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A comprehensive set of practice questions and answers for the california real estate exam. It covers a wide range of topics related to real estate, including mortgage types, property ownership, appraisal methods, legal concepts, and various real estate transactions. The questions are structured in a multiple-choice format, with the correct answers clearly marked. This resource could be highly valuable for individuals preparing for the california real estate exam, as it provides a thorough review of the key concepts and principles tested on the exam. Likely to be useful as study notes, lecture notes, or a summary for exam preparation, and could also serve as a reference for real estate professionals or students interested in the field.
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Two friends hold title as joint tenants. One borrowed money and executed a deed of trust against the property. In terms of affecting title this action could: - Correct Answer โ Place the beneficiary in a precarious position should the borrower die before the debt is paid. Joint tenant estate held by two joint tenants is severed and ended by the following: - Correct Answer โ A foreclosure by one of the joint tenants. One of the joint tenants transfers his interest to a third party. One of the joint tenants sell his interest. A man owns six seperate parcels of real property. He wants to offer all of the parcels as security for a mortgage loan. The mortgage that he will obtain will probably be? - Correct Answer โ A blanket mortgage All of the following acts of one joint tenant terminates a joint tenancy except when the joint tenant: - Correct Answer โ Mortgages his or her share
Avulsion - Correct Answer โ Is the sudden tearing away of land by the the action of water When appraising a home build in 1910 the appraiser must use: - Correct Answer โ Today's cost and today's reproduct ion cost The appraiser gives an 30 year old home a rating of 6 years is called: - Correct Answer โ Effective age a home painted in 1972, even if the seller repainted the property a lead based paint booklet is required, if not, the ommission allows the buyer to: - Correct Answer โ cancel the transaction. Not funtional obsolescense - - Correct Answer โ Proximity of nuisances Intestate means: - Correct Answer โ Someone that left no will
A principle may request an accounting from the real estate agent of his funds : - Correct Answer โ At any time The seller's responsibility is to transfer the property: - Correct Answer โ Free and clear When compare to real estate, stocks and bonds are: - Correct Answer โ More liquid Which of the following are liens? - Correct Answer โ Incometax Judgements Attachment subagents: - Correct Answer โ They work for the seller If a builder pays $35 an hour to a hostess, to perform an open house, to answer questions: - Correct Answer โ a license is required to answer questions
Who must disclose Mello - Correct Answer โ Seller (OWNER) if the electrical was intalled by the son-in-law of the seller, and not to code and the buyer moves in, and after, the property catches on fire : - Correct Answer โ the real estate agent is innocent of any wrong doing Miles sold a home to North with the help of Olsten, if the buyer (North) finds out that something was not properly disclose by Miles and Olsten, this is called: - Correct Answer โ Fraud Logan sold a home to Hughes, if Hughes backs out: - Correct Answer โ Logan can sue for a specific performance A buyer pays for which of the following? - Correct Answer โ Escrow, Title, Insurance
The granting of doing business or to sell a product under a name with restrictions from the grantor is called: - Correct Answer โ Franchise Agents may get sued for: - Correct Answer โ Any Wrong doing A person who is delegated in an intrument to legally do something for another person in his stead is called - Correct Answer โ Attorney in fact The terms of exclusive right to sell listing are - Correct Answer โ The exact requirements of the sellers instructions An advertisement to lease properties only to married couple is - Correct Answer โ Illegal The offers must be presented: - Correct Answer โ even if they are oral and in writing
Intangible personal property: - Correct Answer โ is not taxible The real estate commissioner" - Correct Answer โ Promulgates the real estate law Unemployment: - Correct Answer โ Does not affect the interest rates directly Payment of Money - Correct Answer โ is not necessary for a valid contract To hire self employed agents is an advantage: - Correct Answer โ Is an advantage because the broker doesnt collect social security Balloon payment means: - Correct Answer โ all balances due at once If the A.P.R. is disclose: - Correct Answer โ No additional disclosures are required
An easement can be canceled by signing a: - Correct Answer โ Quitclaim deed For income tax purposes improvements are - Correct Answer โ Added to the basis of the property. For income tax purposes improvements are - Correct Answer โ Added to the basis of the property Information concealment by an agent is - Correct Answer โ Misrepresentation A strip lines of stores are: - Correct Answer โ Shopping centers In a counter offer: - Correct Answer โ the buy may reject to perform or to cancel
The agency is terminated - Correct Answer โ if the property is destroyed by fire Outmoded design is: - Correct Answer โ Function absolescene In a purchase money trust deed" - Correct Answer โ A loan disclosure is required A lender may evict a borrower within - Correct Answer โ 3 months A mispelled name in a deed: - Correct Answer โ May be corrected with a quitclaim deed A standard policy of title insurance doesnt cover - Correct Answer โ property lines oral commission - Correct Answer โ are legal if the seller selects to do so
Conflicts with the LA county codes and the uniform codes - Correct Answer โ the one with the highest standards of safety will apply An offer presented with a $1000 note - Correct Answer โ Communicate to the seller the type of deposit before acceptance 1/2 a mile by 1/2 miles is: - Correct Answer โ 160 Acres When appraising a site the appraiser applies the - Correct Answer โ Highest and best use Successor liability has to do with - Correct Answer โ The Alcohol Beverage Control Board If equal payments are made - Correct Answer โ The equity increases and interest rate decreases
