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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:
Destroy one of the four unities of Joint Tenants
Place the beneficiary in a precarious position should the borrower die
Invalidate the note since a lien can be attach only to the undivided interest of all joint tenants
Create a security interest in all other real property in which the borrower may have an interest
Joint tenant estate held by two joint tenants is severed and ended by the following EXCEPT:
By the execution of a mortgage or deed of trust by one Joint Tenant creating a lien against his interest.
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 sells his interest
A man owns six separate 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:
A mortgage
A trust deed
A blanket mortgage
A security mortgage
All of the following acts of one joint tenant terminates a joint tenancy except when the joint tenant:
Sells his or her share
Transfers his or her share
Mortgages his or her share
Deeds his or her share to a co-owner
A conflict in a contract between a buyer and a seller to return the deposit to the buyer from the trust account, the broker unable to resolve the problem refers it to a third person the action by the broker is known as:
An interpleader action
A court action
A Judicial action
An attorney
A contingency in a contract may be created by:
Nature of the contingency
Duration of the contingency
Method how to remove the contingency
All of the above
Under the Real Estate Law if an agent is found guilty of discrimination the Real Estate Commissioner may:
Revoke or suspend the agents license
Cancel the agents license for 150 days
Suspend the agents license for 3 months
Suspend the agents license for 1 year
Which of the following is misrepresentation:
Material to the contrary
Information known by the broker that is false
False information to bound a buyer to a contract
Broker Hadley took a listing from Watanabe for 30 days. After the 27th day Hadley was not successful selling the property so he decided to buy the property himself. Broker Hadley must present to the seller:
His interest on the property
The net amount to the seller
Commission disclosure
What is a deed:
To transfer title
To be acknowledged
The evidence in change of title or an interest
To be recorded in the county recorders office to be valid
Before his death Westland had several listings, now Westland's daughter is taking over the business. In regards to the listings she must:
All listings are automatically cancelled and she needs to re-list the properties from the clients
Automatically cancelled and is not necessary to re-list the listing agreements
May be cancelled only in writing and approved by the daughter
Must be cancelled within 24 hours or the listings are automatically transferred to the daughter.
A Hispanic buyer wants to be shown property in a Hispanic neighborhood. The real estate agent should:
Show him properties as any other client
Show him properties only in areas where he wants to look
Provide information about the ethnicity of the neighborhood
Show properties in areas where Hispanic population is greater
An example of police power is:
Zoning
Condemnation
Eminent domain
Inverse condemnation
Which of the following may be attached to the land:
Trees
Buildings
Water rights
The agent who will earn a commission is the one that:
Signed the purchase agreement
Communicated the offer and the acceptance from seller to buyer
Communicated the offer to the seller
Accepted a deposit first
In a new developed subdivision, The Real Estate Commissioner was informed of misrepresentations made by the developer. The commissioner may stop the sale of the subdivision by:
Revoking the final public report
Filing an accusation
Suspending the developers contractors license
Issuing a desist and refrain order
Which of the following must be given to a buyer of a condominium unit:
Copy of the CC and R’s
Copy of the by laws
Copy of the most recent financial statement of the association
The placement of a building on the land is known as:
Orientation
Topography
Elevation
Foundation plan
A binding contract between the buyer and seller, it must :
An offer and delivery
Contain an offer and acceptance
Acceptance from buyer
Acceptance from seller to sellers agent
CPI refers to:
Listing agreements
Purchase agreements
Manufacturing
Commercial leases
Who pays the service charge under a FHA loan:
The seller
The buyer
Both buyer and seller
The lender
When comparing FHA and Conventional Loans. Conventional Loans offer:
Higher loan to value ratios
Lower payments
Lower interest rates
Lower loan to value ratios
A commission to an agent may be in the form of:
A note
Cash
A home sold for $178,000 and leased at $1200. If another home is leased at $1,300 the value is:
$193,000
$136,000 $178,000 / $1,200 = 148.33
$200,000 148.33 X $1,300 = $192,833
$190,000
The right of an interest in real property is represented by:
Quite title action
A quitclaim deed
Mortgage
A brother and sister own property as Joint Tenants. The brother died and left un-secured debts and died penniless. The title to the sister now shows.
