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The NREC-B exam has 130 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free NREC-B questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Nebraska Real Estate Broker Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: National/General - Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use
Question 1
A restaurant tenant bolts a commercial dough mixer to the floor for use in the tenant's bakery. The lease is silent. Before expiration, the mixer can be removed without material damage, and the tenant will repair the bolt holes. How should the mixer ordinarily be classified?
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Correct answer: C - A trade fixture removable by the tenant
Domain 2: National/General - Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title
Question 2
In a jurisdiction applying the general joint-tenancy rule, three siblings hold title as joint tenants with right of survivorship. One sibling deeds her undivided interest to an unrelated investor. What ownership results?
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Correct answer: A - The investor is a tenant in common; the two siblings remain joint tenants with each other
Domain 3: National/General - Property Value and Appraisal
Question 3
A comparable sold for $418,000. Compared with the subject, it lacks a garage supported by market data at $22,000, but it has a pool absent from the subject supported at $14,000. No other adjustments are needed. What adjusted sale price is indicated?
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Correct answer: D - $426,000
Domain 4: National/General - Real Estate Contracts and Agency
Question 4
A buyer offers $520,000 with a June 10 closing. The seller changes only the closing date to June 24, initials the change, signs the offer, and returns it. Before the buyer responds, how should the seller's signed response be treated?
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Correct answer: B - A counteroffer requiring the buyer's acceptance
Question 5
An inspection clause gives the buyer five days to terminate by written notice. It also states that requesting repairs neither waives termination nor extends the deadline. The seller rejects the buyer's roof request on day three. To preserve the right to exit on day four, the buyer should:
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Correct answer: A - Deliver written termination before the five-day deadline
Question 6
An owner tells a buyer, "My broker may approve repair credits up to $8,000." The broker approves $6,000, even though the listing agreement privately denies that authority. The buyer reasonably relies on the owner's statement. Which doctrine most directly supports the buyer?
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Correct answer: D - Apparent authority
Domain 5: National/General - Real Estate Practice
Question 7
A property manager enforces a no-pets rule. An applicant with a disability requests an assistance animal needed because of the disability. The animal poses no direct threat, and the accommodation would not create an undue burden or fundamental alteration. What should the manager do?
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Correct answer: C - Grant the accommodation without treating the animal as a pet
Question 8
At a local broker breakfast, competing firms agree that none will accept residential listings below a 5.5% commission because "discounting hurts the market." Which antitrust violation is created by the agreement?
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Correct answer: B - Horizontal price fixing
Domain 6: National/General - Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues
Question 9
A follow-up radon measurement in a home confirms 5.2 pCi/L. The broker is not a radon professional. Which interpretation and response are most appropriate?
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Correct answer: A - The result exceeds EPA's 4.0 pCi/L action level; recommend evaluation by a qualified mitigation professional
Domain 7: National/General - Financing and Settlement
Question 10
In a transaction involving a federally related mortgage loan, a title company promises a broker a $150 gift card for every referred buyer who closes with the company. The broker performs no separate settlement service. Under RESPA Section 8, the arrangement is:
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Correct answer: D - A prohibited payment for referrals