Paper 2 guide · 2026 syllabus
RES Exam Paper 2 topics and revision guide
RES Paper 2 tests industry regulation, real estate marketing and property transactions. It is a 2.5-hour, 100-mark paper with 60 one-mark questions and 20 two-mark case-study questions. You need 60 marks to pass, subject to CEA review, and must pass Paper 2 separately from Paper 1.
Format and scope checked against the official CEA examination page (opens in a new tab).
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2.5 hours
Time available
100 marks
Total for Paper 2
60 marks
Current passing mark
For examinations held in 2026
What topics are in RES Paper 2?
Paper 2 contains two competency units. The list below follows the syllabus currently selected for your exam year; use CEA's detailed learning outcomes to check the depth required within each heading.
Competency Unit 3
Regulation and real estate marketing
- Regulation of the real estate agency industry
- Role and functions of salespersons and their requisite knowledge and skills
- Principles of real estate marketing
- Types of listing
- Methods of sale
- Regulations on advertisements
- Marketing of residential property
- Marketing of commercial property
- Marketing of industrial property
- Marketing of special properties
- Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act
Competency Unit 4
Property transactions
- Sale of uncompleted private properties
- Sale of completed private properties
- Collective sale of private properties
- Sale of HDB flats
- Leasing of private properties
- Renting out HDB flats or bedrooms
- Foreign Worker Housing
- Taxes on property
- Property finance and financial calculations
Read the official syllabus and learning outcomes (opens in a new tab) beside your notes. Paper 2 frequently requires you to connect a rule, a transaction stage and the salesperson's required action.
How are Paper 2 questions structured?
| Section | Questions | Marks | What it demands |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 60 multiple-choice questions × 1 mark | 60 | Rules, duties, processes and direct application |
| B | 20 multiple-choice questions based on 1 or 2 case studies × 2 marks | 40 | Apply several facts across one or two scenarios |
Section B carries 40% of the marks. A Paper 2 scenario may combine a property type, a transaction stage, marketing conduct and a financial or tax consequence.
How should you approach a Paper 2 case study?
Try a free worked case- 01
Classify
Identify the property, parties and transaction before reaching for a rule.
- 02
Sequence
Place each fact at the correct stage: marketing, offer, exercise, completion or post-completion.
- 03
Test
Check every condition, exception, date and threshold rather than matching one familiar phrase.
- 04
Conclude
Choose the answer that follows from the complete rule, not merely an action that sounds prudent.
Place this method inside the eight-week RES exam study plan.
Where do calculations fit into Paper 2?
Taxes on property and property finance sit in Competency Unit 4. Learn what each figure represents and when a rule applies before relying on a formula. RESglide's property calculators show the calculation and effective-dated rates, but they do not replace the official learning outcomes or source rules.
Are RESglide's Paper 2 questions official past questions?
No. RESglide creates original exam-style practice, including original case studies. It does not present confidential exam questions as past papers. Every released item is mapped to a CEA learning outcome, checked by a human and supported by the primary rule or official guidance it tests.
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