an offer written on April 24th with a contingency, the seller to respond within 5 days, if the seller fails to respond: - Correct Answer โ The seller must return the deposit to the buyer The analysis for a residential property is : - Correct Answer โ Marketability and acceptablility Impound account is - Correct Answer โ recuring cost items If a broker has out-of state relatives and wants to buy a propery in CA. With a lease option to buy,the broker must present disclosure to - Correct Answer โ The seller (owner) Owner Tesoro listed a valand with Broker Gonzalez for $124,200, Buyer Carter made and offer for $123,000 with a 3 days expiration date. The following date the seller counter back with a sales price of $123,600. When Broker Gonzales presented the counter offer to buyer
Carter he rejected the conter offer. When Tesoro found out of Carters rejection the seller accepted Carter's previous offer of $123,000. Which of the following is true? - Correct Answer โ There is no contract Which of the following is invalid in its inception? - Correct Answer โ Legal incompetence of a grantor Which of the following is essential for an agency: - Correct Answer โ Competency, Fiduciary, Agreement to the parties to the contract Before communication to the perspective purchaser of the seller acceptance of an offer, the buyer may cancel for any reason - Correct Answer โ at any time Buyer Hanson, contacted Broker Cohen, Hanson told Cohen that he wants to buy a property that is not listed. Broker Cohen approaches the seller to obtain a listing,
the seller told Cohen that he is not intrested in selling. A week later buyer Hanson got into negotiations with the seller, which of the following is true? - Correct Answer โ The broker is entitled to nothing The duty to preserve confidential information terminates - Correct Answer โ When the agency ends Buyer wilson signed an offer before the listing broker could obtain an unqualified acceptance Wilson died - Correct Answer โ The death of Wilson worked a revocation of the offer The labor code 37000 is - Correct Answer โ Workers Comp Corn Crops are - Correct Answer โ Emblements The fiduciary duty to the seller is the same as - Correct Answer โ Beneficiary to trustee
Take out stands for - Correct Answer โ Long term construction loan RESP applies to which of the following properties? - Correct Answer โ Single family homes 1-4 units Escrow settlement statement: - Correct Answer โ could be different SAM LOAN: - Correct Answer โ Shareed Appreciation Mortagage- any increase in the value of the home will be split with ur mortgage lender. SAM loans are recommended in a strong financial market CHILD SUPPORT - Correct Answer โ Has to be paid before a license is issued The benefits of Tax Shelter - Correct Answer โ Income tax purposes
Brokers Trust Account - Correct Answer โ It is not necessary for a broker to have one REAL PROPERTY - Correct Answer โ Vegetation FNMA (Fannie Mae) - Correct Answer โ Provides a secondary market for FHA and VA Company dollar - Correct Answer โ is the amount of commission reamining to the broker after paying the salesperson and other possible commissions. A property held in "Severalty" is owned by: - Correct Answer โ Sole Ownership What is the best way to depreciate a 20 year old commercial building - Correct Answer โ Straight line depreciation The land that is subject to an easemnt is - Correct Answer โ Encumbered
Subdivision reports must be filed with the - Correct Answer โ city or county where the land is located The agent most likely to earn a sales commission - Correct Answer โ Is the one who communicates acceptance of the offer from the seller to the buyer If a buyer withdraws - Correct Answer โ the seller may sue for a specific performance PARTY WALL - Correct Answer โ Is a wall that divides two apartment buildings What does Lis Pendens stand for - Correct Answer โ Judgment pending The construction member found above the doors and windows is called - Correct Answer โ Header
Turnkey Project - Correct Answer โ Is a construction project completed (ready for occupancy) Grandfather clause - Correct Answer โ is a continuation of a non-conforming use Interim use - Correct Answer โ is the current use of a building to its highest and best use R - Correct Answer โ Resistance to heat flow EEr - Correct Answer โ Energy Efficiency Ratio Leverage - Correct Answer โ Is to borrow money to the maximum extend possible Novation - Correct Answer โ Is a contract replace entirely by a new one
Ownership rights are represented by - Correct Answer โ Estate or Fees Home Accomodations mean - Correct Answer โ Units 1 through 4 Police power means - Correct Answer โ Zoning Acceleration clause means - Correct Answer โ permits the lender to call the loan for behind payments "Due-on-Sale" means - Correct Answer โ Alienations. Under aliation, permits the lender to demand full payment of loan in the event title is transferred An agent may sell a mobile home that is - Correct Answer โ Registered A fictitous business name expires - Correct Answer โ Every 5 years on December
If a lender accepts a deed in lieu of foreclosure he assumes - Correct Answer โ Any junior liens Metes and bounds represents - Correct Answer โ Metes are measures of length, inches, feet, yards and bounds are measures of boundaries, using, monuments or benchmarks nature or artificial The members that support the roof loads is the - Correct Answer โ Rafters The new owner would probably prefer to have which items removed from his title report at the time of transfer - Correct Answer โ A mechanics lien A voidable contract is - Correct Answer โ Valid until voided The maximum commission a broker may charge a seller for the sale of residential income property is - Correct Answer โ Negotiable
An offeror signed a contract under duress the contract is - Correct Answer โ voidable by the offeror A business opportunity sold with a document similar to a deed is called - Correct Answer โ Bill of Sale The transfer of Bulk sales applies to - Correct Answer โ Transfer of personal property, inventory or merchandise Loan origination fees are paid by the - Correct Answer โ Buyer