The sister owns title as tenants in common
Free and clear of debts from the brother
The sister has a lien on the property from the debts from the brother
The sister has to pay only half of the brothers debts
Which of the following best refers to sellers market:
Causes prices to drop as demand decreases and supply increases
High prices of a product with demand and supply lags
Demand and supply of a product with a decrease of buyers
Decrease on land and construction
A real estate broker discovers that one of the agents was receiving referral fees from a lender that they do business with. The broker fired the agent and warned the other agents not to receive any referrals. According to the real estate law:
Both broker and sales person may be subject for prosecution
Only the agent will be prosecuted by the Department Of Real Estate
Only the broker will be prosecuted by the Department Of Real Estate
The broker’s conduct is acceptable and he may receive any referral fees
Buyer and seller decided to cancel a transaction. The seller instructed the broker to return the buyer’s deposit. The broker should.
Return the deposit and sue buyer for his commission
Return only half of the deposit to the buyer
Return the deposit as instructed
The agent may collect his commission in court
A person using a document to represent another acts as:
A power of attorney
A grant deed
A reconveyance deed
An attorney in fact
In regards to appraisal all of the following are true except:
The cost approach is used in new construction
The cost approach is used for special properties
The cost approach is used for commercial building
The cost approach sets the lower limits of value
Which of the following policies covers all risks:
A Homeowners insurance
A Extended policy
A Standard policy
No policy covers everything
When appraising an old residential property in regards to periodic tenancy:
Compared to rentals and comparables in the area
Is determine by square footage
According to the type of neighborhood
Is obtained from the assessors value
Bonds, deed of trust and notes held by a third party is known as:
Beneficiary
Lender
Escrow
Trustee
A contract replaced entirely by a new one is known as:
An Amendment
A Replacement
A Novation
A Renewal
Fuentes purchased Brown's house and agreed to assume the existing mortgage Which of the following is true:
Brown is relieved from future liabilities
Brown is liable for the loan
Fuentes is not primarily responsible for the loan
Brown and Fuentes both are liable
Which of the following will determine if an item is a fixture , except:
Intention
Agreement
Cost
Relationship
Which of the following will determine if an item is a fixture except:
Time
A commission on the sale of a property through probate will be determine by:
The court order
The real estate commissioner
The Board of directors
The administrator
A voidable contract is:
Valid only when it's signed, but for some reason it cannot prove by either party
Contains all legal requirements but may be cancelled by anyone
Is valid and enforceable on its face, but it may be rejected by one of the parties
Is a contract with no legal effect
When comparing real property to personal property, real property is:
Immovable by law
Movable
Personal exclusively
Transferable by a bill of sale
A standard policy of title insurance will cover against:
Property lines
Legal incompetence of the grantor
Property survey
Which of the following is not a lien:
Taxes
Trust deed
Judgment
Restrictions
Under the Income Tax Law a sales person is:
Employee of the broker he/she is permitted to work for
Self employed contractor
Employee of the broker and the broker must pay for medical insurance
Self employed and employee of the broker
“As Is” is permitted when:
A buyer is fully informed about known defects before bound to contract
Only if buyer ask for a transfer disclosure
The property is financed through a private investor
Only if the property needs major repairs
An appraiser is least concerned with the general state of the economy in appraising
Shopping center
Electronic assembly
Medical dental building
Industrial park
The maximum amount that may be recovered from the Recovery Trust Fund is:
$20,000
$10,000
$250,000
$50,000
A blind ad doesn’t identify the:
Broker
Salesperson
Seller
Buyer
If a property is under default, possession of the property is held by the:
Trustor
Mortgagee
The Earthquake Hazard Report must be Issued to properties in:
All California
All counties
All cities
Only to specific types of structures on a earthquake zones
The maximum value of a property do to architectural design and stability of neighborhood:
Progression-regression
Conformity
Stability
None of the above
