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20 Wyoming Real Estate Test Questions & Answers

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Q1 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

The Governor is filling one of the WREC seats reserved for real estate licensees. The nominee has been licensed and active in Wyoming for 3 years. Does the nominee qualify for that seat?

  1. No, that seat requires 10 years of Wyoming licensed experience
  2. Yes, provided the Wyoming Senate confirms the nominee
  3. No, that seat requires 5 years of Wyoming licensed experience
  4. Yes, any actively licensed Wyoming salesperson or broker qualifies
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Correct: C No, that seat requires 5 years of Wyoming licensed experience

Three to four of the five members must have been engaged in business as a licensee in Wyoming for at least five years immediately preceding appointment (W.S. 33-28-105(a)). A nominee with three years does not qualify for one of those seats, and Senate confirmation cannot cure a statutory qualification defect.

Q2 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

Which Wyoming license type may operate independently, without being licensed under another broker?

  1. Any licensee with five years of experience
  2. Associate broker
  3. Responsible broker
  4. Salesperson
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Correct: C Responsible broker

Only a responsible broker operates independently: the term means a licensee who supervises a company's licensees or who operates a single-license office or sole proprietorship (W.S. 33-28-102(b)(xlix)). A salesperson and an associate broker are both licensed "under a responsible broker," so a broker-level license alone is not enough.

Q3 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

A salesperson's association with their responsible broker is terminated. What must happen?

  1. The salesperson automatically becomes an independent broker
  2. The salesperson may keep working for 30 days while finding a new broker
  3. The responsible broker must immediately notify WREC, and the salesperson may not perform real estate activity
  4. No notice is required until the salesperson affiliates with a new broker
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Correct: C The responsible broker must immediately notify WREC, and the salesperson may not perform real estate activity

On termination, the responsible broker "shall immediately notify the commission for cancellation of the associate broker's or salesperson's license" (W.S. 33-28-109(c)). The license may be held for transfer for no more than 30 days, but a license on hold or inactive may not be used for any real estate activity, so the salesperson must stop working in the meantime.

Q4 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

Which practice is explicitly prohibited in Wyoming real estate transactions?

  1. Dual agency representation
  2. Transaction brokerage
  3. Exclusive buyer agency
  4. Seller-only representation
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Correct: A Dual agency representation

Wyoming expressly bans dual agency: "a licensee shall not establish dual agency with any seller or buyer" (W.S. 33-28-302(o)). Exclusive buyer agency and seller-only agency are both permitted, and the non-agency intermediary relationship of 33-28-305 is Wyoming's lawful way to assist both sides. Only dual agency itself is prohibited.

Q5 of 20 State Practice

A Wyoming buyer hires a licensee as their agent. Which duty does the agent owe?

  1. Disclosure of material facts only
  2. Honesty and fair dealing only
  3. Accounting and confidentiality only
  4. Full fiduciary duties
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Correct: D Full fiduciary duties

A licensee engaged by a buyer must perform the written agreement, exercise reasonable skill and care, and promote the buyer's interests with "utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity" (W.S. 33-28-304(a)). That agency-level duty is what separates a client from a customer: an intermediary must disclose that it "owes no fiduciary duty either to buyer or seller."

Q6 of 20 State Practice

When must a Wyoming licensee make the written brokerage relationship disclosure to a prospective buyer?

  1. Within 48 hours of the first showing
  2. Before any discussion incidental to a sale or lease
  3. At the time of the first written offer
  4. At closing or settlement
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Correct: B Before any discussion incidental to a sale or lease

The written relationship disclosure must be made before engaging in any discussion or arrangement incidental to a sale, purchase, exchange or lease, and before entering any written agreement (W.S. 33-28-306(a)). Open house showings, preliminary conversations and requests for factual information are expressly carved out, so casual property talk alone does not trigger it.

Q7 of 20 State Practice

A Wyoming broker receives earnest money on Friday afternoon. By when must it be deposited?

