Font size
Worksheets1. Real Estate Foundations
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Surface of the Earth and permanent natural features. Extends from the center of the Earth to infinity.
Real Property
Real Estate
Land
Land plus improvements, (improvement is any nonnatural structure built on or affixed to land)
Real Estate
Real Property
Real Bundle
It refers to the land and improvements on it, plus the bundle of rights associated.
Right of encumber
Real Property
Right of control
Real Estate
Real Property includes the following bundle of rights:
Exclusion, possession and disposition.
Right of quiet enjoyment, control and encumber
Exclusion, possession, disposition, quiet enjoyment, control and encumber
It gives an owner the right to tell trespassers to get off their land.
Right of possession
Right of exclusion
Right of control
It is also known as the Right to Use:
Right of Control
Right of Disposition
Right of Possession
It is the right to sell, lease or will. Also known as the Right of Transfer.
Right of disposition
Right of possession
Right of control
right of encumber
It is the right to LEGALLY use the property, however you want. This covers a lessee´s right too.
Right of possession
Right of encumber
Right of quiet enjoyment
Right of exclusion
It is the right to alter, change, or improve a property as an owner sees fit.
Right of disposition
Right of control
Right of possession
Right of encumber
It is the right to put a property on the line as collateral for debt. Often rolled up with the right to control.
Right of encumber
Right of possession
Right of disposition
Sandra will add a carpool to her house.
Right of possession
Right of control
Right of disposition
Right of encumber
Josh doesn´t allow strangers into his property.
Right of encumber
Right of disposition
Right of possession
Right of exclusion
Megan has her home closed all the weekdays, and only enjoys the pool on weekends.
Right of encumber
Right of possession
Right of disposition
Right of exclusion
I live in a house my dad inherited me.
Right of disposition
Right of possession
Right of encumber
Right of control
I´m thinking on add a new bathroom next month.
Right of possession
Right of disposition
Right of control
Right of quiet enjoyment
Any item that may be owned, including the rights associated with ownership.
deed
conveyance
property
ordinance
John just bought 20 per cent ownership iin a company, now he has:
Intangible property
Tangible property
Real Estate
Karen´s new town home is an example of:
Intangible property
Tangible property
Bundle of rights
Land
An asset in Real Estate business is :
Equity
An item of value
It is the act of transferring property from one party to another.
Deed
Conveyance
Equity
This term is commonly used in real estate transactions when buyers and sellers transfer ownership of land, building, or home.
Equity
Deed
Conveyance
A _______is done using a legal document such as a contract, lease, title, or deed.
Conveyance
Deed
Equity
_______ can be outlined as the percentage of your home that you own.
Equity
Asset
Deed
Conveyance
Rick did a $20k down payment, he got an instant $20k _______
Conveyance
Deed
Equity
Asset
When your home value increases your _______ increase too.
Debt
Equity
Deed
Mortgage
_______ is considered as an asset and is included in the total figure of your personal net worth.
Equity
Deed
Escrow
Conveyance
It is a measure of wealth, is the sum of all assets owned by a person or a company, minus any obligations or liabilities.
Equity
Deed
Net worth
Real Estate
Synonym for Legal Title: _______
Real Property
Equity
Deed
Conveyance
It is the complete legal ownership of real property and the bundle of rights associated.
Equity
Loan
Asset
Deed
It is the side of law that arises from judgements and decisions made in courts rather than explicit legislation.
Common law
Regulating conveyance
Federal government
Local government
It regulates broad issues, such as general land usage, natural disaster relief, environmental legislation, and anti-discrimination legislation.
Local government
Common Law
State government
Federal government
They are the primary regulators of real estate law. They address things such as more specific environmental control of flood zones and waste disposal.
Local government
Common Law
State government
Federal government
They empower real estate commissions to create rules around real estate licensure, ethics, and practices.
Local government
Common Law
State government
Federal government
They address issues such as land use control, taxation, and zoning.
Local government
Common Law
State government
Federal government
It is also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law.
Local Law
Common Law
State Law
Federal Law
It is conveyed by bill of sale or by bequest in a will.
