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RES Exam 2026 Schedule
RES Exam Format
Section A : 60 MCQs (60 marks)
Section B : 20 MCQs with reference to 1 or 2 Case Studies (40 marks)
​The Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. The duration of each paper is 2½ hours. To align with CEA syllabus, we will be revising our question bank to MCQ and case studies only.
So... How does knowing the exam format help?
Knowing the format ahead of time allows you to focus in what is important. Thus, allowing you to create a plan that would get you the result you desire.
Knowing that short answer questions has been removed, it is important to practise and familiarise yourself with what you are going to be tested, which is MCQs.
If you are struggling to practise for your exam, why not give our quiz a go? We're sure the practice you get will make you familiarise with both the exam and the format.
RES Exam Syllabus
Paper 1
1. Real Estate Agency Industry Overview & Basic Land Law Concepts
1.1. Real estate market and submarkets
1.2. Real estate market players and government intervention
1.3. Basic Land Law Concepts - Introduction
1.4. What is Land?
1.5. Estates in land
1.6. State Lands Act
1.7. Rights in another’s land: - licence - easement - covenant
1.8. Registration of titles
2. Dealings with Interests in Land
2.1. Law of contract
2.2. Law of agency
2.3. Landlord and tenant law
2.4. Negligence
2.6. Mortgage
2.7. Gift
2.8. Trust
2.9. Succession
2.10. Future interests
2.11. Co-ownership
2.12. Restrictions on capacity to hold land
2.13. Planning and development of land
Paper 2
3. Regulation of Real Estate Agency Industry & Real Estate Marketing
3.1. Regulation of real estate agency industry
3.2. Role and functions of salespersons and their requisite knowledge and skills
3.3. Principles of real estate marketing
3.4. Types of listing
3.5. Methods of sale
3.6. Regulations on advertisements
3.7. Marketing of residential property
3.8. Marketing of commercial property
3.9. Marketing of industrial property
3.10. Marketing of special properties
3.11. Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act
4. Property Transactions
4.1. Sale of uncompleted private properties
4.2. Sale of completed private properties
4.3. Collective sale of private properties
4.4. Sale of HDB flats
4.5. Leasing of private properties
4.6. Renting out HDB flats/bedrooms
4.7. Foreign worker housing
4.8. Taxes on property
4.9. Property finance and financial calculations
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