Free Arizona (AZ) Real Estate Practice Exam 2026
Ten questions at a time, drawn from 3,167 Arizona salesperson questions — the AZ state portion and the national portion, the same mix the real exam uses. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Questions
140
Time limit
240 min
To pass
75%
Source: ADRE candidate handbook. Salesperson licence.
Put your result to work
Review Arizona rules in their own context
This sample supports Arizona salesperson study. Use ADRE’s application requirements and the current candidate handbook for your route; do not substitute another state’s rules.
A worked study example
After missing an agency question, write down the role of each person in the scenario, the decision being tested and the applicable Arizona rule. Then answer a new scenario with different names before marking the topic reviewed.
What this does not tell you
Answering a short set does not establish exam eligibility or readiness. Keep school requirements, the licensing exam and the licence application as separate milestones.
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Arizona real estate practice: separate the rule from the scenario
Use this short AZ practice set to find what needs another look, not to predict your exam result. Keep national concepts and Arizona-specific rules separate in your revision notes.
- Answer before reading the explanation. Identify what the question is asking you to decide.
- For each miss, note whether it tests a national concept or a Arizona rule. Check the explanation before memorising a number.
- Review that topic, then try another set. A small sample does not establish readiness for the full exam.
Turn a practice result into your next study session.
This short Arizona sample helps you spot topics to review. Create an account to continue in your study dashboard. Practice scores are not a guarantee of an exam result; full-bank access depends on your plan.
- The complete Arizona question bank, state portion included
- Full-length timed mock exams scored against the real pass mark
- Review available practice options in your dashboard
What the Arizona state portion tests
These are the AZ-specific subjects in our bank, with the number of questions behind each one. They are what separates the Arizona exam from every other state's.
General Principles of Agency
226 questions- Without prior permission, Quinn Brooks signs a small repair authorization on behalf of the owner. The owner later approv…
- A buyer under a buyer-representation agreement receives an earnest money refund after a failed deal. The agent deposits …
- A buyer representation agreement should specify:
- Jamie Cruz signs a listing agreement with broker Skyler Simmons. What role does Simmons's brokerage hold in the resultin…
Agency & Required Disclosures
220 questions- Sarah is a buyer's agent representing first-time homebuyer Mike in Phoenix. During a showing, the listing agent mentions…
- In a Lake Havasu City transaction review, a broker gives strategic advice, pricing opinions, and negotiation recommendat…
- In a Scottsdale transaction review, sun Corridor Realty represents only the seller in a transaction and no one at the br…
- At a brokerage meeting in Queen Creek, a broker has a personal financial interest in a company that will be paid during …
Seller Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS)
153 questions- In a licensing seminar in Tucson, a broker tells a seller that delivering an affidavit under A.R.S. § 33-422 means no ot…
- Using the current Arizona SPDS, in a Surprise transaction review, a listing broker offers to answer all SPDS questions f…
- A home built in 1975 is being sold with an SPDS. All of the following environmental disclosures would typically be requi…
- At Sonoran Valley Realty in Flagstaff, a broker says § 32-2156 allows silence about any unpleasant fact that might scare…
Arizona Contracts
152 questions- In a Scottsdale real estate transaction, the buyer discovers the seller misrepresented the property's zoning status, mak…
- In an AAR Purchase Contract, the buyer's lender requires an appraisal that comes in $15,000 below the purchase price. Th…
- In Arizona real estate contracts, what is the purpose of a 'time is of the essence' clause?
- A buyer in Phoenix submits an offer with a financing contingency requiring loan approval within 21 days. On day 18, the …
Valuation Market Analysis
151 questions- In October 2026, appraiser Caleb Moore is reviewing an income statement for Oak Place. The property's NOI is $67,500, th…
- Under USPAP, what is the purpose of the Competency Rule?
- An example of functional obsolescence is:
- In August 2026, appraiser Omar Lewis is valuing a small retail strip. Potential gross income is $96,000, vacancy and col…
Property Disclosures
150 questions- A 1978 ranch home is on the market. During inspection, the buyer's environmental specialist samples the wall insulation …
- Which of the following is NOT a hidden condition?