Real Property
Deed
Personal property
Equity
It is a commonly used term for personal property in the world of real estate.
Chattel
Equity
Intangible property
Trees, persistent decorative plantings (such as perennial landscape plants), and uncultivated plants are an example of:
Fructus naturales
Fructus industriales
Usually considered to be real property because of their permanence.
Fructus naturales
Fructus industriales
Annually cultivated crops are called _______
Fructus naturales
Fructus industriales
Emblements is a synonym for _______
Fructus naturales
Fructus industriales
Plants that are cultivated and harvested are considered personal property and referred to as:
Trees
Emblements
Fructus naturales
Real Property
It is an object that was once personal property but is now firmly attached to the land in such a way that it is considered to be real property.
Fixtures
Emblements
Real Property
These items can be detached from land and switch from personal property to real property.
Fixtures
Emblements
Equity
The process of converting personal property to real property, and therefore creating a fixture, is called _______.
affixation or annexation
Emblements
Fructus naturales
Real Property
Man made attachments are usually referred to as _______.
Affixation or annexation
Emblements
Improvements
Real Property
A chandelier is an example of:
Emblements
Improvements
Fixture
Because fixtures can be detached from land and can switch from personal property to real property, the best practice is to list all fixtures _______ in the sales contract.
Chattel
Equity
Intangible property
In writing
The meaning of affixation or annexation is:
Chattel
Equity
Intangible property
Physical attachment
It is the customization of personal property for use with real property, such as drapes cut for a window in a room with a high ceiling.
Adoption
Agreement
Close association
It is a conceptual linkage to real property, such as a garage door opener.
Adoption
Agreement
Close association
It is when the parties to a contract decide that personal property will remain with the real property (make sure to get this in writing!).
Adoption
Agreement
Close association
it is something attached to property rented by the lessee which they are entitled to take with them after the lease ends.
Fixtures
Emblements
Adoptions
Trade fixtures
it is a fixture, like a shelf or display case, that is owned by and needed for a tenant’s business.
Fixtures
Emblements
Adoptions
Chattel fixtures
These are property of the tenant.
Fixtures
Severance
Adoptions
Chattel or trade fixtures
Is the act of converting real property into personal property, it is the opposite of affixation.
Fixtures
Severance
Adoptions
Chattel or trade fixtures
Severing the fixture from the home, should be performed ______
Ahead of time with all parties to the sales transaction.
Before the sales transaction, but after the new owner moves.
During the sales transaction.
Anytime is ok while he is still the owner.
A lazy Susan, still in the box is an example of:
Severance
Annexation
Adoptions
Personal property
Family heirloom chandelier is removed from the dining room and packed into a box:
Severance
Annexation
Adoptions
Personal property
Generally goes with the property when it's sold.
Severance
Real Property
Personal property
Ceiling fan (attached to the ceiling).
Severance
Real Property
Personal property
Usually goes with the seller in a sale, unless otherwise specified in the sales contract
Severance
Annexation
Real Property
Personal property
Process of converting real property to personal property
Severance
Annexation
Real Property
Personal property
Process of converting personal property to real property.
Severance
Annexation
Real Property
Personal property
Shelving units are unpacked, assembled, and attached to the wall next to the kitchen sink
Severance
Annexation
Personal property
It is the right to all that one's own property produces, including that which is added, either naturally or by human action to the property.
Accretion
Accession
Reliction
Avulsion
It is the process that results in the gradual increase in land area through deposits of soil (aluvion) by natural forces.
Accretion
Accession
Reliction
Avulsion
It is the gradual loss of land over time. This most often happens when bodies of water wash away bordering land.
Erosion
Accession
Reliction
Avulsion
It is a gradual increase in land area when water gradually withdraws.
Erosion
Accession
Reliction
Avulsion
The sudden loss of land by flood or when a stream or river changes course. Because it's a sudden change, no title is lost. It is caused by water.
Erosion
Accession
Reliction
Avulsion
Refers to the fact that the value of land can be affected by human-made changes to the land.
