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The KY-REB exam has 125 questions and runs 4 hours.
These 10 free KY-REB questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Kentucky Real Estate Broker Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: National - Property Ownership 10% of exam
Question 1
A restaurant tenant bolts commercial ovens and a ventilation hood into leased space. The lease permits removal of business equipment. Before the lease expires, the tenant removes the equipment and repairs the resulting damage. How should the equipment be classified?
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Correct answer: C - Trade fixtures that remain the tenant's personal property
Domain 2: National - Land Use Controls 5% of exam
Question 2
An owner has a triangular lot that predates the current zoning ordinance. The district permits a single-family home, but the lot's unique shape makes the 30-foot side setback impossible to meet and leaves no reasonable building area. The relief most directly suited to this hardship is:
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Correct answer: A - A variance from the setback requirement
Domain 3: National - Valuation 8% of exam
Question 3
A comparable sold for $485,000. It lacks a garage that contributes $30,000 to the subject property, but it has a pool that contributes $15,000 and the subject has no pool. After applying the sales-comparison adjustment rule, the broker should use:
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Correct answer: D - $500,000
Domain 4: National - Financing 9% of exam
Question 4
A covered conventional mortgage had an original property value of $400,000. The amortization schedule now shows a principal balance of $308,000, and the borrower is current. Under the Homeowners Protection Act, the servicer is now generally required to:
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Correct answer: B - Terminate borrower-paid PMI automatically
Domain 5: National - Contracts 19% of exam
Question 5
Two offers arrive on a seller's home. Offer 1 is $510,000 cash, has no sale contingency, and can close in 14 days. Offer 2 is $525,000 with financing and a contingency on the buyer selling another home. Which advice correctly states the seller's options?
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Correct answer: C - Compare the complete terms and choose either offer according to the seller's priorities
Question 6
A seller offers to convey a home for $620,000 with possession at closing. The buyer signs the form but changes possession to 30 days after closing before returning it. Legally, the buyer has made:
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Correct answer: A - A counteroffer because a material term changed
Domain 6: National - Agency 13% of exam
Question 7
After the listing agreement is signed, the seller admits that a structural engineer identified an active foundation failure. The seller covered the crack with paneling and directs the broker to tell an interested buyer that the home has no foundation problems. The broker's proper response is to:
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Correct answer: B - Decline the instruction and disclose the known material defect as required
Domain 7: National - Property Disclosures 7% of exam
Question 8
Before a buyer is obligated to purchase a nonexempt single-family house built in 1968, the buyer and seller sign a written waiver of the lead inspection period. Which federal obligation survives that waiver?
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Correct answer: D - Provide known lead information, available records, the pamphlet, and the warning statement
Domain 8: National - Property Management 5% of exam
Question 9
A property's parking policy assigns spaces on a first-come, first-served basis. A tenant with a mobility disability asks for the space nearest the entrance, and the change is necessary for equal use of the dwelling. No construction is required. In fair-housing terms, the request is:
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Correct answer: C - A reasonable accommodation to a rule or service
Domain 9: National - Transfer of Title 6% of exam
Question 10
On the morning of closing, a buyer receives an email that appears to come from the settlement agent and replaces the wiring instructions. Before funds move, the strongest verification step is to:
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Correct answer: A - Call the settlement agent at a previously verified number and confirm the instructions