- In a state that requires a written disclosure of a home's condition to the buyer, the disclosure form is filled out by:
- The purpose of the Closing Disclosure under TILA-RESPA is to:
Arizona Water Rights
146 questions- While reviewing a transaction in Cochise County, a broker advertises that a rural parcel has 'plenty of water forever' w…
- A water-right holder claims the right allows unlimited use just because the permit was once issued. Which answer best st…
- A rural-land buyer asks whether a glossy marketing brochure is enough to answer water-rights and water-supply questions.…
- A buyer is purchasing a 5-acre rural property in Cochise County that includes a domestic well and irrigation rights for …
Land Use Controls Regulations
133 questions- A homebuyer purchases a lot in a planned community. The deed references a recorded declaration of covenants, conditions,…
- A board of adjustment is reviewing an owner's request for relief from a zoning ordinance. All of the following are commo…
- A homeowner in an HOA community wants to install solar panels on her roof. The CC&Rs do not address solar panels. The HO…
- Permission to depart from a requirement of the zoning ordinance for a single parcel is obtained through a:
Transfer of Property
114 questions- Under TRID rules, the lender must deliver the Closing Disclosure to the borrower at least how many business days before …
- A deed is properly recorded in the county records before a later purchaser checks title. Even if the later purchaser nev…
- At closing, the seller's existing mortgage balance of $185,000 must be paid off from the sale proceeds. On the seller's …
- An attorney examining the abstract of title discovers a gap in the chain where a deed from 1952 does not match the grant…
Community Property & Homestead
97 questions- While reviewing a transaction in Santa Cruz County, a husband tells the wife that only he may manage community property …
- In a Nogales transaction review, a homeowner files bankruptcy and later argues the homestead amount should be recalculat…
- In a licensing seminar in Peoria, Which statement about post-petition acquisition is correct in Arizona?
- In a Tucson transaction review, Which statement about sale proceeds protection is correct in Arizona?
Subdivision Public Report
94 questions- While reviewing a transaction in Apache County, a seller is transferring five or fewer unsubdivided parcels in an uninco…
- At a brokerage meeting in Phoenix, a seller is transferring five or fewer unsubdivided parcels in an unincorporated area…
- At Sonoran Valley Realty in Surprise, a buyer asks what kind of information a public report is intended to summarize for…
- At a brokerage meeting in Yuma, In Arizona, which statement best describes A.R.S. § 33-422 affidavit basics?
Arizona Property Tax
85 questions- A property-tax estimate starts with a value base of $420,000.00, applies an assessment ratio of 8%, and then applies a t…
- For a file in Queen Creek, assume an Arizona property uses a value base of $510,000.00, an assessment ratio of 15%, and …
- During an Arizona file audit in Yuma County, a homeowner asks whether the county treasurer sets the property's value for…
- At a brokerage meeting in Peoria, a seller says the property is 'tax exempt' because an ordinary ad valorem bill is smal…
Environmental & Land Use
67 questions- In a Buckeye transaction review, Which statement about UST and septic themes is correct in Arizona?
- In a licensing seminar in Scottsdale, Which statement about planned communities and HOA restrictions is correct in Arizo…
- At a brokerage meeting in Chandler, a property's existing use predates a zoning change and the owner assumes that means …
- While reviewing a transaction in Yuma County, a buyer assumes a short seller disclosure means all environmental investig…
Counts are live from the Arizona question bank, which mixes the national portion with Arizona-specific law.
What the national portion tests
Every state exam shares this half. The questions below are the same ones a candidate in any state would see.
Practice of Real Estate
465 questions- At Red Rock Desert Properties in Queen Creek, a disabled tenant asks to make a structural accessibility change at the te…
- At Ocotillo Realty Group in Gilbert, a landlord says any small property is automatically exempt from every fair-housing …
- During an Arizona file audit in Santa Cruz County, a salesperson lets the Arizona license expire and continues negotiati…
- At Sun Corridor Realty in Queen Creek, Which statement about inactive status is correct in Arizona?
