statutory agency framework and the security-deed closing structure. The RealReady app gives you the full bank of Georgia questions plus the national bank, with progress tracking and a missed-question mode so you can drill what you're weak on.