A contractor was installing a new hardwood floor and was unpaid, and placed a lien on the property. The lien becomes effective on:
After the installation of the hardwood floor
Commencement of the installation of the hardwood floor
The date recorded at recorders office
3 days after the installation of the hardwood floor
A master plan shows:
Streets and freeways
Residential and commercial zoning
Safety
The ordinary repairs on a property are known as:
Repairs
Rehabilitation
Cosmetic maintenance
Wear and tear
The Standard policy of title insurance consist of three processes. Which of the following is not one of the three processes:
Determination of correct boundary lines and property survey
Amount of insurance required
Title investigation
Protection of title losses
When a property is being sold through an option the broker must inform to the client that he is acting as a:
A principal
An agent
A broker
A seller
Capitalization is a process used by real estate appraiser's to:
Converts income into value
Finds the gross income of a property
Establishes the cost of capital
Depreciation value
Conditions affecting interest rates and the availability of loan funds vary over time. When would it be advantageous for a lender to waive a prepayment penalty clause contained in a promissory note:
When loans are available with low interest rates
In a deflationary economy
In a tight money market where there is a lack of funds available for real estate loans
When the FED lowers his reserve requirements
When a broker is representing both buyer and seller on an exchange real estate transaction, and the broker doesn’t disclose his dual agency to the parties, the remedy by the buyer and seller are:
No commission
Cancel the transaction
Sue for criminal and civil action
When can an agent refuse to transmit an offer:
When the seller has accepted a back up offer
When the agent is acting as a gratuitous agent
To anyone at any time
When the agent is acting on express instructions from the principal
Which of the following is not a component when operating net income:
Personal income tax
Cash flow
Operation expenses
Ordinary income
Broker Taylor listed a property for $55,000 with instruction from the seller that the minimum down payment was not to exceed 23%. The broker then presented an offer with all cash and the seller rejected the offer. What should the broker do:
The seller can turn down the offer without liability, and pay no commission because the offer did not meet the requirements in the listing.
The broker is entitle to a full commission
The broker is entitle to a commission based on the appraised value
The broker is entitle only to a 23% of the appraised value
A broker has a listing and one of his sales persons sells the listing. This is known as:
Dual agency
Single agency
Single agency for the buyer
No agency
Deed covenants that limited the conveyance of properties to persons of the minority group, these restrictions:
Has no effect on the conveyance, covenant is unenforceable
Enforceable if buyers prefer to have them
Valid, only buyer and seller may cancel them
May be cancelled by escrow
If the comparable properties has an item that is not present on the subject property:
Add from the subject property to the comparables
Subtract from the comparable properties to the subject property
Add from the comparables to the subject property
Add to the basis of the subject property
A clause on a trust deed that agrees to be on a lesser position is known as:
Acceleration clause
Subordination clause
Or more clause
Agreement clause
A document to transfer property from trustee to trustor is when the trust deed is terminated is:
A partial reconveyance deed
When an agent is a subagent of the selling broker he is working for:
The beneficiary
The path way of an airport is over Omedos home, and loss of value do to the constant noise of the airport. Omedos legal proceedings against Government Authorities to purchase his property is called:
Just compensation
Eminent Domain
The city made a change in zoning that is not permitted in the construction industry. This is an example of:
Variance
Building code
Zoning changes
The activity of an unlicensed person working for a real estate office, according to the Department Of Real Estate, the unlicensed person:
The agent is self-employed
The agent is an employee of the broker
According to the Real Estate Law, it must be under a licensed supervision
The broker has no duty to supervise the agent
An appraiser when appraising a Commercial Building for $550,000 must have a:
General Appraisal License
Certify License
Commercial License
Appraisal License
According to the Department Of Real Estate, if an agent wants to advertise on the World Wide Web.
