RES Exam Syllabus 2026

Track your learning progress through the Real Estate Salesperson examination syllabus

This syllabus is sourced from the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA).

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1.1 Real estate market and submarkets

1.1.1Identify the characteristics of real estate vs. real estate investment trusts (REITS) and property stocks.

Level 2 - Understanding

1.1.2Understand the characteristics of real estate market as a whole.

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1.1.3Categorise properties into residential, commercial and industrial according to title (land, lease or strata), form and planning parameters.
- Identify title/tenure of property, zoning, use and classification of property.
- Identify types of commercial properties (i.e. strata-titled shop/office units), industrial and residential properties.

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1.1.4Understand the micro- and macro-factors affecting supply, demand and prices of properties.

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1.1.5Understand the functioning of each submarket (by property types, locations, and socioeconomic characteristics, etc.).

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1.1.6Understand the relationship between property cycle and business cycle.

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1.1.7Source and interpret property supply, transaction statistics/data and other market information.

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1.1.8Convert a 6-digit postal code to its old district number.

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1.2 Real estate market players and government intervention

1.2.1Identify market players in the various property sectors, e.g. developers, investors and users.

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1.2.2Interpret the effect of government control and intervention in the real estate market, e.g. introduction of cooling measures.

Level 3 - Applying

1.2.3Understand the role and functions of various relevant government agencies, e.g. BCA, JTC, HDB, IRAS, LTA, MAS, SLA, URA, etc. relating to property transactions.

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1.3 Introduction

1.3.1Distinguish real property from personal property, proprietary right from personal right, ownership (the largest form of proprietary interest) from lesser interests, and legal interest from equitable interest.

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1.4 Land

1.4.1Infer the legal meaning of land.

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1.4.2Understand the legal definition of fixture and the two tests of determining whether a chattel is/has become a fixture, and ascertain to whom (buyer or seller, landlord or tenant) a fixture belongs. Understand the common usage of the term "fitting" by the industry and how it relates to "fixture".

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1.4.3Identify the legal description of land lot, strata lot and accessory lot, and the documents from which to obtain such information.

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1.5 Estates in land

1.5.1Understand tenure and estate, and the various types of freehold and leasehold estates.

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1.6 State Lands Act 1920

1.6.1Explain the implied covenants and conditions in the grant in perpetuity and State lease.

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1.6.2Understand when differential premium is payable.

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1.6.3Understand the nature of temporary occupation licence (TOL) issued by the State.

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1.6.4Describe the State's reversionary interest in State leases and the power to acquire land compulsorily under Land Acquisition Act 1966.

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1.7 Rights in another's land

1.7.1Explain the term "encumbrances" on land title.

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1.7.2Explain the nature of a licence.

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1.7.3Distinguish a licence from a lease.

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1.7.4Explain the nature and characteristics of an easement.

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1.7.5Understand how an easement may be acquired and extinguished at common law, and under the Land Titles Act (LTA) 1993 and Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967 (LTSA).

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1.7.6Explain the easements implied under LTA and LTSA.

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1.7.7Understand the extent to which covenants affecting adjacent land owners bind their respective successors in title.

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1.7.8Ascertain the existence of a restrictive covenant in a land title.

Level 3 - Applying

1.7.9Explain how a restrictive covenant may be discharged at common law and under the Land Titles Act 1993.

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1.8 Registration of titles

1.8.1Associate a property type with a property title: certificate of title, subsidiary strata certificate of title, or lease title.

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1.8.2Interpret dealings that are notified in the title document, e.g. transfers, mortgages, charges, and leases exceeding 7 years.

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1.8.3Understand the effect of registration and the priority of registered interests.

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1.8.4Understand the function of a caveat and the period of its effectiveness.

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RES Exam Syllabus 2026

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Competency Unit 1

1.1 Real estate market and submarkets

1.2 Real estate market players and government intervention

1.3 Introduction

1.4 Land

1.5 Estates in land

1.6 State Lands Act 1920

1.7 Rights in another's land

1.8 Registration of titles

Competency Unit 2

RES Exam Syllabus 2026

Understanding Cognitive Levels

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Competency Unit 1Real Estate Agency Industry Overview & Basic Land Law Concepts

Competency Unit 1

1.1 Real estate market and submarkets

1.2 Real estate market players and government intervention

1.3 Introduction

1.4 Land

1.5 Estates in land

1.6 State Lands Act 1920

1.7 Rights in another's land

1.8 Registration of titles

Competency Unit 2Dealings with Interests in Land

Competency Unit 2