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North Carolina Real Estate Broker Study Guide (2026)

This is the free study guide for the North Carolina Real Estate Broker exam — the same content areas the exam tests, written to the official outline. Read any chapter online free below, then drill the material with 466+ free practice questions and a full timed mock exam.

Last updated: August 2026.

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The 27 chapters

  1. 1Property Ownership8% of the exam
  2. 2Land Use Controls and Regulations5% of the exam
  3. 3Valuation and Market Analysis8% of the exam
  4. 4Financing9% of the exam
  5. 5Contracts17% of the exam
  6. 6Agency13% of the exam
  7. 7Property Disclosures8% of the exam
  8. 8Transfer of Title6% of the exam
  9. 9Practice of Real Estate12% of the exam
  10. 10Property Management6% of the exam
  11. 11Real Estate Calculations8% of the exam
  12. 1Real Property: Rights, Land, and Fixtures11% of the exam
  13. 2Ownership: Estates and Forms of Holding Title10% of the exam
  14. 3Valuation and Appraisal Methods14% of the exam
  15. 4Contracts and Agency Fundamentals20% of the exam
  16. 5Real Estate Practice and Fair Housing18% of the exam
  17. 6Property Conditions and Disclosures10% of the exam
  18. 7Real Estate Financing9% of the exam
  19. 8Real Estate Math9% of the exam
  20. 9North Carolina Agency Law27% of the exam
  21. 10North Carolina Brokerage Practice20% of the exam
  22. 11Other North Carolina Laws and Disclosures18% of the exam
  23. 12North Carolina Contracts and Closing12% of the exam
  24. 13Supervision and Compensation in North Carolina7% of the exam
  25. 14North Carolina Taxes and Insurance7% of the exam
  26. 15North Carolina Licensure and Education5% of the exam
  27. 16North Carolina Landlord and Tenant Law5% of the exam

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