Indiana · Real estate exam prep
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Correct: C Appointed by the Governor
IREC members are appointed by the Governor of Indiana, consistent with the structure of most Indiana professional licensing boards. This gubernatorial appointment process ensures public accountability for the commission's oversight role.
Correct: A Any person with knowledge of a potential violation
Any person may file. Complaints are written, signed, and filed with the director of the Attorney General's consumer protection division, which investigates; complaints with merit are submitted to IREC, and the Attorney General prosecutes before the Commission.
Correct: A Negotiating a lease on behalf of another for compensation
Negotiating leases for others for compensation is a licensed activity in Indiana. Owners selling their own property and people managing property they own are exempt. Referring someone without receiving compensation does not trigger licensing requirements.
Correct: A Unassigned status
An Indiana broker who holds a current license but is not affiliated with a broker company is in unassigned status. Inactive status means the broker has affirmatively chosen not to practice. Referral status is a separate category allowing limited referral activity. Unassigned and inactive are distinct classifications.
Correct: B Loyalty
Loyalty is the fiduciary duty that places the client's interests above the broker's own and all others; in Indiana it is expressed statutorily as the duty to promote the client's interests (IC 25-34.1-10-10(a)(3)). Disclosure and accounting are also duties owed to the client, but they do not by themselves require elevating the client's interests above all others; fairness/honesty is the duty owed to all parties (IC 25-34.1-10-10(c)).
Correct: B The type of agency relationship being offered
At the beginning of an agency relationship, a licensee must disclose in writing the broker company's written office policy, which identifies and describes the agency relationships a licensee may have — seller, landlord, buyer, or tenant agency — and whether the firm permits or rejects disclosed limited agency (IC 25-34.1-10-13(a)-(b)). Commission rates, sales history, and insurance carriers are not required elements; separately, parties must be advised whether compensation will be shared with other broker companies (IC 25-34.1-10-13(c)).
Correct: A Performing services with reasonable skill and care
Indiana's professional standard of competence requires brokers to perform services with the reasonable skill and care expected of a licensed professional. This does not require specialist designations on every transaction or attorney involvement in each deal. Brokers cannot guarantee outcomes but must exercise sound professional judgment.
Correct: C Disclose the infestation to prospective buyers despite the seller's instruction
Under IC 25-34.1-10-10(d), Indiana brokers must disclose to prospective buyers adverse material facts actually known concerning the physical condition of the property, regardless of seller instructions — an active termite infestation is a classic latent defect. A seller cannot instruct a broker to withhold it; the statute's confidentiality duty expressly gives way where disclosure is required by law. While withdrawal is an option, the required act is disclosure.
Correct: D The brokerage firm's name
Indiana requires the brokerage firm's name to appear on all real estate advertisements. An individual broker's personal name, license number, or the firm's IPLA number are not independently required. Ads that omit the firm name are considered blind ads and are prohibited.
Correct: D Written agreement signed by both parties
Indiana requires listing agreements to be in writing with a definite expiration date (IC 25-34.1-12-1), and under the statute of frauds a commission contract is not valid unless it is in writing and signed by the owner (IC 32-21-1-10). In practice both parties sign the listing. An oral or implied agreement gives the broker no enforceable right to a commission.
Correct: B Present the offer promptly, regardless of timing or inconvenience
Indiana requires all offers to be presented promptly to the seller. A broker cannot delay presentation based on the seller's travel schedule, the offer price, or a hope that a better offer will arrive. Withholding or delaying an offer is a violation of the broker's fiduciary duty.
Correct: C Good faith disclosure of all known material defects
Indiana's Seller Disclosure Act (IC 32-21-5) requires sellers to disclose known material defects in good faith. Sellers are not required to investigate for unknown defects or guarantee the property's condition — only to honestly disclose what they actually know.
Correct: B A minimum of five years
876 IAC 8-2-3 requires listing and selling brokers to retain copies of closing statements for at least five years. Listing agreements and trust account records must also be retained and are subject to IREC inspection, though no specific period is stated for them.
Correct: A Yes, attorney attendance at closing is optional in Indiana
Indiana is an attorney-optional state for real estate closings. Title companies typically conduct closings without attorney involvement, which is legally valid. Buyers and sellers may choose to hire attorneys, but it is not required by Indiana law.
Correct: A IREC may adopt rules necessary to implement real estate licensing statutes
IREC has rulemaking authority to adopt rules necessary to carry out the real estate licensing statutes. Rules must be grounded in statutory authority; the Commission cannot create rules beyond its enabling legislation. A broker challenging a rule would need to show it exceeds that authority.
Correct: B The Attorney General's office prosecutes; the Commission itself hears the case and issues the final order
Under IC 25-1-7-7 the Attorney General prosecutes disciplinary complaints before the Commission, and the Commission sits as the administrative law judge, issuing findings and a final order under the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act (IC 4-21.5). The board may designate a hearing officer, but the final order is the Commission's, reviewable in court within 30 days.
Correct: B No, licensed auctioneers conducting public auctions are exempt under IC 25-34.1-3-2
Indiana's licensing statute (IC 25-34.1-3-2) explicitly exempts licensed auctioneers conducting sales at public auction under IC 25-6.1. This is one of several statutory exemptions, alongside exemptions for attorneys (for acts constituting the practice of law), public officials performing acts authorized by law, and court-appointed fiduciaries.
