North Carolina — License Law & NCREC — North Carolina Real Estate — State Law Practice Test

This North Carolina Real Estate — State Law North Carolina — License Law & NCREC practice set has 18 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation.

Sample questions

Three questions from the North Carolina — License Law & NCREC bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 18 questions at random from the same bank.

1. Under N.C.G.S. Chapter 93A, which person must hold a North Carolina real estate license?

   • A person who, for a commission, lists and negotiates the sale of another owner's house — Correct answer
   • An owner selling his own personal residence directly to a buyer
   • An attorney-in-fact acting under a power of attorney for a single transaction without pay
   • A W-2 employee of an owner who shows the owner's apartments for a salary

   Explanation: G.S. §93A-2 defines a real estate broker as one who, for compensation or the expectation of compensation, lists, sells, buys, leases, or negotiates real estate for ANOTHER. Acting for another for compensation is the trigger; an owner selling or leasing his OWN property is expressly exempt under §93A-2(c). Real estate broker（房地产经纪人）: a person who performs real-estate acts for another for compensation. (N.C.G.S. §93A-1, §93A-2)

   Handbook: North Carolina License Law — Activities requiring a license (N.C.G.S. §93A-1 / §93A-2)

2. A person passes the North Carolina real estate exam and is licensed for the first time. What license does North Carolina issue?

   • A provisional broker license — Correct answer
   • A real estate salesperson license
   • A real estate sales agent license
   • A broker-in-charge license

   Explanation: North Carolina has NO salesperson license. The entry-level license is a broker license issued on PROVISIONAL status — a 'provisional broker.' This is the headline NC distinctive: you never start as a 'salesperson' or 'sales agent.' Provisional broker（试用期经纪人）: NC's entry license — a broker license on provisional status until postlicensing is completed. (N.C.G.S. §93A-2; NCREC licensing rules)

   Handbook: North Carolina License Law — Entry license is provisional broker (N.C.G.S. §93A-2)

3. How does a North Carolina provisional broker remove the 'provisional' status from his or her license?

   • Complete 90 hours of postlicensing education (three 30-hour courses) within 18 months of initial licensure — Correct answer
   • Complete 8 hours of continuing education in the first license period
   • Accumulate two years of full-time brokerage experience
   • Re-take and pass the 60-question state section of the licensing exam

   Explanation: A provisional broker must complete 90 hours of postlicensing education — three 30-hour courses (Post 301, 302, 303) — within 18 months of initial licensure. Completing it removes 'provisional' and makes the person a full broker; failing to do so makes the license inactive. Postlicensing（执照后教育）: NC's 90-hour (3×30) requirement, due within 18 months, to remove provisional status. (NCREC postlicensing rules; G.S. §93A-4)

   Handbook: North Carolina License Law — Postlicensing 90 hrs (3×30) within 18 months (N.C.G.S. §93A-4; NCREC rules)