Financing
217 questions- A buyer wants to purchase a home but cannot qualify for a conventional loan. The seller agrees to carry the entire purch…
- During the annual escrow analysis on Priya's loan, the servicer wants to maintain an escrow cushion equal to three month…
- Before the scheduled foreclosure sale, Lena Howard pays the past-due installments, late fees, and allowed expenses so th…
- Lena Chen is buying a home for $350,000 and is making a 20% down payment. Her lender will charge 2 discount points on th…
Real Estate Math
205 questions- A county charges $40 to record the first page of a deed and $7 for each additional page. If a deed is 3 pages long, what…
- A property sells for $300,000 with a 6% commission split equally between the listing broker and the selling broker. The …
- A buyer is purchasing a property for $450,000 with an 80% LTV loan. Buyer closing costs are $9,500, the earnest money de…
- A transfer tax is charged at $1.00 per $500 of sale price (rounded up to the nearest $500). If the property sells for $3…
Contracts
202 questions- After a property inspection reveals minor cosmetic issues, the buyer demands $20,000 in credits. The seller refuses, and…
- A buyer wants to demonstrate serious intent when submitting an offer. What financial deposit typically accompanies the o…
- Under a traditional contract for deed, what risk does the buyer face if the seller has an existing mortgage on the prope…
- Under a contract for deed, the buyer defaults after making five years of payments. In some jurisdictions, what protectio…
Property Ownership
199 questions- A roofing contractor replaced shingles on a home for $18,400, but the owner refused to pay. After following the required…
- Emma owns only a life estate in a rural tract, with title to pass to her nephew at Emma's death. Without the nephew's co…
- In February 2026, title examiner Rachel noticed that a metes and bounds description ended at a different point than wher…
- In June 2026, Jared sold the oil and gas rights under his ranch to Mesa Energy but kept the surface estate. After record…
Leasing & Property Management
76 questions- A written apartment lease begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year with no need for notice to terminat…
- A property management agreement authorizes the manager to spend up to $500 on emergency repairs without prior owner appr…
- A property manager deposits tenant security deposits into the manager's personal checking account and uses the funds to …
- A residential tenant stops paying rent after the landlord ignores two months of written requests to repair a furnace tha…
Counts are live from the Arizona question bank, which mixes the national portion with Arizona-specific law.
About 52% pass the Arizona exam first time
Which means roughly 48 in 100 do not, and pay to sit it again. The gap is rarely knowledge — it is untimed studying meeting a timed exam. See how every state compares.
Arizona practice exam questions
Is this Arizona real estate practice exam free?
Yes. The practice sample on this page needs no account. Each question shows the correct answer and an explanation after you answer it. Create an account to continue in the dashboard; access limits and additional features depend on your plan.
How many questions are on the real Arizona exam?
140 scored questions, with 240 minutes to answer them and 75% needed to pass. ADRE publishes the current figures in its candidate handbook.
Does the practice exam cover Arizona state law?
Our Arizona bank holds 1,369 state-portion questions alongside 1,798 national ones. A short practice set is a sample, not a reproduction of the official exam blueprint.
Is this the same as a Arizona real estate practice test?
Yes — practice exam, practice test and test questions all mean the same thing here. The AZ questions on this page are the same bank either way, drawn from the state portion and the national portion together.
Are there Arizona real estate exam questions in PDF form?
Yes, as a study guide rather than a question dump: the Arizona exam guide PDF covers the format, the passing score and what the AZ state portion tests. The questions themselves stay on this page, because each one shows why the wrong options are wrong — which a printed answer key cannot do.
How hard is the Arizona real estate exam?
Hard enough that most candidates who fail did not run out of knowledge, they ran out of practice: you need 75% across 140 questions in 240 minutes, with no time to reason slowly. The questions are not tricky so much as specific — they test whether you know which rule applies, not whether you have heard of it.
Are Arizona real estate flashcards better than practice questions?
They do different jobs. Flashcards drill vocabulary and figures — the things you either know or do not. Practice questions test whether you can pick the right rule when a situation could plausibly fit two of them, which is what the exam actually asks. Most candidates need both, and running out of practice questions is the more common failure.
What score should I get before booking the Arizona exam?
Aim to sit comfortably above 75% on full-length practice, not just at it. Exam-day nerves and unfamiliar wording cost most candidates a few points, so a practice average that only just clears the line usually is not enough.
AZ cheat sheet
The rules that decide pass or fail, each with the source it came from.
Arizona exam prep
A study plan built from the same outline, weighted by what the exam actually asks.
Full-length mock exam
Timed, full length, scored against the real pass mark.
Arizona licence guide
Requirements, fees, schedule and how to apply.