Before you read
Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
For target housing built before 1978, a Michigan licensee in a sale transaction must ensure compliance with disclosure of:
Answer: A. Sales of pre-1978 target (residential) housing require lead-based paint disclosure. Michigan licensees must make sure sellers provide the federally required lead disclosure form, pamphlet, and any known information about lead hazards.
Question 2 of 5
What is the primary purpose of the agency disclosure required of Michigan licensees?
Answer: B. The agency disclosure's purpose is to make sure consumers understand the nature of the agency relationship and whom the licensee represents, so they know whether the licensee is acting for the seller, the buyer, both, or neither. It does not set commissions or warrant the property.
Question 3 of 5
Michigan requires licensees to complete continuing education during each license cycle. Which statement BEST describes the purpose of this requirement?
Answer: A. Continuing education is required each renewal cycle so licensees stay current with legal updates, agency rules, fair housing, and evolving real estate practice. It supplements, not replaces, prelicensure education.
Question 4 of 5
A portion of each Michigan continuing education renewal cycle must consist of coursework in a specific subject. Which subject is mandated content within the required CE?
Answer: B. Michigan requires that a set portion of continuing education each cycle cover legal updates: changes in statutes, administrative rules, and court decisions that affect real estate practice, ensuring licensees stay compliant.
Question 5 of 5
Michigan law requires a real estate licensee to provide an agency disclosure to a prospective buyer or seller:
Answer: D. Michigan requires licensees to disclose the agency relationship to prospective buyers and sellers before the disclosure of any confidential information, at the outset of the substantive discussion of a specific property, so the consumer understands whom the licensee represents.
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What you need to know
Separately, licensees must deliver the agency disclosure at the appropriate time and disclose material facts and known defects they are aware of. Federal lead-based paint disclosure also applies to homes built before 1978, and licensees must avoid misrepresentation under Michigan law.
Required Disclosures for Michigan Sellers and Licensees: FAQs
Is Required Disclosures for Michigan Sellers and Licensees on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Michigan real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Michigan test this differently?
Michigan applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Michigan rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
