Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Nebraska Real Estate Commission. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Nebraska Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 96 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 130 questions (80 national + 50 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- 75% on each portion (60/80 + 38/50)
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 96 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the Pearson VUE candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
12 hrs within 180 days of licensure
Continuing education
18 hrs every 2 yrs (12 approved CE)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Nebraska Real Estate Commission: Powers, Hearings and Discipline3 lessons
- Nebraska Licensing: Who Needs a License and How to Get and Keep One4 lessons
- Statutory Requirements Governing Licensee Activities4 lessons
- Nebraska Agency Relationships: Limited Agency, Dual Agency and Disclosure4 lessons
- Listings, Offers, Property Disclosures and Closings4 lessons
- Additional Nebraska Topics: Fair Housing, Subdivided Land, Landlord-Tenant, Documentary Stamp Tax and Homestead4 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
What is the maximum criminal penalty for a Class II misdemeanor such as unlicensed brokerage in Nebraska?
- A. Thirty days in jail and a $500 fine
- B. One year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both
- C. Six months in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both
- D. Two years in prison
Question 2
Under Commission Policy 38, which event always counts as "specific assistance" that triggers the disclosure?
- A. Stating the list price of an advertised home
- B. Discussing general market trends at a party
- C. Showing a specific property to a specific buyer by appointment
- D. Asking which school district a buyer prefers
Question 3
After a purchase agreement is signed, to whom must the licensee deliver a completed, dated copy?
- A. Both the buyer and the seller, within a reasonable time
- B. Only the lender
- C. Only the party the licensee represents
- D. Only the title company
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