Utah · Real estate exam prep
20 free Utah practice questions with no signup required. When you're ready for more, the full RealReady bank has 1,045 questions for the 2026 exam that cover both national principles and Utah law.
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Use this like a free Utah 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: D The Division of Real Estate
The Division investigates complaints against licensees, conducts audits, and brings adjudicative proceedings under 61-2f-402. Anyone may file a complaint. The Utah Association of REALTORS is a private trade group, not a government regulator.
Correct: B An attorney acting within their practice
Services rendered by an attorney admitted to practice in Utah, while performing the attorney's duties as an attorney, are exempt (61-2f-202(2)(b)). Other exemptions include receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, executors, and persons acting under a court order (61-2f-202(2)(c)).
Correct: B The online license management system
RELMS (Real Estate License Management System) is Utah's online system for managing license-related activities including renewals, transfers, terminations, activation/inactivation, and continuing education tracking.
Correct: B Any person
The Division may investigate on a complaint from any person, or on its own motion (61-2f-402). The Division then decides whether to dismiss, resolve informally, or commence an adjudicative proceeding.
Correct: B Seller, buyer, and limited agency
Utah recognizes seller agency, buyer agency, and limited agency — representing both parties in one transaction with prior informed consent (R162-2f-401a). Utah has no transaction-broker, facilitator, or designated-agency status; a limited agent acts as a neutral third party.
Correct: B A bank or credit union located in Utah
A principal broker must keep at least one real estate trust account in a bank or credit union located within Utah, and must notify the Division in writing of the account number, the institution's address, and the activity the account is used for (R162-2f-403a(1)). The account is non-interest-bearing unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.
Correct: A A blind ad, which is prohibited
Every advertisement must identify the brokerage name as shown on Division records (61-2f-401(12)(b); R162-2f-401h(1)). The only exception is an owner-agent advertising their own property that is not listed with their brokerage, identified as 'owner-agent' or 'owner-broker' (R162-2f-401h(3)).
Correct: B Seller's Property Condition Disclosure
Utah has no general seller-disclosure statute. The requirement comes from the REPC, which obligates the seller to deliver a Seller's Property Condition Disclosure, and from Utah case law requiring disclosure of known material defects a reasonable inspection would not reveal. The only statutory affirmative disclosure is current methamphetamine contamination (57-27-201).
Correct: C The Real Estate Commission and Attorney General
Licensees are limited to legal forms approved by the Commission and the Attorney General (61-2f-306(1)), and R162-2f-401f lists them — the REPC first among them.
Correct: B A real estate license
Engaging in property management without a license is unlawful (61-2f-201(1)(d)). Exemptions exist for an owner or lessor, a salaried employee managing only that employer's property, a resident manager paid in reduced rent, a common interest association's salaried employee, and brokerage support staff (61-2f-202(1)(a), 61-2f-202.5).
Correct: B The principal broker
The principal broker is personally responsible for deposits held in the brokerage trust account (R162-2f-401c(1)(i)(ii)), and R162-2f-401c(1)(h) sets the deposit deadline.
Correct: D Title companies or escrow agents
In Utah, closings are typically handled by title companies or escrow agents. They manage document execution, fund disbursement, and deed recording.
Correct: B $15,000
The fund's liability is capped at $15,000 for a single transaction and $50,000 for one licensee, regardless of the number of claimants or parcels involved (61-2f-506(3)(c)).
Correct: A A deed of trust instead of a mortgage
Utah lending is dominated by trust deeds under 57-1-19 and following, with a trustee holding power of sale. That is what makes non-judicial foreclosure available.
Correct: C Issuing a real estate license
Under 61-2f-204(1)(c) the Division issues licenses. Revocation, suspension, fines, and other sanctions are ordered by the Real Estate Commission with the concurrence of the director (61-2f-404(1)(a)), and forms are approved by the Commission together with the Attorney General (61-2f-306).
Correct: A No, persons acting under court order are exempt
A receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor, or an individual acting under order of a court is exempt (61-2f-202(2)(c)). The exemption is tied to the court's authority, not to the price or the fee.
Correct: D RELMS
RELMS handles license changes, including a transfer to a new principal broker. Utah separately requires a signed statement to the Division within 10 business days of a change of principal broker, business location, mailing address, home address, or name (61-2f-207).
Correct: D Pursue informal resolution
Investigation outcomes include dismissal, informal resolution, or a formal adjudicative proceeding under 61-2f-402. The Commission weighs seriousness, harm, cooperation, and prior history when deciding what action fits (61-2f-404(1)(b)).