Only provided by qualified real estate licensees
Only to real estate brokers
Anyone appointed by the broker
Anyone appointed by the real estate commissioner
If the seller presented the hazard disclosure statement to the buyer which of the following is true:
The seller is not obligated to disclose anything else other than the report
No other disclosure is needed
The buyer must agree to the content disclosed in the hazard disclosure statement
The seller and seller’s agent are obligated to disclose any material hazard for which they are aware.
Which of the following is true in regards hazard safety disclosure statement and transfer disclosure statement:
The hazard safety disclosure statement and transfer disclosures are needed only if buyer is interested.
The hazard safety disclosure statement is the complete hazard disclosure
If the transfer disclosure statement is presented no other disclosures are needed
The Seller and the Licensee must check the public posted maps to discover and disclose existing hazard information if it is available. The transfer disclosure statement is limited to information that the owner knows.
Which of the following is a violation of the Federal Housing Law according to periodic tenancy:
Requiring first month rent in advance
Acquiring co-signers for unmarried persons only
Acquiring good credit rating
Acquiring references from previous landlords
Which of the following reports is the most complete:
Narrative report
Form report
Letter report
Neighborhood data
Deed restrictions may be created by:
By a deed or written agreement
By a deed or written agreement and zoning
Only by a deed
A tenant may be justified in abandoning a leased property if the landlord has constructively evicted the tenant. Which of the following acts would be an example of constructive eviction:
The landlord has shown the property to a new prospective tenant and has entered into lease negotiations with the new tenant.
The landlord has failed to make necessary repairs to the premises
The landlord has made extensive and unwarranted alterations to the premises, making it no longer usable for its original purpose
Nominal rate or normal rate means
The rate stated in the note
The rate named in the good faith estimate
The rate printed in the purchase agreement
The rate set by escrow instructions
Who can order the pest control report: if sold through the owner:
Roger sold his home, he paid $140 for escrow services, 6% commission, the seller received $13,583. The sales price is:
$12,770
$14,440 $13,583 + $140 = $13,723
$14,540 $13,723 / .94 = $14,598
$14,600
An agency relationship is represented by:
Oral agreement
Written agreement
Assignment
Commission agreement
A Dual Agency is permitted when:
Buyer and Seller agreed to it
Buyer agrees to it
Seller agrees to it
By lenders approval
A written contract between the broker and salesperson has to be in writing according to:
The National Association of Realtors
The rules and regulations of the Real Estate Commissioner
Only if necessary
The multiple listing service
Riparian rights refers to owners that borders:
River/streams
Bays and seas
Subterranean cavities
A pest control company, according to the Real Estate Rules and regulations must provide a copy to:
The owner
The escrow company
Once a binding contract has been created between buyer and seller the buyer will receive:
Equitable title
Legal title
Certify title
Pending title
The date in the purchase contract or deposit receipt is the date in that:
The buyer signed
The contract was prepared
The agent received the deposit
Final acceptance was communicated back to the offeror
The construction industry is regulated by:
State housing law
Local building codes
Contractors license law
If a lender decides to take a deed in lieu of foreclosure the lender:
Must receive an approval of sale from the trustor
Must get a deficiency judgment in court
Will own the property free and clear
Assumes any junior liens
The Market Data Approach is:
Based on the assessed value
Inferred from comparable properties
Based on the cost of material to build the same property
Based on the annual net income
A listing must contain all of the following except
Compensation
Lawful object
Unspecified consideration
Being notarized by a notary
Under the Truth and Lending Law disclosure is presented by the:
Borrower
The Federal Fair Housing Law declares:
Eliminating prejudice throughout the United States.
Building houses for minority groups throughout the United States.
Guaranteeing separate but equal housing in all of the States.
Providing Fair Housing for persons throughout the United States.
