California Real Estate Salesperson Exam Cheat Sheet PDF (2026)

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California Department of Real Estate (DRE). DRE runs the exam itself, in an electronic format at its own sites (Fresno, La Palma, Oakland, Sacramento and San Diego); no outside testing vendor is named. To qualify, a candidate must first complete three college-level courses — Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and one elective — each a minimum of 45 hours.

150 questions. All multiple choice, each with four answer choices. There is no separate national and state portion: DRE writes one California examination.

180 minutes. DRE states the salesperson session as 3 hours. Candidates are asked to arrive 30 minutes early.

70%. Candidates who pass are not told their score; failing candidates see their score and a per-subject breakdown. After a fail you may re-apply once results are released, and there is no limit on attempts within two years of the original application.

$100 — Salesperson examination fee (original or re-examination) (California Department of Real Estate, per attempt); $40 — Rescheduling an exam date (California Department of Real Estate, per attempt); $350 — Salesperson license fee (California Department of Real Estate, one-time); $49 — Fingerprint processing (paid to the Live Scan provider by California residents) (Live Scan provider, one-time). DRE fees are non-refundable (Business and Professions Code § 10207). The on-time renewal fee equals the license fee.

Not published by California DRE. DRE publishes no list of examination languages. Its content page says only that the exam tests “appropriate knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and spelling”. The pages listed were searched for “language” and “Spanish”; PrepPass therefore names no language.

57 sections: Format and scoring (DRE, read 2 October 2026); The seven DRE content areas (approximate); Path to a salesperson license; New, changed or expiring: verify before test day; How the exam asks: two skills; Test-taking strategy; Number grid: memorize cold; Last-week order of attack; Fiduciary duties of an agent; Creating and ending agency; and 47 more. The sections, a few of the facts and where each one comes from are listed on this page.

It is a colour PDF laid out for US Letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches), 6 pages. Print it in colour at actual size (100%, not "fit to page"), double-sided if your printer supports it.

The free California Real Estate Salesperson Exam cheat sheet page shows rules on screen and stays free; the PDF is the colour print layout, sectioned and dense, to print and keep beside you. The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter; the cheat sheet ($9.99) is the short reference. They are separate purchases. Buying the PDF unlocks nothing: the practice questions and timed mock exam are free either way.

Checked October 2, 2026 against dre.ca.gov, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov and eCFR. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm any figure with the official source before you rely on it.

Yes — California Real Estate Salesperson Exam Cheat Sheet PDF (2026) downloads as PDF, 6 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.

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No. This is an independent cheat sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. Its figures come from California Real Estate Law + DRE rules, and the PDF lists the sources and the date each figure was checked. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.