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The LA-REB exam has 135 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free LA-REB questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Louisiana Real Estate Broker Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: National - Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use
Question 1
A deed with no acreage exceptions describes a tract as the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of a regular 640-acre section. A wetland delineation shows that five of those acres are wetlands. What should the broker state?
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Correct answer: A - The tract contains 40 acres, with the wetlands addressed separately as a use limitation
Domain 3: National - Property Value and Appraisal
Question 2
A broker is estimating the value of a 12-unit property. Annual potential rent is $180,000; expected vacancy and collection loss is $9,000; laundry income is $6,000; operating expenses are $61,000; and annual debt service is $40,000. At an 8% capitalization rate, which conclusion is correct?
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Correct answer: A - $1,450,000, because debt service is excluded from NOI
Domain 5: National - Real Estate Practice
Question 3
A rental applicant asks for an exception to a no-pets rule for an assistance animal. Neither the disability nor the disability-related need for the animal is apparent. How should the property manager handle the request?
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Correct answer: B - Request reliable supporting information, but not detailed medical records
Domain 6: National - Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues
Question 4
In an otherwise covered sale, a seller lists a single-family house built in 1965 and states truthfully that no lead reports are available and no one knows of lead-based paint. Before the buyer is bound, what does federal law still require?
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Correct answer: D - Provide the warning statement and EPA pamphlet, disclose no known lead information, and allow the 10-day evaluation opportunity unless changed in writing
Domain 7: National - Financing and Settlement
Question 5
One business day before consummation, a lender issues a corrected Closing Disclosure because the loan changes from a fixed-rate mortgage to an adjustable-rate mortgage. What timing consequence follows under TRID?
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Correct answer: D - A new three-business-day waiting period is required
Domain 9: Louisiana - Duties, Overview, and Powers of the Real Estate Commission
Question 6
After LREC issues a final disciplinary decision, a broker seeks judicial review. Which filing complies with the Louisiana review rule?
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Correct answer: B - Within 30 days, in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish
Domain 10: Louisiana - Licensing Requirements
Question 7
A Louisiana brokerage uses a salaried, unlicensed employee in its property-management department. The broker gives the employee scripts and direct instructions. Which assigned task exceeds the statutory exemption?
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Correct answer: C - Bargaining with the applicant over the monthly rent
Domain 11: Louisiana - Statutory Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees
Question 8
A buyer and seller dispute a $15,000 deposit held in the broker's sales escrow account. After reviewing the contract's deposit-disposition clause, the broker chooses the reasonable good-faith interpretation procedure and sends written notice to all parties and their licensees. Six days later, no court order or other legal process has been received. What is the broker's proper next step?
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Correct answer: D - Keep the funds in escrow until 10 days have passed after notice
Domain 12: Louisiana - Louisiana Civil Law System
Question 9
For 14 years, a possessor has occupied a Louisiana immovable openly, continuously, peaceably, and unequivocally as owner. The possessor has no just title and knew from the beginning that another person owned the property. Which assessment is most accurate?
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Correct answer: B - No ownership yet; neither the 10-year nor the 30-year route is complete
Domain 13: Louisiana - Louisiana Law of Agency
Question 10
At a Sunday open house, a visitor asks the listing price, annual property tax, and roof age. The licensee answers from the listing file. Later, the visitor emails, 'I must relocate by June 1, I can spend no more than $385,000, and I do not want the seller to know either fact.' Which event first creates substantive contact under Louisiana agency law?
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Correct answer: C - Revealing a maximum price and relocation deadline by email