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A complete course for the Texas real estate sales agent exam, built from the Pearson VUE content outlines: the national salesperson outline effective March 1, 2025 and the Texas state law outline effective January 1, 2026. It starts from zero (what real property is, how ownership and contracts work) and builds up through agency, appraisal, financing, disclosures and real estate math, then the Texas law the state portion tests, including the 2026 changes: written buyer agreements before showings, the IABS 1-2 form, the end of subagency and the TREC resale contract that became mandatory July 1, 2026.
| License | Texas real estate sales agent. The exam has a national portion and a Texas state portion |
|---|---|
| National portion | 85 questions (80 scored plus 5 unscored pretest questions) in 150 minutes |
| State portion | 50 questions (40 scored plus 10 unscored pretest questions) in 90 minutes |
| Passing score | 56 of 80 on the national portion and 28 of 40 on the state portion: 70% on each portion, scored separately |
| Exam fee | $58 per sitting as of 2026, whether you take one portion or both |
| Retakes | Retake only the portion you failed; you must wait 24 hours before scheduling it. A passed portion stays valid for one year |
| Education first | 180 hours of qualifying courses before you can test: Principles of Real Estate I and II (60), Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms and Real Estate Finance (30 each) |
| National outline (scored items) | Property characteristics, legal descriptions and land use 11; ownership, transfer and recording 9; value and appraisal 11; contracts and agency 16; real estate practice 10; disclosures and environmental issues 9; financing and settlement 7; math 7 |
| Texas outline (scored items) | Commission duties and powers 3; licensing 3; standards of conduct 9; agency and brokerage 11; contracts 9; special topics 5 |
Source: Pearson VUE Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook #094400 (September 2026) and Texas Real Estate Content Outlines #094401; 22 TAC 535.55 and 535.57.
Copied straight from the course. In the app, each wrong option also gets its own explanation.
Card 1A buyer purchases a $400,000 home with an 80% loan and pays 1.5 discount points. How much do the points cost?
$4,800. Loan = $400,000 x 80% = $320,000; 1.5% x $320,000 = $4,800.
Card 2Three sales agents at the same brokerage want a team name. Which name complies with TREC's rules?
The Garza Group. A team name must end with "team" or "group" and may not use terms such as "brokerage," "company" or "associates" that suggest the team operates independently of its broker.
Card 3A Texas homeowner defaults on a loan secured by a deed of trust that contains a power of sale. How is the foreclosure normally carried out?
A nonjudicial trustee's sale. Texas uses the deed of trust with a power of sale, which lets the trustee foreclose by a nonjudicial sale under Property Code 51.002 without going to court.
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It was built from Pearson VUE content outline #094401 (national outline effective March 1, 2025; Texas state law outline effective January 1, 2026). It covers the changes that took effect in 2026: written buyer agreements before showings and the IABS 1-2 form under SB 1968, the repeal of subagency, and the TREC resale contract 20-19 that became mandatory July 1, 2026.
Yes. TREC rules require 70% on each portion: 56 of the 80 scored national questions and 28 of the 40 scored state questions. If you fail one portion, you retake only that one, and a passed portion stays valid for one year.
Yes. Unit 11 is a full math unit covering area and acreage, valuation, commissions, loans, closing costs and prorations, investment and property management math. The free commission and property tax proration calculators below use the same methods.