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Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson — State Portion Practice Exam

What This Practice Exam Covers

The Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson state portion exam contains 35 questions and has a 45-minute time limit. The passing score is 70%, meaning you need at least 25 correct answers. The state portion covers Connecticut-specific law only — licensing requirements, licensee conduct, agency rules, and property law statutes unique to the state.

This practice exam is available in two formats:

• Free practice exam: 10 questions per attempt, drawn from a limited question pool. You can retake it as many times as you like to get comfortable with the question style and pacing — no sign-up required to start.
• Full practice exam (paid): Mirrors the real exam exactly — 35 questions, 45-minute time limit, and drawn from a pool of 171+ questions so each attempt produces a unique set. No duplicate exams, and every question is mapped to the official exam topic breakdown so your score report tells you exactly where you stand.

Start with the free exam to get a feel for the format, then move to the full exam when you're ready to prep seriously.

What You'll Be Tested On

Connecticut Real Estate Licensing Requirements — 7 exam items

This topic covers the structure and authority of the Connecticut Real Estate Commission — its purpose, powers, and duties — and what those mean for day-to-day practice. Expect questions on which activities legally require a license and which do not. The exemptions from licensure are tested directly: know who can legally sell, lease, or negotiate real estate without holding a license (owners selling their own property, certain attorneys, and others).

License types and qualifications are heavily tested here. You need to know the difference between a salesperson license and a broker license, including the education and experience requirements for each. License renewal timelines, continuing education requirements, and the process for transferring a license between brokers all appear. Fees associated with these actions — including the $25 transfer fee — are fair game as specific answer choices.

Finally, understand the Real Estate Guaranty Fund: what it is, who it protects, how claims are filed, and any caps on recovery. This is a Connecticut-specific mechanism that national prep materials typically ignore.

Connecticut Laws Governing the Activities of Licensees — 11 exam items

This is the largest topic on the exam and deserves the most study time. It covers the broker/salesperson relationship — specifically the legal obligations each party holds and the supervision requirements brokers must meet.

Duties to parties is tested in practical scenarios: what a licensee must do, must not do, and must disclose in a transaction. Handling of deposits and other monies means knowing the rules for escrow accounts — timing, recordkeeping, and what constitutes commingling. These questions often appear as situational scenarios rather than direct rule recall.

Misrepresentation questions test your ability to distinguish among intentional misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and innocent misrepresentation — and to recognize which one applies in a fact pattern. Disclosure of material and nonmaterial facts builds on this: you must know what Connecticut law requires licensees to disclose, and what they are permitted but not required to disclose.

Advertising questions cover Connecticut's rules on how licensees may advertise properties and themselves — including what identifying information must appear and what constitutes deceptive advertising.

One subtopic that surprises candidates: leasing agents are a Connecticut-specific license category with restricted authority. A leasing agent may only work in residential leasing — not commercial. That boundary is tested.

Connecticut Real Estate Agency — 9 exam items

Nine questions focus on agency law as Connecticut defines it. The distinction between representing a client and working with an unrepresented person is central — the duties are different, and the rules about what you can say (and what you must warn an unrepresented party about) are specific.

Agency agreements questions test the types of listing agreements and buyer representation agreements recognized in Connecticut. Agency disclosure questions ask when disclosure must be made, in what form, and to whom.

Dual agency and designated agency are both tested and often confused. Dual agency means one brokerage represents both buyer and seller; designated agency means the broker appoints separate agents within the firm to represent each party. Know the consent requirements for each.

Confidential information is its own subtopic: what information becomes confidential once representation begins, and what a licensee must do when an unrepresented person starts voluntarily sharing information that could work against them in negotiation.

Connecticut-Specific Real Estate Laws — 8 exam items

This topic covers statutes that are entirely Connecticut-specific. Adverse possession and prescriptive easement time periods require you to memorize the specific years Connecticut law requires — not the common-law defaults.

Land records and recording covers how documents are recorded, where they are recorded (town clerk), and the legal effect of recording. Real property taxes and assessments includes how Connecticut municipalities assess property and the mill rate calculation — expect math.

Conveyance tax is a frequent point of loss: Connecticut has both a state and a municipal conveyance tax, rates vary by property type, and some transactions carry surcharges. Know the rate tiers.

