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South Dakota Real Estate Exam Prep and Crash Course
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What's Included
Salesperson & Broker Practice Exams
Unlimited, customizable practice exams allow you to test yourself with exam questions and focus on specific categories. Also included are 1,600+ national question and answer videos!
Vocabulary Videos & Flashcards
A library of videos and flashcards provide detailed explanations of vocabulary words to make learning easy.
Intuitive Online System
An easy-to-navigate online system stores everything you need to pass the exam on your first try.
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National E-Book
E-Book study guides that breakdown concepts, vocabulary words, and math equations to help stay on track with your studies.
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Track Your Performance
- Unlimited & Customizable Practice Tests with Adjustable Timer
- National Test Bank of over 1,600 Questions
- Exam Readiness Evaluation (Shows Breakdown of Practice Exam Scores with Answer Explanations)
- Obtain Key Performance Metrics with Graphs that show you how to improve your score
Real Estate Vocabulary Videos & Flashcards
- Video Gallery of Important Exam Tips & Tricks
- Engaging State Exam Terminology Videos
- Interactive Flashcards
- Key Terms & Definitions Worksheet
National Exam Study Guide
- User-Friendly and Compatible with all Web Browsers
- Over 100 Pages of Licensing Exam Content
- Annotations Toolkit to help you personalize your studying experience
Intuitive Online System
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- Online Trainer Support
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Timer begins when you "activate" the exam prep on our intuitive student portal!
Expert exam trainers review exam questions, provide answers, and explain the reasoning in over 1,600 videos.
Easy to understand videos featuring the best real estate trainers in the business. Great for visual and auditory learners!
Proven to help you pass! Check out our guarantee to learn more.
Test yourself on national content with one of the largest test banks across the U.S.
Review how you performed on our practice exams with detailed performance metrics and answer explanations.
A fun and simple way to master the terms and concepts featured on the real estate exam.
Covers national content with a detailed math review and supplemental practice exams.
Save 15% off with promo code: ENROLL15
Timer begins when you "activate" the exam prep on our intuitive student portal!
Expert exam trainers review exam questions, provide answers, and explain the reasoning in over 1,600 videos.
Easy to understand videos featuring the best real estate trainers in the business. Great for visual and auditory learners!
Proven to help you pass! Check out our guarantee to learn more.
Test yourself on national content with one of the largest test banks across the U.S.
Review how you performed on our practice exams with detailed performance metrics and answer explanations.
A fun and simple way to master the terms and concepts featured on the real estate exam.
Covers national content with a detailed math review and supplemental practice exams.
Save 15% off with promo code: ENROLL15
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What's on the Real Estate Exam?
Both the real estate license & broker license exams test you on the seven categories below.
South Dakota Real Estate Exam Details
To help you prepare for the South Dakota real state exam, we included information on how to schedule your exam, the exam’s format, and what you’ll be tested on. Now, all that's left to do is study with the best exam prep in the nation!
South Dakota's real estate exam is administered by PSI and candidates must schedule their exam online. Candidates may also schedule exams by calling PSI at 855-557-0623.
Current Processing Timeframes: South Dakota real estate licenses are processed in 2-4 weeks.
Associate Broker
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and:
- Be competent to transact the business of a licensee in a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public
- Must be a citizen of the United States or resident of South Dakota
- Must have successfully completed at least 116 classroom hours in a course of study approved by the commission
- Must successfully pass both the Broker State and National multiple-choice examinations AND simulation examination
- Must submit completed application form for license furnished by the South Dakota Real Estate Commission within 60 days of passing the last portion of the examination
- Must pay the exam fee ($190)
Broker Exam
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and:
- Must complete an application form
- Must provide proof of having completed 116 hours of Pre-License Education
- Must provide proof of having worked full-time as an associate broker for at least 2 years
- Must request fingerprint cards from the Commission and submit them to the Real Estate Commission with the completed application, as well as a check for $43.25
- Must include a broker's letter to activate the applicant's license
- Must successfully complete the real estate exam
- Must visit this site to enroll in the group policy for errors and omissions insurance
- Must pay the exam fee ($190)
Associate Broker Examination: The exam consists of a national portion and a state portion. Candidates have 2.5 hours to complete the national portion and 1.5 hours to complete the state portion. The national portion includes 100 questions and 11 simulation problems, and the state portion includes 57 questions.
Broker Examination: The exam consists of a national portion and a state portion. There are 11 simulation problems on the exam.
The exam is given by computer and can be taken at the following locations: Madison, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls at PSI testing centers.
The following categories are featured on both the Associate Broker and Broker Licensing Exam.
- Property ownership (8 questions)
- Land use controls and regulations (5 questions)
- Valuation and market analysis (7 questions)
- Financing (10 questions)
- General principles of agency (13 questions)
- Property disclosures (6 questions)
- Contracts (17 questions)
- Leasing and property management (3 questions)
- Transfer of title (8 questions)
- Practice of real estate (13 questions)
- Real estate calculations (10 questions)
The state portion includes the following topics:
- Duties and powers of the Real Estate Commission (4 questions)
- Licensing Requirements (6 questions)
- Statutory requirements governing the activities of licensees (42 questions)
The broker simulation exam covers the following topics:
- Agency relationships and property representations (3 questions)
- Fair Housing and other governmental regulations (2 questions)
- Handling money (2 questions)
- Training and supervision of licensees (1 question)
- Plus one primary issue varying by examination form (1 question)
Section Topics:
- Agency
- Contracts
- Freehold and Leasehold
- Property management
- Finance
- Government regulations and private restrictions
- Description and measurement
- Valuation
- Conveyance
- Calculations
- Ethical behavior (must be incorporated into at least 4 questions)
Property types:
- Residential (4 problems)
- Commercial (2 problems)
- Property management (1 problem)
- Plus two property types varying by examination form (2 problems)
Associate Broker Examination: A passing score is 75% or higher.
Broker Examination: A passing score is 75% or higher.
All applicants must provide 2 forms of identification which are current, contain a signature, and match the applicant's exam registration. This can be any of the following:
- Driver's license
- Passport
- Green card
- Social Security card
- Debit card or credit card
Candidates are permitted to bring a basic, non-scientific calculator.
Study for the South Dakota exam
- South Dakota Real Estate Exam: Format, Cost & Pass Rate — our full guide to what’s on the exam and how it’s scored.
- Free real estate practice exam — try 20 questions like the ones in our test bank.
- How to study for the real estate exam — the study plan we recommend before your crash course.
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