  1. Within 48 hours of receipt
  2. Within 3 business days
  3. The next banking day
  4. By the following Friday
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Correct: C The next banking day

Wyoming requires trust funds to be deposited no later than the first banking day after receipt. If received Friday afternoon, the deposit must be made by Monday (assuming Monday is a banking day). This is stricter than most states' deposit timelines.

Q8 of 20 State Practice

A Wyoming salesperson posts a property listing on social media using only her personal name. What violation has occurred?

  1. A blind ad without broker identification
  2. Using an unapproved marketing platform
  3. Failure to obtain a social media license
  4. Advertising without a written contract
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Correct: A A blind ad without broker identification

A salesperson may not advertise real estate without including the real estate company name under which they are licensed, and the rule reaches every ad "displayed digitally or in print," social media included (W.S. 33-28-119(g); WREC Rules ch. 6 § 4). A post carrying only a personal name is a blind ad.

Q9 of 20 State Practice

A local real estate association publishes a suggested commission rate schedule for all member brokers. What type of violation does this represent?

  1. A breach of fiduciary duty
  2. Antitrust price-fixing
  3. An unauthorized practice of law
  4. A WREC advertising violation
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Correct: B Antitrust price-fixing

Setting or suggesting commission rates among competing brokers constitutes price-fixing, a per se violation of federal antitrust law. Commission rates must always be freely negotiable between the broker and the client. No organization may establish standard rates.

Q10 of 20 State Practice

What is the minimum E&O insurance coverage required per claim for Wyoming licensees?

  1. $500,000 per claim
  2. $100,000 per claim
  3. $250,000 per claim
  4. $50,000 per claim
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Correct: B $100,000 per claim

The minimum is $100,000 single-limit liability per occurrence or claim made, with a $500,000 annual aggregate, and the same floor applies to individually obtained "equivalent" coverage (WREC Rules ch. 7 § 4). The dollar figures come from Commission rule, not from W.S. 33-28-401, which sets no limits.

Q11 of 20 State Transactions

How is Wyoming's real estate recovery account funded?

  1. Annual appropriations from the general fund
  2. A $20 fee from each license issuance or renewal
  3. A one-time $100 fee at initial licensure only
  4. A percentage of each commission earned
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Correct: B A $20 fee from each license issuance or renewal

Wyoming funds its recovery account through a $20 fee collected every time a person obtains or renews a real estate license. The fee is not based on commissions, general fund appropriations, or a one-time charge.

Q12 of 20 State Transactions

A Wyoming landlord asks what the maximum security deposit is under state law. The correct answer is:

  1. Three months' rent for furnished units
  2. There is no statutory maximum in Wyoming
  3. Two months' rent for all rental units
  4. One month's rent for unfurnished units
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Correct: B There is no statutory maximum in Wyoming

Wyoming does not impose a statutory cap on security deposit amounts. This is one of several provisions that make Wyoming considered landlord-friendly. The amount is left to negotiation between landlord and tenant.

Q13 of 20 State Transactions

Which foreclosure methods are available in Wyoming?

  1. Strict foreclosure without any sale
  2. Judicial and non-judicial foreclosure
  3. Only non-judicial foreclosure methods
  4. Only judicial foreclosure methods
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Correct: B Judicial and non-judicial foreclosure

Wyoming permits both judicial foreclosure through court proceedings with a sheriff sale, and non-judicial foreclosure using the power of sale clause. The method depends on the terms of the security instrument.

Q14 of 20 State Transactions

What is the primary method of land description used in Wyoming?

  1. Rectangular (government) survey system
  2. GPS coordinate-based descriptions
  3. Metes and bounds descriptions
  4. Lot and block from recorded plats
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Correct: A Rectangular (government) survey system

Due to Wyoming's vast open geography and western settlement patterns, the rectangular (government) survey system using townships and ranges is the primary method of land description. Metes and bounds is used in some areas but is not the dominant method.