The Residential Property Condition Disclosure covers when the form is required, what must be disclosed, and what exemptions apply. Finally, the Connecticut Landlord-Tenant Act covers security deposit limits, notice requirements, and landlord entry rules.

Worked Sample Questions

Question 1

What types of real estate transactions may leasing agents engage in?
- A. Both residential and commercial leasing
- B. Only residential leasing
- C. Only commercial leasing
- D. Any real estate transaction

Correct Answer: B

A Connecticut leasing agent license is restricted to leasing or renting real property used exclusively for residential occupancy. Commercial leasing is off-limits. This distinction matters because the exam will present scenarios where a leasing agent steps outside residential work — that conduct is unlicensed activity. (Source: CGS Section 20-324l)

Question 2

You are a Connecticut real estate salesperson hosting an open house. A walk-in visitor begins telling you how much money they have available and that they would pay above the asking price. You have no agency agreement with this person. What is the most appropriate action?
- A. Continue listening and later relay this information to your seller client
- B. Advise the visitor not to share confidential information until they have entered into a written representation agreement with a licensee
- C. Immediately sign the visitor to a buyer representation agreement on the spot
- D. Refuse to speak with the visitor entirely since they are unrepresented

Correct Answer: B

Without a representation agreement, you owe no fiduciary duty to the visitor — but you do owe a duty to your seller client. If you keep listening to this information, you could be obligated to pass it along, which directly harms the visitor. Connecticut law requires you to warn unrepresented parties not to share confidential information until they have formal representation. Option A would actually harm the visitor. Option C is premature and pressured. Option D is not required and not practical. (Source: Ct Re Statutes, Sec. 20-325d(b)(1))

Question 3

What fee must be paid when a real estate salesperson transfers affiliation with a broker?
- A. $25
- B. $50
- C. $75
- D. $100

Correct Answer: A

The transfer fee is $25 — a specific number that appears as a distractor-heavy question on the exam. The other dollar amounts are plausible but incorrect. Memorize this number directly. (Source: Section 20-319a(a))

How to Read Your Score

The passing threshold is 70% — 25 out of 35 questions on the real exam. On your practice exam, use that same benchmark, but interpret the number carefully.

A first attempt is best treated as a diagnostic. If you score in the 50s or low 60s, that is not a failing grade — it is a map. The topic-by-topic breakdown in the full practice exam will show you whether your weak points are in agency (9 questions on the real exam), licensee conduct (11 questions), or somewhere else. That breakdown is more actionable than a single overall percentage.

Scoring 68–72% on a practice exam is not the same as being ready to pass. Practice conditions are lower-stakes, you can look things up afterward, and you know the subject matter is fresh. Real exam pressure, combined with 45 minutes on the clock, compresses your decision time. Candidates who consistently score 78–80% or above on varied practice attempts tend to have the cushion they need.

Take multiple full practice attempts. Because the pool contains 171+ questions, each attempt gives you a different set. A score that holds steady across three or four attempts is a much more reliable signal than a single strong run.

Where Candidates Lose Points

Confusing agency relationship categories. The line between dual agency and designated agency trips up many candidates. Both involve one brokerage and two principals — the difference is in who represents whom within that brokerage. A wrong answer here costs you points in a 9-question topic area.

Leasing agent scope. Candidates assume leasing agents can handle any rental transaction. The residential-only restriction under CGS Section 20-324l is specific and frequently tested.

Conveyance tax rate tiers. Connecticut's conveyance tax has multiple rate levels depending on sale price and property type. Candidates who memorize only one rate will miss questions involving upper-tier thresholds or the municipal portion.

Misrepresentation type identification. Questions present a scenario and ask whether conduct was intentional, negligent, or innocent misrepresentation. Reading too quickly causes candidates to pick the wrong category — slow down on these.

Unrepresented party duties. Candidates conflate what they owe a client with what they owe an unrepresented person. These duties are different, and the open-house scenario type (like Sample Question 2 above) appears regularly.

Time management. Eleven items in the licensee conduct topic plus nine in agency means 20 of your 35 questions come from just two areas. Candidates who spend too long early on licensing questions arrive at these heavier sections fatigued.

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