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The UTRESA exam has 145 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free UTRESA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Utah Real Estate Sales Agent Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use
Question 1
A coffee-shop tenant installs a walk-in cooler bolted to the floor. The lease states that tenant-installed business equipment may be removed before the lease ends if any damage is repaired. Two days before expiration, the tenant removes the cooler and patches the anchor holes. Which conclusion is best?
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Correct answer: C - The tenant may keep it; the lease preserved timely trade-fixture removal
Domain 2: Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title
Question 2
Jordan and Lee own a duplex as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Jordan conveys Jordan's entire interest to Morgan without Lee joining. Morgan later dies, and Morgan's interest is distributed to Sam under a valid will. How is title then held?
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Correct answer: A - Lee and Sam each own an undivided one-half as tenants in common
Domain 3: Property Value and Appraisal
Question 3
A 12-unit property has annual potential gross income of $156,000, vacancy and collection loss of $7,800, laundry income of $3,800, and operating expenses of $48,000. Annual debt service is $30,000. If investors require an 8% capitalization rate, which value is indicated by direct capitalization?
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Correct answer: D - $1,300,000
Domain 4: Real Estate Contracts and Agency
Question 4
A seller grants a buyer a complete written 14-day option stating all material purchase terms, including a $420,000 price. The buyer pays $2,000 specifically for the option. On day 6, the seller attempts to revoke it. On day 10, the buyer exercises exactly as required. What is the result?
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Correct answer: B - Timely exercise creates the purchase contract because the paid option remained open
Question 5
An owner privately limits a listing agent to showing the property and transmitting offers. In the buyer's presence, however, the owner repeatedly says the agent may approve inspection extensions and has honored two prior extensions signed by the agent. The buyer relies on a third signed extension. Which doctrine most directly may bind the owner?
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Correct answer: B - Apparent authority created by the owner's manifestations
Domain 5: Real Estate Practice
Question 6
A landlord enforces a no-pets rule. An applicant with a non-obvious disability requests an assistance animal and provides reliable information linking the animal to the disability. The animal presents no unmitigable threat or substantial property-damage risk. Which response complies with federal fair-housing requirements?
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Correct answer: D - Allow the animal without pet fees; actual damage may still be charged
Question 7
At a meeting, competing brokerages agree that none will accept a residential listing below a 5.5% total commission. They say the agreement prevents cut-rate service. How is the arrangement treated under federal antitrust principles?
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Correct answer: A - Horizontal price fixing, even if the stated purpose is service quality
Domain 6: Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues
Question 8
Testing in a home under contract reports an average radon concentration of 7.1 pCi/L. The buyer asks whether this proves the property must be vacated and cannot be sold. What is the most accurate response?
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Correct answer: C - It exceeds 4 pCi/L; evaluate mitigation, but do not treat the result alone as proof the home is uninhabitable
Domain 7: Financing and Settlement
Question 9
Two days before consummation, a creditor issues a corrected Closing Disclosure because the loan now includes a prepayment penalty. The borrower received the original disclosure on time. Which timing rule governs?
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Correct answer: D - The consumer must receive a new three-business-day review period
Domain 8: Real Estate Math Calculations
Question 10
A house is under contract for $512,000 but appraises at $485,000. The lender will lend up to 80% of the lower of the purchase price or appraised value. Ignoring closing costs, what are the maximum loan and the buyer's required cash toward the price?
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Correct answer: D - $388,000 loan and $124,000 cash