New Hampshire · Real estate exam prep
20 free New Hampshire practice questions with no signup required. When you're ready for more, the full RealReady bank has 1,040 questions for the 2026 exam that cover both national principles and New Hampshire law.
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Use this like a free New Hampshire 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 Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
The NH Real Estate Commission operates under OPLC (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification). OPLC was restructured in 2023 under HB 655, consolidating professional licensing oversight.
Correct: D A $25,000 surety bond
NH requires each principal broker to maintain a $25,000 surety bond. This bond replaced the recovery fund (repealed September 1, 2023) as the primary consumer protection mechanism for real estate transactions.
Correct: C Misrepresentation in a transaction
RSA 331-A:26 lists prohibited conduct including misrepresentation, undisclosed dual agency, commingling, failure to account, paying unlicensed persons, inducing breach of contract, guaranteeing profits, and advertising violations.
Correct: D In a separate NH bank account
RSA 331-A:13 requires that the trust account be maintained as a separate account in a New Hampshire bank. This ensures that client funds are identifiable, accessible to regulators, and subject to NH jurisdiction.
Correct: C A prohibited blind ad
Under Rea 404.05, all advertisements must include the brokerage name as licensed. An ad that omits the brokerage identification is a blind ad and is prohibited regardless of the medium, including social media.
Correct: C Most recent water test date
Rea 701.03 requires disclosure of the water supply type, location, any malfunctions, installation date, and the most recent test date. Monthly bill amounts and pressure readings are not specified requirements.
Correct: A Five types
RSA 331-A recognizes five types of brokerage relationships: seller agent (25-b), buyer agent (25-c), disclosed dual agent (25-d), designated agent (25-e), and facilitator (25-f).
Correct: C Supervision of affiliated licensees
RSA 331-A:16 II requires the principal broker to supervise all affiliated salespersons and associate brokers. This includes oversight of transactions, trust accounts, and advertising activities.
Correct: B RSA 354-A, Law Against Discrimination
RSA 354-A is New Hampshire's Law Against Discrimination, which provides protections in housing that go beyond the federal Fair Housing Act by adding state-specific protected classes.
Correct: B Proper storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste
NH hazardous waste law (RSA 147-A) requires property owners to comply with proper storage, treatment, and disposal requirements for hazardous waste. Violations can lead to enforcement actions and cleanup liability.
Correct: A More than 10 units
RSA 356-B:49 exempts a condominium from registration and Public Offering Statement requirements if not more than 10 units are included in the project (unless time-sharing interests are involved). The threshold for triggering full registration is therefore more than 10 units. A 'small condominium' of 25 or fewer units may still qualify for abbreviated registration under RSA 356-B:51.
Correct: B $0.75 per $100 of sale price
Under RSA 78-B, the NH transfer tax is $0.75 per $100 of the sale price, paid by each party (buyer and seller). The combined rate equals 1.5% of the sale price.
Correct: B RSA 672 and RSA 674
RSA 672 and RSA 674 establish the framework for municipal planning, master plans, and zoning ordinances in New Hampshire. These statutes authorize local governments to regulate land use.
Correct: A 30 days
RSA 540 establishes a default 30-day notice period for eviction in New Hampshire. Shorter periods apply for nonpayment, damage, or non-compliance (7 days), and longer periods for non-renewal of 12+ month leases (60 days).
Correct: C RSA 331-A
RSA 331-A is the New Hampshire Real Estate Practice Act, which establishes the legal framework for licensing, conduct standards, and enforcement of real estate practitioners in the state.
Correct: A Consumers harmed by broker misconduct
The $25,000 surety bond exists to protect consumers who suffer financial harm due to principal broker misconduct. After the recovery fund repeal, this bond became the primary mechanism for consumer financial recovery.
Correct: D Guaranteeing future profits
RSA 331-A:26 prohibits licensees from guaranteeing profits or making promises about future property values. Telling a buyer the property will double in value is a guarantee that violates this provision.
Correct: C Promptly upon acceptance or execution
RSA 331-A:13 and Rea 702 require prompt deposit of earnest money upon acceptance or execution of the agreement. Delays in depositing client funds can constitute a violation of trust account regulations.
Correct: B The brokerage name as licensed
Rea 404.05 requires all real estate advertisements to include the brokerage name exactly as it appears on the license. This applies to all media including print, internet, and social media.