Q15 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

At minimum, how many of the five WREC commissioners must have been engaged in business as a Wyoming real estate licensee for the 5 years immediately preceding appointment?

  1. At least 4 commissioners
  2. At least 3 commissioners
  3. At least 2 commissioners
  4. All 5 commissioners
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Correct: B At least 3 commissioners

Not less than three or more than four of the five members must have been engaged in business as a licensee in Wyoming for the five years immediately preceding appointment (W.S. 33-28-105(a)). Three is the floor, so at least one seat must always go to someone who is not a five-year Wyoming licensee.

Q16 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

A property owner pays a friend $500 to find a tenant for a rental property. The friend is unlicensed. Is this legal in Wyoming?

  1. Yes, payments under $1,000 are exempt
  2. No, leasing for compensation requires licensure
  3. Yes, friends are exempt from license laws
  4. Yes, residential rentals are always exempt
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Correct: B No, leasing for compensation requires licensure

Wyoming law requires a real estate license for anyone who engages in listing, selling, buying, exchanging, leasing, or property management for compensation. Receiving $500 to find a tenant is leasing for compensation and requires licensure, regardless of the personal relationship.

Q17 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

A salesperson changes broker affiliations. What notification must occur?

  1. The salesperson files with Pearson VUE
  2. Only the new broker files with the county
  3. WREC must be notified of the change
  4. No notification is required
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Correct: C WREC must be notified of the change

When a salesperson changes broker affiliation in Wyoming, WREC must be notified of the change. This ensures the commission maintains accurate records of which licensees are affiliated with which brokers, which is essential for supervision accountability and consumer protection.

Q18 of 20 Licensing & Regulation

A broker deposits a client's earnest money into the broker's personal checking account. What violation has occurred?

  1. Unauthorized dual agency
  2. Practicing without a license
  3. Commingling of trust funds
  4. Failure to maintain E&O insurance
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Correct: C Commingling of trust funds

Depositing client funds into a personal account constitutes commingling, which is a serious violation of Wyoming real estate law. Client funds must be deposited into a properly maintained trust or escrow account, kept separate from the broker's personal or business operating funds.

Q19 of 20 State Practice

A seller contacts a brokerage but does not sign a listing agreement. What relationship exists?

  1. Intermediary relationship
  2. Customer relationship
  3. No legal relationship exists
  4. Agent relationship
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Correct: B Customer relationship

A customer relationship exists by default "unless a single agency or intermediary relationship is established through a written agreement" (W.S. 33-28-302(p)). A customer is still owed real duties under W.S. 33-28-310(a): reasonable skill and care, timely presentation of offers, accounting, and disclosure of adverse material facts actually known. What a customer is not owed is loyalty, fidelity, or confidentiality.

Q20 of 20 State Practice

A Wyoming licensee shows a home at an open house to a walk-in buyer and answers factual questions, but provides no relationship disclosure. What is the result?

  1. No violation; showings and factual questions are exempt
  2. A violation, because any showing triggers disclosure
  3. A violation unless disclosure follows within 48 hours
  4. A violation, because the buyer became a client
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Correct: A No violation; showings and factual questions are exempt

Open house showings, preliminary conversations and requests for factual information expressly do not constitute discussions or arrangements incidental to a sale (W.S. 33-28-306(a)), so no disclosure was due and no violation occurred. The walk-in is a customer, not a client; answering factual questions does not create an agency relationship.

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More about the Wyoming real estate exam

The Wyoming real estate salesperson exam trips up more first-time candidates than they expect. You have to pass the national and Wyoming portions on their own, so a strong national score won't make up for a weak showing on Wyoming law, and that is where unprepared candidates lose the most points. That makes Wyoming-specific preparation matter as much as the national material.

