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These 10 free NDREB questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the North Dakota Real Estate Broker Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.

Domain 1: Property Ownership 10% of exam

Question 1

A restaurant tenant bolts a walk-in cooler to the floor and connects it to plumbing for use in the business. The lease is silent. Before the lease expires, the tenant removes the cooler and repairs the resulting damage. How is the cooler most accurately classified?

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Correct answer: B - A trade fixture removable before lease end if the tenant repairs the damage

Domain 2: Land Use Controls 5% of exam

Question 2

A buyer plans to add a garage on an unusually triangular lot. Garages are permitted in the district, but the lot's shape makes the required side-yard setback impracticable. The hardship was not created by the current owner. Which land-use relief most directly fits these facts?

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Correct answer: D - A dimensional variance

Domain 3: Valuation 8% of exam

Question 3

A stabilized apartment building produces annual net operating income of $80,000. If the market capitalization rate rises from 8% to 10% while expected income remains unchanged, how does the indicated value change under direct capitalization?

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Correct answer: A - It falls from $1,000,000 to $800,000

Domain 4: Financing 9% of exam

Question 4

A borrower received the Closing Disclosure for a fixed-rate mortgage. Two days before consummation, the lender changes the transaction to an adjustable-rate mortgage. Under TRID, how should the lender proceed?

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Correct answer: C - Provide a corrected disclosure and begin a new three-business-day waiting period

Domain 5: Contracts 19% of exam

Question 5

A seller receives a $510,000 offer with an uncertain financing contingency and a $500,000 cash offer with no contingencies. What is the listing broker's best course?

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Correct answer: C - Present both objectively; the seller may choose either after comparing the terms

Domain 6: Agency 13% of exam

Question 6

A seller tells the listing broker that the basement floods every spring but instructs the broker to tell buyers it has always been dry. A prospective buyer asks directly about water intrusion. How should the broker respond?

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Correct answer: A - Refuse the instruction and disclose the known material condition as required

Domain 7: Property Disclosures 7% of exam

Question 7

Before a buyer is bound to purchase a 1965 house, the seller discloses known lead information, supplies available reports and the required pamphlet, and includes the federal warning language. The buyer has not waived any rights. What is still required?

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Correct answer: D - A 10-day inspection or risk-assessment opportunity unless the parties agree otherwise in writing

Domain 8: Property Management 5% of exam

Question 8

At 2:00 a.m., a ruptured supply line is flooding occupied apartments. The management agreement authorizes emergency action to protect life and property, although routine repairs over $2,000 require owner approval. The owner cannot be reached. What should the property manager do first?

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Correct answer: B - Use emergency authority to protect occupants and stop damage, then notify and document

Domain 9: Transfer of Title 6% of exam

Question 9

At closing, the grantor hands a signed deed to the buyer with present intent to convey, and the buyer accepts it. The recorder's office is closed, so the deed is recorded the next business day. When did the transfer between the parties generally become effective?

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Correct answer: A - At closing, when the deed was delivered and accepted

Domain 10: Practice of Real Estate 12% of exam

Question 10

An applicant with a non-obvious disability requests an assistance animal for a rental that has a no-pet policy and provides reliable information establishing the disability-related need. Which response complies with federal fair housing requirements?

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Correct answer: D - Grant the accommodation without a pet fee, while charging for actual damage if it occurs

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