Buyer and seller entered in a contract and the buyer asked the broker to move into the property before closing escrow the broker must:
Obtain an interim-occupancy agreement
Give the buyer a temporary lease
The agent may give the buyer oral permission
Obtain written consent from the escrow company
Davis sold his friends home in Yolo County. Davis has no license and received a commission. Who will prosecute Davis:
The District attorney
The real estate commission
The attorney general
The board of supervisors
John entered into a Right to Sell Listing with Broker Otis. John gave Otis $100 to advertise the property. The payment of the $100 to Otis Must:
Must be deposited in the trust account and used for the purpose intended
Be applied towards his commission
Be deposited in the trust account if it is less than $200
A broker must have the following in writing any employment agreement with which of the following:
Secretaries
Janitorial employees
Real estate staff
Property may be substituted by:
Design
Earnings
Use
Any of the above
A Exclusive Agency Listing may be for a period of:
180 days
60 days
6 months
Any time agreed between the agent and seller
An easement attached to the land is known as:
Gross easement
Prescriptive easement
Appurtenant easement
Ingross easement
Cost approach is used in:
New buildings
Old construction
Land
All of the following are necessary for a valid contract except:
Meeting of the minds
Consideration
Payment of money or performance
An appraiser will deduct the vacancy factor of an apartment to arrive at:
Effective gross income
Net income
Gross income
Appreciation
An agent is authorized to accept a deposit on behalf of the seller, this clause is found in which of the following contracts:
Listing agreement
Purchase agreement
Escrow instructions
Loan documents
A lessee may abandon the property by all of the following except:
When property becomes dilapidated due to tenants negligence
Condemnation by Eminent domain
Failure of the landlord to make repairs
Eviction notice
Broker Marshall sold to Sanders a property “as is”. Marshall and seller knew about problems with the plumbing. Sanders, after close of escrow discovered the problems with the plumbing. If Sanders wants to seek legal proceedings he will be:
Successful because the duty to disclose material fact cannot be avoided by AS IS
Not successful because the property was sold as is
The buyer’s responsibility is to hire a professional home inspector
As Is provision the buyer must accept the property on its present condition
The authority that prohibits an agent from doing an act of fraud is found in:
Business and Professions Code
Real estate office conduct
Real estate purchase contract
The legal process to evict a defaulting tenant is called:
3 day notice
Unlawful detainer action
30 day notice
Surrender
Eminent Domain may be exercised by:
Cities
Public Utilities
Public Education
What state agency would a consumer contact in order to obtain a written report disclosing the presence of wood destroying organisms:
Department of Real Estate
Department of Corporations
Department of Housing and Development
Structural Pest Control Board
A board foot is:
Six inches by twelve inches by three inches
Six inches by six inches by six inches
Twelve inches by six inches by four inches
Six inches by twelve inches by two inches
In order for a broker to be able legally to claim a commission on an Exclusive Right to Sell Listing, which of the following termination dates would be appropriate:
Until either principal or agent gives proper notice of rescission.
120 days after completion of the improvements.
For 180 days from the date the listing agreement is signed by the contracting parties.
For 90 days after a conditional commitment is issued by the FHA.
Amezcua was asked to disclose her ethnicity in the loan application:
Sue the real estate broker
Refuse to disclose the portion of the loan application
Must fill in the entire application including the ethnicity disclosure box
Do nothing
If the buyer and seller agree to prorate property taxes as of the date of the close of escrow, and the escrow closes May 1, and the current annual tax bill of $1,380 has been paid, the escrow agent would appropriately debit the buyer for:
$130
$230 $1380 / 12 = = $115
$115 115 X 2 = $230
$680
When a home is financed under the State of California Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Plan, which of the following documents is used:
A real property purchase contract
Which of the following is a fiduciary relationship:
Buyer to seller
Landlord to tenant
Sellers to appraisal
Agent to principle
The Earthquake Booklet was not necessary if property was built before:
1957
1960
1975
1978
Under which of the following listings can the seller refuse to pay a commission even if the agent is the procuring cause:
Open listing
Exclusive right to sell listing
Exclusive agency listing
Net listing
Functional Utility is:
Marketability
Location
Layout
Desire
costing $190,000 in a $100,000 home neighborhood. This is an example of:
Progression
Social obsolescence
Functional obsolescence
Economic Obsolescence
Which of the following is not a valid reason for the seller to terminate an Exclusive Listing:
The broker’s license was revoked
The seller declared bankruptcy
One of the seller's relatives gets a real estate license and the seller wants her to have the listing.