Wyoming tests the powers and disciplinary process of the Real Estate Commission, the Real Estate Recovery and Education Fund, the rules that govern how licensees advertise and handle documents and money, the agency relationships and disclosures a salesperson owes the parties, and mandatory errors and omissions insurance. 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 Wyoming-specific practice questions.

FAQ

Wyoming real estate exam: your questions answered

How many questions are on the Wyoming real estate exam?

The Wyoming salesperson exam has 120 scored multiple-choice questions, split into an 80-question national portion and a 40-question Wyoming portion. A handful of unscored pretest questions are mixed in that don't count toward your result. Pearson VUE administers it for the Wyoming Real Estate Commission, and a first-time candidate has to pass both portions to get licensed.

What's the passing score for the Wyoming real estate exam?

Wyoming reports your result as a scaled score from 0 to 100, with 75 set as the passing score on each portion. A scaled 75 reflects how your performance compares across different versions of the exam rather than a flat 75% of the questions correct. The national and Wyoming portions are scored separately, so you have to clear both.

How much does the Wyoming real estate exam cost?

The examination fee is $80 per portion at a Pearson VUE test center, so a first-time candidate sitting both the national and Wyoming portions pays $160 in total. Testing through OnVUE online proctoring instead runs $90 per portion. The fee is paid to Pearson VUE when you reserve your seat and isn't accepted at the test center.

How long is the Wyoming real estate exam?

You get 2.5 hours for the 80-question national portion and 1.5 hours for the 40-question Wyoming portion, four hours in all. First-time candidates take both portions, and you leave the test center with an official score report marked pass or fail.

Who administers the Wyoming real estate exam?

The Wyoming Real Estate Salesperson Examination is administered by Pearson VUE for the Wyoming Real Estate Commission. You register and schedule your exam date through Pearson VUE.

Is the Wyoming real estate exam hard?

It is challenging, and the Wyoming portion is where most candidates slip. Many handle national topics like financing and valuation well, then underestimate how much Wyoming-specific law the 40-question state portion packs in across Commission powers, licensee conduct rules, and agency disclosures. Because you pass or fail each portion on its own, a strong national score can't rescue a weak state score. Focused practice on Wyoming law is what separates first-time passers from retakes.

What's on the Wyoming real estate salesperson exam?

The 80-question national portion covers real property characteristics and land use, forms of ownership and transfer of title, property value and appraisal, contracts and agency, the practice of real estate, property and environmental disclosures, financing and settlement, and real estate math. The 40-question Wyoming portion focuses on the powers of the Real Estate Commission, the rules that govern licensee activities like advertising and the handling of documents and money, agency relationships and disclosures, the Real Estate Recovery and Education Fund, and additional topics like land description, landlord and tenant law, foreclosure and redemption, and broker price opinions.

What's the best way to prepare for the Wyoming real estate exam?

After you finish your pre-license coursework, the highest-leverage thing you can do is drill Wyoming-specific practice questions and review the explanation on every miss. Generic national practice tests help with principles but won't catch you on Wyoming's Commission rules, agency disclosures, and the Real Estate Recovery and Education Fund. The RealReady app gives you the full Wyoming question bank, plus a missed-question mode and per-category progress tracking so you can target your weak spots. Most users study 30 to 60 minutes a day for a few weeks before sitting the exam.

Is RealReady free?

The 20 Wyoming practice questions on this page are free, no account or signup needed. Unlocking the rest of the Wyoming bank is a single in-app purchase you pay once and own, with no recurring charge and no time limit on access.

Does RealReady cover the Wyoming real estate exam?

Yes. RealReady has a dedicated Wyoming question bank built for the Wyoming real estate exam, covering the national principles every candidate sees plus the Wyoming law that trips people up, like the powers of the Real Estate Commission, the Real Estate Recovery and Education Fund, and mandatory errors and omissions insurance.

Is RealReady a real estate license course?

No. RealReady is exam practice, not a pre-license course, so it doesn't count toward Wyoming'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.

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