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WorksheetsReal Estate National Exam Prep 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following is a lien on real estate?
Recorded easement
Recorded mortgage
Encroachment
Deed restriction
A sales contract was signed by a minor. Which term describes this contract?
Voidable
Breached
Discharged
Void
A real estate professional receives a check for earnest money from a buyer & deposits the money in the real estate professional's personal interest-bearing checking account over the weekend. This action exposes the real estate professional to a charge of
commingling.
novation.
subrogation.
accretion.
A borrower takes out a mortgage loan that requires monthly payments of $875.70 for 20 years & a final payment of $24,095. This is what type of loan?
Wraparound
Accelerated
Balloon
Variable
If a borrower computed the interest charge for the previous month on a $260,000 loan balance at $1,300, what is the borrower's interest rate to the nearest half percent?
6%
6½%
5%
5½%
A real estate professional signs a contract with a buyer. Under the contract, the real estate professional agrees to help the buyer find a suitable property & to represent the buyer in negotiations with the seller. The buyer may not sign an agreement with any other real estate professional. What kind of agreement has this real estate professional signed?
Exclusive buyer listing agreement
Exclusive buyer representation agreement
Open buyer agency agreement
Option contract
A grantor conveys property by delivering a deed. The deed contains five covenants. This is MOST likely
a general warranty deed.
a quitclaim deed.
a bargain & sale deed.
a deed in trust.
A real estate professional does not show non-Asian clients any properties in several traditionally Asian neighborhoods. The real estate professional bases this practice on the need to preserve the valuable cultural integrity of Asian immigrant communities. Which statement is TRUE regarding the real estate professional's policy?
The real estate professional's policy is steering & violates federal & state fair housing laws regardless of motivation.
Because the real estate professional is not attempting to restrict the rights of any single minority group, the practice does not constitute steering.
The real estate professional's policy is steering, but it does not violate the fair housing laws because cultural preservation is the motive, not exclusion or discrimination.
The real estate professional's policy has the effect, but not the intent, of steering.
A women grants a life estate to her son-in-law & stipulates that, upon his death, the title to the property will pass to her grandson. The grandson's interest is known as
a remainder.
a reversion.
an estate at sufferance.
an estate for years.
A primary benefit of property held in joint tenancy is
ownership by a maximum of two people.
the fractional interest of the owners, which can be different.
the fact that additional owners may be added later.
the right of survivorship.
A licensed real estate sales associate has a written contract with the employing broker that specified that the sales associate will not be treated as an employee for federal tax purposes. The sales associate's entire income is from sales commissions rather than an hourly wage. Based on these facts, the sales associate will be treated by the IRS as
a real estate assistant.
an employee.
a subagent.
a qualified real estate agent.
The states in which the owner gives up legal title of mortgage real estate are known as
title theory states.
lien theory states.
statutory title states.
strict title forfeiture states.
The form of tenancy that will expire on a specific date is
a joint tenancy.
a tenancy for years.
a tenancy at sufferance.
a tenancy by the entirety.
A large home that lacks sufficient indoor plumbing suffers from which condition?
Functional obsolescence
Curable physical deterioration
Incurable physical deterioration
External obsolescence
A developer built a structure that has six stories. Several years later, an ordinance was passed in that area banning any building six stories or higher. This building is
a nonconforming
a situation in which the structure would have to be demolished.
a conditional use.
a violation of the zoning laws.
Assuming that the listing agent & the selling agent in a transaction split their commission equally, what was the sales price of the property if the commission rate was 5.5% & the listing agent received $12,584?
$228,800
$242,871
$457,600
$692,120
A real estate broker specializes in helping both buyers & sellers with the necessary paperwork involved in transferring property. Although not an agent of either party, the broker may not disclose either of either party's confidential information to the other. The broker is BEST described as
a buyer's broker.
an independent contractor.
a dual agent
a transaction broker.
Three women owned a house as joint tenants. In the year 2009, one died. Last month, another died. Based on these facts, which of the following correctly describes the remaining women's ownership interest in the house?
Joint tenancy
Tenancy in common with the deceased owner's heirs
Severalty
Partitioned tenancy by the entirety
The listing & selling broker's agree to split a 7% commission 50-50 on a $295,900 land sale. The listing broker gives the listing sales associate 50% of the listing broker's share, & the selling broker gives the selling sales associate 65% of that share. How much does the selling sales associate earn from the sale after deducting expenses of $1,300? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$5,178.00
$5,431.73
$6,731.73
$10,356.50
Police powers include all of the following EXCEPT
zoning.
deed restrictions.
building codes.
density requirements.
A seller wants to net $165,000 from the sale of a house after paying the broker's fee of 6% & other closing cost of $2,635. The seller's gross sales price will be
$152,465.
$152,623.
$174,900.
$178,335.
Three acres equals how many square feet?
43,560
130,680
156,840
27,878,400
A buyer is purchasing a condominium uni in a subdivision & obtains financing from a local bank. In this situation, which term BEST describes the buyer?
Vendor
Mortgagor
Grantor
Lessor
The current value of a property is $140,000. The property is assessed at 40% of its current value for real estate tax purposes, with an equalization factor of 1.5
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