Scarcity
Situs
Modification
Illiquidity
It takes into account not only the geographical location of property, but also the economic qualities of that area that make it more or less desirable.
Scarcity
Situs
Fixity
Illiquidity
It is the economic characteristic that informs the economic principle of supply and demand.
Scarcity
Situs
Fixity
Illiquidity
Permanence of investment is also known as _______ and means investments in real estate are long-term.
Fixity
Illiquidity
Scarcity
Movility
It refers to the physical characteristics of indestructibility and immobility of land, since it cannot be moved if the market becomes better in another location.
Fixity
Illiquidity
Scarcity
Movility
It is the relative difficulty of converting an asset to cash without loss of value.
Fixity
Illiquidity
Scarcity
Movility
Also known as mineral rights, may be sold separately from surface rights.
Air rights
Riparian rights
Subsurface rights
Littoral rights
When two parties each hold an interest in a property the holder of ____ has priority and may legally enter the property to extract the minerals they have rights to, but they must take care to not materially disturb the surface.
Air rights
Riparian rights
Subsurface rights
Littoral rights
A landowner who drills a well for gas or oil on their land is entitled to all that well produces — even if the gas or oil migrates from beneath a neighbor's property.
Law or rule of capture
Riparian rights
Subsurface rights
Littoral rights
Supporting rights is the legal concept of responsibility adjacent landowners share.
_______ is provided by adjacent properties.
Lateral suport
Subjacent support
Subsurface rights
Mineral rights
Supporting rights is the legal concept of responsibility adjacent landowners share.
_______ comes from the underlying earth.
Lateral suport
Subjacent support
Subsurface rights
Mineral rights
Is the right of surface land to be supported by the land beneath it against subsidence. Subsidence is the sinking or lowering of the earth's strata.
Lateral suport
Subjacent support
Subsurface rights
Mineral rights
The owner of land has a right in having their soil in its natural condition remain in its natural position without being caused to fall away by excavations or improvements made on adjoining land.
Lateral suport
Subjacent support
Subsurface rights
Mineral rights
It is the area above ground that is owned along with a property.
Air rights
Riparian rights
Air space
Supporting rights
Grants a state the power to control and regulate all water resources within its borders, and property owners must apply for a permit to use any available water source.
Air rights
Prior appropriation.
Air space
Supporting rights
_______ apply during periods of drought or when water is more scarce. Give owners the rights to a portion of their water, but not all.
Air rights
Prior appropriation.
Correlative rights
Supporting rights
Govern the use of flowing water, such as rivers and streams that pass through or border a property.
Riparian rights
Prior appropriation.
Correlative rights
Supporting rights
Govern lakefront or oceanfront property and usually allow the property owner to use the water bordering their property, but prohibits the property owner from artificially changing the water’s location.
Riparian rights
Littoral rights
Correlative rights
Supporting rights
Refers to rights or restrictions that run with the land, such as subsurface rights, driveways, drainage ditches, fences.
Appurtenances
Supporting rights
Riparian rights
Includes the doctrine of prior appropriation.
Appurtenances
Subsurface rights
Air rights
Water rights
A homeowner who extracts oil deposits from underneath their property is utilizing these rights.
Appurtenances
Subsurface rights
Air rights
Water rights
The rights to access the uppermost layer of a parcel of real property.
Appurtenances
Subsurface rights
Air rights
Surface rights
A homeowner who builds a 10-story skyscraper is utilizing more of these rights.
Appurtenances
Subsurface rights
Air rights
Surface rights
Includes riparian rights, littoral rights, and percolating rights.
Appurtenances
Subsurface rights
Air rights
Water rights
Because the buyer of this kind of housing isn't buying real property, they won't use a mortgage for financing. Instead they will take out a loan regulated by the Uniform Commercial Code, which regulates the sale and transfer of personal property.
Commercial Real Estate
Co-op
Common Elements
"Right of first refusal" the association has this right. This means that if the owner decides to sell the unit, the association has the first chance to buy or lease the property.
Commercial Real Estate
Co-op
Condominium