The broker was declared mentally incompetent after signing the listing
Hanson wants to buy a property and talks to Broker Cohen about that particular property that he wants to buy. Broker Cohen contacts the property owner and tells him that Hanson wants to buy his property. The seller tells the broker that the property is not for sale. Three months later Cohen found out that the seller entered into a purchasing contract with Hanson. Under these circumstances Broker Cohen is entitle to:
Sue for his commission
Sue for his time and labor
Get paid a finders fee
Entitled to nothing
In applying the principles of the Easton vs. Strassburger Case, Real Estate Licensees are obligated to give prospective buyers of certain real estate:
A list of obvious defects and functional obsolescence.
A list of known defects and those that should be known.
A strong recommendation that the buyer obtain a home inspection.
A disclosure forcing the buyer to take the property “as is”.
Mr. Arturian granted a property to Macy with a condition not to drink alcohol beverages. Macy’s ownership is now describe as:
Fee simple
Conditional
Fee simple defeasible
The maximum fine that may be imposed by the Real Estate Commissioner against a broker who pays an unlicensed person for soliciting borrowers or negotiating real estate loans is:
$1,000
$5,000
In the event a person is discriminated against in violation of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968, that person may seek relief by:
Filing a Civil Action in a State Court.
Filing a Complaint with the Secretary of HUD.
Filing a Civil Action in a Federal Court.
Any of the above.
The police power to divide the land into districts is accomplished by:
Down zoning
Which kind of relationship does the salesperson not have:
Attorney-in-fact
Broker-client
Fiduciary
Attorney-client
Which of the following is a commercial acre:
Any parcel of 43,560 square feet.
An acre located outside of an R zoning.
An acre after deductions for streets, sidewalks, curbs and alleys.
An acre zoned for commercial purposes.
The purpose of the assessment roll, as compiled by the assessor’s office is:
Determination of the actual tax to be paid by the property owner.
The equalization of the assessments among the various properties.
The setting of the tax rates.
The establishment of the tax base.
Buyer makes offer to buy a home including all the appliances. Seller is willing to accept offer, but will not include all of the appliances. Agent crossed out buyer’s requirement for all appliances without the knowledge or consent of the buyer. Seller then accepted the “modified offer.” Agent’s action was:
Unethical, but not illegal
Legal, if seller was aware of agent’s actions
Common practice by most real estate agents
Illegal
An estate at sufferance is:
The lessee keeps possession of a lease after expiration of the lease term
Possession of a lease after expiration of the lease term sellers approval
Possession of a lease during the lease
Eviction of a lease for non-payment of rent
Jack leases a single family dwelling property from Mr. Michaels. After the lease agreement is signed and Jack moves in, Mr. Michaels insists that Jack sign a contract agreeing to make substantial capital improvements to the property. This requirement by the lessor would render the lease contract:
Valid
Voidable by the lessor
Voidable by the lessee
Void
Jackson leased his home to Sullivan with a verbal agreement to sell the property to Sullivan. Jackson knows that Sullivan has been making significant improvements to the property in reliance on the verbal agreement. Jackson now declines to sell the property to Sullivan. Which of the following best describes the rights of the parties:
Jackson must sell because he made an agreement
Sullivan has no right to enforce the verbal agreement
Jackson must sell because the doctrine of estoppel will apply in this case
Jackson does not have to sell because of the Statute of Frauds
Banks loan 80% of appraised value. If the Interest rate is 11%, and the first year interest was $7,040 , what was the appraised value.