Correct: D Type, location, and installation date
Rea 701.03 requires disclosure of the water supply type, location, any malfunctions, installation date, and most recent test date. Well depth and flow rate, while useful, are not the specific statutory requirements.
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About the exam
The New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (NHREC) grades the 40-question state portion on its own, so a strong national score won't rescue a weak state score. That makes New Hampshire-specific preparation matter as much as the national material.
New Hampshire repealed its Real Estate Recovery Fund effective September 1, 2023, and shifted consumer protection to a $25,000 principal-broker surety bond under RSA 331-A:14. The state recognizes five distinct brokerage relationships under RSA 331-A:25-b through :25-f, including the facilitator role that very few states use. RSA 477:4-c forces sellers to disclose private water-supply and sewage information before contract, the RSA 78-B transfer tax splits $0.75 per $100 between buyer and seller, and RSA 354-A's Law Against Discrimination piles state-specific protected classes on top of federal fair housing. 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 New Hampshire-specific practice questions.
FAQ
The New Hampshire Real Estate Salesperson Examination has 120 scored multiple-choice questions. PSI splits the test into an 80-question national portion and a 40-question New Hampshire portion, and they are scored separately.
70% on each portion, scored independently. That works out to at least 56 of 80 correct on the national portion and at least 28 of 40 correct on the New Hampshire portion. You have to clear both bars in the same sitting, so a strong national score will not rescue a weak state score.
$67 for a first attempt and $65 for any retake, paid to PSI when you schedule. That's separate from the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification license fee you'll pay after you pass.
Four hours total. PSI gives you 150 minutes for the 80 national questions and 90 minutes for the 40 New Hampshire questions, and you find out whether you passed each portion before you leave the test center.
The New Hampshire Real Estate Salesperson Examination is administered by PSI for the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission. You register and schedule your exam date through PSI.
Most candidates underestimate the state portion. The national side is the same shared content New Hampshire candidates see in every state, and a decent prep course will get you there. The 40 state questions are where people lose. You're tested on the 2023 Recovery Fund repeal and the $25,000 principal-broker surety bond, the five brokerage relationships in RSA 331-A:25-b through :25-f including New Hampshire's facilitator role, RSA 477:4-c water and sewage disclosure, the RSA 78-B transfer tax, RSA 354-A's Law Against Discrimination, RSA 205-A manufactured-housing-park rights, and the NHREC's Rea 400 and Rea 700 administrative rules on advertising, trust accounts, and disclosure timing. Honest practice on New Hampshire-specific material is the difference between passing on your first $67 attempt and retaking.
The 80-question national portion covers property ownership, land use, financing, agency and fiduciary duties, valuation, contracts, transfer of title, practice of real estate, and basic real estate math. The 40-question New Hampshire portion tests the Real Estate Commission and OPLC, RSA 331-A licensee conduct and the post-2023 surety-bond framework, the NHREC's Rea administrative rules (advertising under Rea 404.05, trust accounts and disclosure timing under Rea 701 and 702), the five RSA 331-A:25 brokerage relationships including disclosed dual agency and the facilitator role, RSA 477:4-c property condition disclosures, RSA 78-B transfer tax, RSA 354-A fair housing, RSA 540 landlord-tenant practice, RSA 356-B condominium registration, RSA 205-A manufactured-housing-park tenant rights, and New Hampshire planning and zoning under RSA 672 and RSA 674.
After you finish the 40-hour OPLC-approved pre-license course, the highest-leverage thing you can do is grind through New Hampshire-specific practice questions with honest feedback on every miss. National practice tests will help you on 80 questions but will not catch you on RSA 331-A, RSA 477:4-c, the Rea rules, the post-Recovery-Fund framework, or RSA 205-A. The RealReady app gives you the full New Hampshire question bank plus the shared national bank, a missed-question drill mode, and per-category progress tracking so you can see exactly where the state portion is leaking points. Most users study 30 to 60 minutes a day for 2 to 4 weeks before sitting the PSI exam.
The 20 New Hampshire practice questions on this page are free, no account or signup needed. Unlocking the rest of the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire question bank built for the New Hampshire real estate exam, covering the national principles every candidate sees plus the New Hampshire law that trips people up, like the $25,000 principal-broker surety bond under RSA 331-A:14, the five brokerage relationships under RSA 331-A including the facilitator role, and RSA 354-A's Law Against Discrimination.
No. RealReady is exam practice, not a pre-license course, so it doesn't count toward New Hampshire'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.
