Arkansas Real Estate Exam Topics: Full Breakdown (2025)

Arkansas's salesperson exam has 130 questions: 80 national and 50 state-specific. Here's the content breakdown.

National Section: 80 Questions

Standard national topics: property ownership (fee simple, leasehold, concurrent ownership), land use (zoning, eminent domain), valuation (three approaches, cap rate), financing (TRID, loan types), agency (fiduciary duties, dual agency), contracts (Statute of Frauds, remedies), fair housing (7 classes).

Arkansas-Specific Section: 50 Questions

Arkansas License Law — Title 17, Chapter 42 (18-22 questions) - AREC: 7 members — 5 licensed brokers, 1 licensed salesperson, 1 consumer member - License types: salesperson, associate broker, principal broker - Prelicense: 60 hours for salesperson - License renewal: every 2 years - Continuing education: 7 hours per year (required annually, not just at renewal) - Violations and AREC disciplinary authority: revocation, suspension, fines up to $1,000

Agency in Arkansas (10-12 questions) - Buyer's agent, seller's agent, dual agent - Arkansas requires written agency disclosure at the first substantial contact - Seller representation presumed without written buyer agency agreement

Trust Accounts (8-10 questions) - Broker must maintain separate trust account - Salesperson delivers earnest money to broker by next business day - Broker deposits promptly - Record retention: 5 years - Commingling prohibited

Disclosures (5-7 questions) - Arkansas Residential Property Disclosure Act: 1-4 unit residential (excluding new construction sold by builder) - Lead-based paint (pre-1978) - Seller must disclose known material defects

Arkansas Property Law (5-7 questions) - Arkansas is NOT a community property state (follows common law) - Non-judicial foreclosure available for deeds of trust - Arkansas Homestead Act protects primary residence

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