$64,000
$76,000
$80,000 $7,040/11% = $64,000 LOAN AMOUNT
$85,000 $64,000/80% = $80,000 APPRAISAL VALUE
The SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Sec. 5 is valued at $800 per acre. The S ½ of the NE ¼ of Sec. 8 is valued at $500 per acre, what is the difference in value between the two parcels:
$6,000 A section is 640 acres. 1/4 of a section is 160 acres.
$8,000 1/4 OF 1/4 section is 40 acres. 40 acres times $800 = $32,000
$10,000 A section is 640 acres. 1/4 of a section is 160 acres.
$12,000 1/2 OF 1/4 section is 80 acres. 80 acres times $500 = $40,000 $40,000 minus $32,000= $8,000
The original amount of a straight note of that calls for interest payments of $60 per month based on a rate of 8% per annum is:
$4,000
$7,500 $60x12 = $720 PER YEAR
$9,000 $720/8% = $9,000
$12,000
Wong bought a vacant lot for $17,424, wants to sell the lot and make a 40% profit after paying a 10% commission. What must he sell lot for:
$24,393
$27,104
$28,395 $17,424 X 1.40 = $24,393
$31,402 $24,393 / 0.90 = $27,104
An investor purchased a trust deed and note at a 20% discount. This was a one year fully amortized note with a face amount of $4,500 with payments of $393 per month including 9% interest. If she holds the note for the full year, the yield on her original investment would be.
29% 4500 X 20% = $900
31% $393 X 12 = $4,716
24% 4716 - $4,500 = 216
36% $900 + $216 = $1,116 $1,116 / $3,600 = 31%
On August 5th a borrower gave Broker Gutierrez a personal check for $1,000. made payable to the seller. The buyer instructed Broker Gutierrez that the check should be held uncashed until August 30th. Broker Gutierrez must:
Not accept the deposit
Return the deposit to the buyer
Accept the deposit and instruct the seller that the check has to be held until August 30th.
Not accept personal checks
Which of the following factors would tend to make real estate values unstable in a residential neighborhood:
An increasing number of average priced homes are being constructed in a neighborhood with a number of high priced homes.
Local zoning restrictions, that would limit or prohibit the construction of multiple family units.
The residents of a neighborhood are of the same ethnic background and religious beliefs.
The subdivider demanding each borrower to purchase lots with a minimum number of square feet and value.
Misuse of the term “Realtor” is:
A violation of the California Real Estate Law.
A felony offense.
Unethical but not illegal.
Only unethical in California.
When the Real Estate Commissioner wishes to proceed against a licensee for a suspected violation for the Real Estate Law the Commissioner must first serve the real estate licensee with:
A complaint.
A demurrer.
A statement of issues.
An accusation.
Federal Law requires sellers, landlords and remodels to disclose known information on lead-based paint. It is assumed that lead-based paint was last used on homes built before:
1952
1967
1989
When applying the capitalization of net income approach to establish the value of an income property, which of the following would not be included as an expense:
Cost of capital
Utilities
Property management
Reserves for replacement of improvements.
Which of the following is not one of the survey systems in California:
San Bernardino
Willamette
Humboldt
Mt. Diablo
John owns a lot that measures 150 feet deep by 50 feet wide. The zoning laws require a 20 foot front setback and 4 foot setback on both sides and at the back. The available area is:
5,292 square feet 150 - 24 = 126
5,560 square feet 50 - 8 = 42
6,556 square feet 126 X 42 = 5,292 sq. ft.
6,800 square 42X126= 5,292
The broker has an oral listing to sell real property. The broker presented an offer which the seller accepted. The seller then requested the broker to give him the buyer’s deposit check.
The broker must give the check to the seller
The broker must deposit the check in escrow
The broker must deposit the check in the trust account