Correct: B No, referral status limits activity to referring clients to active brokers
Referral status restricts the broker to making referrals only — showing property and writing contracts are full brokerage activities that require active affiliated status. The broker would need to change to active affiliated status before engaging in these activities. The restriction applies regardless of whether compensation is involved.
Correct: B Loyalty — acting in the buyer's best financial interest
Aggressively negotiating to save the buyer money is the duty of loyalty — placing the client's interests paramount. While obedience is also a fiduciary duty, it applies to following lawful instructions, not proactive advocacy. Confidentiality and disclosure are separate duties.
Correct: B Before the discussion about budget and financing begins
Indiana requires the written office-policy disclosure at the beginning of an agency relationship and before the potential client discloses any confidential information specific to them (IC 25-34.1-10-13(b)). A buyer's budget and financing are exactly that kind of confidential information, so disclosure must come before that discussion begins — waiting until a showing or an offer is too late.
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About the exam
Indiana scores its national and state-specific portions separately, so a strong national score won't carry you if your grasp of Indiana law is thin. Indiana also uses the word "broker" for what most other states call a salesperson license, so the entry-level exam covers full broker scope from day one. That makes Indiana-specific preparation matter as much as the national material.
Indiana tests its own rules in ways a national course never touches: the required written agency disclosure, the seller's residential real estate sales disclosure form, the Consumer Restitution (Recovery) Fund, trust-account and earnest-money rules, the psychologically affected properties statute, and the Indiana Real Estate Commission's enforcement powers under IC 25-34.1 and 876 IAC all show up on the exam. 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 Indiana-specific practice questions.
FAQ
The Indiana Real Estate Broker Examination has 130 scored questions — 80 on the national portion and 50 on the state-specific portion. The exam also includes unscored pretest items (5 on the national portion and 5–10 on the state portion, for up to 145 total items) that look identical to scored questions, so you should answer everything.
Indiana uses a scaled score of 75 on each portion, set by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency together with Pearson VUE. The scaled score isn't the same as a raw percentage. You must pass both the national and state portions individually. If you pass one and fail the other, you only need to retake the failed part.
The Pearson VUE examination fee is $55 per attempt, paid by credit card, debit card, or voucher at the time you reserve your seat. The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. After you pass, the broker license application fee paid to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency is $60, and the license renews every three years for another $60.
Total seat time is 240 minutes (four hours), which covers both the national and state portions; the pre-exam computer tutorial doesn't count against your exam time. Pearson VUE administers the exam in person at testing centers across the state.
The Indiana Real Estate Broker Examination is administered by Pearson VUE for the Indiana Real Estate Commission. You register and schedule your exam date through Pearson VUE.
Yes, more than most candidates expect. Indiana is one of a smaller group of states where the entry-level license is the broker license, and the exam tests full broker scope (agency relationships, trust accounts, brokerage agreements, supervision of unlicensed assistants) instead of just salesperson basics. The state portion is dense with statute and rule, and a single missed concept on something like the written agency disclosure or the seller's disclosure form can pull your scaled score below 75. Honest practice on Indiana-specific questions, not generic national content, is what gets people across the line on the first try.
The 80-question national portion covers real property characteristics and land use, forms of ownership and transfer of title, property value and appraisal, real estate contracts and agency, real estate practice and fair housing, property disclosures and environmental issues, financing and settlement, and real estate math calculations. The 50-question state portion covers five areas: the Indiana Real Estate Commission's general powers and disciplinary authority (5 items); licensing categories and maintenance (9 items); statutory and regulatory requirements like advertising, commissions, brokerage agreements, earnest money, the seller's residential real estate sales disclosure, and psychologically affected properties (12 items); statutes and rules governing agency relationships and licensee conduct (17 items); and real estate office procedures including trust accounts, branch offices, and the managing broker relationship (7 items).
After finishing your 90-hour broker pre-licensing course, the highest-leverage thing you can do is grind through Indiana-specific practice questions with honest feedback on every miss. Generic real estate practice tests will help with the national portion but won't catch you on Indiana's unique rules like the written agency disclosure timing, the Consumer Restitution Fund cap, or the managing-broker supervision requirements. The RealReady app gives you the full bank of Indiana questions, plus progress tracking and a missed-question mode so you can drill what you're weak on. Most users study 30–60 minutes a day for 2–4 weeks before sitting the exam.
The 20 Indiana practice questions on this page are free, no account or signup needed. Unlocking the rest of the Indiana bank is a single in-app purchase you pay once and own, with no recurring charge and no time limit on access.
Yes. RealReady has a dedicated Indiana question bank built for the Indiana real estate exam, covering the national principles every candidate sees plus the Indiana law that trips people up, like the required written agency disclosure, the seller's residential real estate sales disclosure form, and the Consumer Restitution (Recovery) Fund.
No. RealReady is exam practice, not a pre-license course, so it doesn't count toward Indiana's required pre-license education hours. Use it after or alongside your coursework to drill realistic practice questions and find your weak spots before exam day.
