Free Minnesota (MN) Real Estate Practice Exam 2026
Ten questions at a time, drawn from 2,337 Minnesota salesperson questions — the MN state portion and the national portion, the same mix the real exam uses. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Questions
130
Time limit
240 min
To pass
75%
Source: MDC candidate handbook. Salesperson licence.
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What the Minnesota state portion tests
These are the MN-specific subjects in our bank, with the number of questions behind each one. They are what separates the Minnesota 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…
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:
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…
Agency
82 questions- Marcus, a Minnesota licensee, is working with both the buyer and the seller in a transaction. He has obtained written co…
- Under Minnesota law, a seller's agent owes fiduciary duties to the seller. Which of the following is NOT a fiduciary dut…
- Minnesota continuing education requirements include:
- Lisa is a Minnesota licensee acting as a facilitator in a home sale. The buyer asks Lisa to keep confidential the fact t…
Mandated Disclosures
25 questions- A Minnesota seller is completing a Seller's Property Disclosure Statement for a residential property sale. Which of the …
- A licensed Minnesota real estate salesperson is preparing to close a transaction on a suburban home in Dakota County tha…
- Kevin and Lisa are selling their home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. They provided a Seller's Property Disclosure Statement…
- A property in Anoka County, Minnesota, was the site of a methamphetamine lab that was discovered and remediated five yea…
Valuation
25 questions- In Minnesota, who is responsible for maintaining the database of classified homestead properties and processing homestea…
- Kevin owns a duplex in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He lives in one unit as his primary residence and rents the other unit to …
- Sandra is a Minnesota real estate licensee helping a client purchase a home in Rochester. The client asks Sandra whether…
- David owns a home in Dakota County valued at $320,000 and occupies it as his primary residence. His adult son, who does …
Counts are live from the Minnesota question bank, which mixes the national portion with Minnesota-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
359 questions- Under Minnesota's Shoreland Management Act and DNR shoreland regulations, which of the following best describes the purp…
- A broker uses cloud-based transaction management software to store all transaction files, including contracts, disclosur…
- Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 82, a real estate broker who maintains a trust account for client funds is required to …
- Two competing brokerages agree that each will refer commercial clients to the other and neither will compete for the oth…
Contracts
276 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…
- A Minnesota purchase agreement contains a clause stating: 'In the event of buyer's default, seller's sole remedy shall b…
Financing
266 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…
Property Ownership
247 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…
- Minnesota's Uniform Conveyancing Blanks Act (Minn. Stat. § 507.09) and related rules govern the preparation and use of r…
- In February 2026, title examiner Rachel noticed that a metes and bounds description ended at a different point than wher…
Real Estate Math
203 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…
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 Minnesota question bank, which mixes the national portion with Minnesota-specific law.
About 56% pass the Minnesota exam first time
Which means roughly 44 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.
Minnesota practice exam questions
Is this Minnesota 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 Minnesota exam?
130 scored questions, with 240 minutes to answer them and 75% needed to pass. MDC publishes the current figures in its candidate handbook.
Does the practice exam cover Minnesota state law?
Our Minnesota bank holds 539 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 Minnesota real estate practice test?
Yes — practice exam, practice test and test questions all mean the same thing here. The MN questions on this page are the same bank either way, drawn from the state portion and the national portion together.
Are there Minnesota real estate exam questions in PDF form?
Yes, as a study guide rather than a question dump: the Minnesota exam guide PDF covers the format, the passing score and what the MN 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 Minnesota 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 130 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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.
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