Free NY Real Estate Practice Test — Built to Match the Real Exam

Studying for the New York real estate salesperson exam? You’re in the right place. This page collects every free practice tool we offer for the NY exam — a diagnostic quiz to gauge where you stand, topic-by-topic study guides, and exam-style practice sets that mirror the format you’ll see at the test center.

The NY salesperson exam is 75 multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes, with a passing score of 70% (53 correct). Roughly 60–70% of first-time test-takers pass on their first attempt — meaning a third walk out and have to schedule a retake. The single biggest factor that separates the two groups is practice volume on exam-style questions, not raw study hours.

Take the free 10-question diagnostic →

A 10-question diagnostic quiz is the fastest way to see where you stand. It’s free, no signup, and covers agency, contracts, disclosure, and math. You’ll get a score and a breakdown of which topics you need to focus on.

What’s on the NY real estate exam

The salesperson exam pulls from nine major topic areas, weighted roughly like this:

  • License law and regulations (~10 questions) — what’s legal, what’s not, fines and revocation
  • Agency relationships (~8 questions) — buyer agency, seller agency, dual agency, disclosure
  • Contracts (~8 questions) — formation, listing agreements, purchase contracts, breach
  • Real estate finance (~7 questions) — mortgages, LTV, points, FHA/VA
  • Land use regulation (~5 questions) — zoning, deed restrictions, eminent domain
  • Valuation and pricing (~6 questions) — appraisal methods, CMA, market analysis
  • Math and calculations (~10 questions) — commission, area, proration, cap rate, GRM
  • Property characteristics and ownership (~6 questions) — estates, deeds, leases
  • Fair housing and ethics (~5 questions) — protected classes, prohibited practices

The math section trips up more people than any other. We’ve written a dedicated NY real estate math formulas guide covering the 10 formulas you must know cold.

Common mistakes that cost first-time test-takers

A few patterns show up over and over among people who fail and have to retake:

  • Cramming the night before. The exam tests recall under time pressure. Spaced practice across 2–4 weeks beats one all-night session every time.
  • Reading the pre-licensing book passively. The 77-hour course covers the material, but reading isn’t enough to internalize it. You have to work practice questions and explain wrong answers to yourself.
  • Skipping math because “it’s only 10 questions.” Those 10 questions are the easiest points on the exam if you’ve drilled the formulas — and the hardest points if you haven’t. A weak math section often pushes a borderline candidate below 70%.
  • Ignoring fair housing. Fair housing questions are heavily situational and the wrong answers are designed to sound reasonable. Memorizing the seven protected classes isn’t enough — you need to recognize prohibited practices in context.
  • Practicing only in your strongest topic. Most test-takers do this without realizing it. Tracking your diagnostic score by topic forces you to study the weak areas instead.

How to use this page

  1. Start with the diagnostic quiz above to find your weakest topics. The 10-question diagnostic gives you a topic-by-topic breakdown — agency, contracts, math, disclosure — so you know exactly where to focus.
  2. Read the study guides below for those topics. Each guide is written for active recall — read once, then test yourself before moving on.
  3. Re-take the diagnostic after a few days of focused study. Track your improvement by topic, not just overall score.
  4. When you can answer the diagnostic confidently and you’re scoring 80%+ in every topic area, move to the full 100-question practice tests — $17.99 one-time, unlimited retakes, with answer explanations on every question.

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When the diagnostic feels easy and you want the real exam-day feel — 100 exam-style questions across all nine topic areas, unlimited retakes, instant scoring — the NY Real Estate Practice Tests course is $17.99 one-time. No subscription, no upsells.

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