Correct: C Limited agency
Representing both parties in Utah is limited agency. 61-2f-401(2) requires informed written consent from both, and R162-2f-401a(4) requires the limited agent to act as a neutral third party who cannot advocate for either side.
Correct: B Permitted to cover bank charges
A principal broker may keep a modest amount of the broker's own funds in the trust account for bank charges. Utah sets the line at $1,000: depositing more than $1,000 of the broker's own funds into a real estate trust account violates 61-2f-401(4)(b) (R162-2f-403a(13)). The property management trust account limit is $10,000.
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About the exam
Utah's real estate exam carries a 50-question state section scored on its own, and it's where first-time candidates most often slip. A strong national score won't rescue a weak state score, so Utah-specific preparation matters more here than another pass through national review.
The Utah section leans on the Real Estate Licensing and Practice Act and Division rules, the limited agency relationship Utah uses in place of dual agency, the state-approved Real Estate Purchase Contract a sales agent fills in rather than drafts, trust account and earnest money handling, the Real Estate Education Research and Recovery Fund, and special Utah topics like prior appropriation water rights and the Lien Recovery Fund. 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 Utah-specific practice questions.
FAQ
The Utah Real Estate Sales Agent Examination has 130 scored questions, split into an 80-question national portion and a 50-question Utah state portion. Pearson VUE also mixes in unscored pretest questions, 5 on the national portion and 5 to 10 on the state portion, that don't count toward your result. You get four hours in total to finish both portions.
Utah uses a scaled score that runs from 0 to 100, and you need a 70 on each of the two portions, the national and the Utah state portion, scored separately. The scaled score is not the raw count or percentage of questions you got right, it is an equated score that adjusts for small differences in difficulty between exam forms. Because the portions are scored separately, a strong score on one won't offset a low score on the other. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you only retake the failed portion within six months.
Pearson VUE charges $69 to sit the Utah sales agent exam, paid by card or voucher when you make your reservation. The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, and you pay it again for each examination reservation, including a retake of a single portion. Sales agent is the entry-level real estate license Utah issues.
Four hours in total. Pearson VUE runs the national and Utah portions in a single four-hour session, and the exam ends automatically when your time expires. You report to the test center about 30 minutes early and leave with an official pass or fail score report in hand.
The Utah Real Estate Sales Agent Examination is administered by Pearson VUE for the Utah Division of Real Estate. You register and schedule your exam date through Pearson VUE.
Plenty of first-time candidates pass, but the exam earns its reputation and the Utah state portion is where people stumble. The 80-question national portion is manageable for anyone who actually studied general principles. The 50-question state portion catches people off guard, because Utah's limited agency model, the state-approved Real Estate Purchase Contract, trust account rules, and topics like prior appropriation water rights and the Lien Recovery Fund don't match what national prep material teaches. Honest practice on Utah-specific questions is usually the difference between passing the first time and paying to retake a portion.
The 80-question national portion covers general real estate principles, property characteristics and ownership, valuation and appraisal, contracts and agency, real estate practice, disclosures and environmental issues, financing and settlement, and real estate math. The 50-question Utah portion focuses on the Division of Real Estate and the Real Estate Commission, licensing and license maintenance, office procedures and trust accounts, licensee practice and approved forms, agency including limited agency, enforcement, the Real Estate Education Research and Recovery Fund, and special Utah topics like water rights, the Lien Recovery Fund, and closing statements. The Utah material carries more weight than its share of questions suggests, because it is the part most candidates have never seen before.
After you finish your 120 hours of sales agent prelicensing education, the highest-leverage move is grinding through Utah-specific practice questions with honest feedback on every miss. National practice tests help with the 80 national questions but won't catch you on Utah's limited agency rules, approved forms, and trust account requirements. The RealReady app gives you the full Utah question bank, plus a missed-question mode and per-category progress tracking so you can drill your weak spots. Most users study 30 to 60 minutes a day for two to four weeks before sitting the exam.
The 20 Utah practice questions on this page are free, no account or signup needed. Unlocking the rest of the Utah 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 Utah question bank built for the Utah real estate exam, covering the national principles every candidate sees plus the Utah law that trips people up, like the limited agency relationship, the state-approved Real Estate Purchase Contract, and the Real Estate Education Research and Recovery Fund.
No. RealReady is exam practice, not a pre-license course, so it doesn't count toward Utah'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.
