ALPHA MOCK EXAMS Flashcards
The appraisal, assessment,
levy and collection of real
property tax shall be guided by
the following fundamental
principles, except:
A. Real property shall be appraised at
its current and assessed value
B. Real property shall be classified for
assessment purposes on the basis of
its actual use
C. Real property shall be assessed
on the basis of a uniform
classification within each local
government unit
D. The appraisal and assessment of
real property shall be equitable
A. Real property shall be appraised at
its current and assessed value
In the conjugal partnership of
gains, what kind of property
does the spouses have, except
A. Gains realized by the joint or merged
property and efforts of spouses
B. Property from a game of chance
C. Winning from a game of chance
D. Property owned by spouses
exclusively
D. Property owned by spouses
exclusively
The real estate service
practice is guided by a set of
prescribed rules of conduct,
morals and values embodied in
the
A. Rules of court
B. Appraiser’s code of ethics
C. professional code of governance
D. National code of ethics and
responsibilities
D. National code of ethics and
responsibilities
Lessors’ right to possess
leased property upon
termination of the lease contract
is known as the right of
A. Termination
B. Remainder
C. covenant
D. Reversion
D. Reversion
Is the assigning of new
assessed values to property,
particularly real estate, as the
result of a general, partial, or
individual reappraisal of the
property
A. Re-evaluation
B. Adjustment
C. Reassessment
D. Normalizing
C. Reassessment
The term synergistic
value can be defined as
A. Incremental value created by
combining two or more sites to
produce greater utility
B. Value associated with the plot of the
land on which the improvement is built
C. Value of a plot of land according to
tax rolls
D. Total value of a parcel of land that
has subdivided
A. Incremental value created by
combining two or more sites to
produce greater utility
- An appraisal by more than
one appraiser, which states
common conclusions of all
A. Lot appraisal
B. Mass appraisal
C. Joint appraisal
D. Joint review
C. Joint appraisal
Refers to a commercial,
industrial service or investment
entity pursuing an economic
activity
A. Financial interest
B. Shopping center
C. Commercial property
D. Business
D. Business
Acquisition of private land by
the government for public use
could be undertaken thru the
following procedures, except
A. Negotiated sale or purchase
B. Expropriation
C. Exchange or barter
D. Foreclosure
D. Foreclosure
Owner A gives owner B an
easement across A’s land to
shorten the distance B has to
travel to each land he owns. The
land B owns has benefited by
this easement and is known as
the:
A. Dominant estate
B. Service estate
C. Lien estate
D. Estate in gross
A. Dominant estate
What term is used to
describe tangible and intangible
factors that enhance the
desirability and thus add to the
value of real estate?
A. Amenities
B. Goodies
C. Enhancements
D. Negative externalities
A. Amenities
What terms apply to the rent
specified in a lease?
A. Based rent
B. Market rent
C. Contract rent
D. Gross rent
C. Contract rent
The following
terminates conjugal
partnership of gains, except:
A. Upon the death of either spouse
B. When the spouses have agreed
and are separated for more than 10
years
C. When the marriage is declared void
D. When there is a decree of legal
separation
B. When the spouses have agreed
and are separated for more than 10
years
Gentrification is
A. A class of citizens who live in
blighted areas
B. A process in which older homes in a
neighborhood are remodeled and
different residents replace the lower income residents
C. A group of complementary land
uses
D. A part of the life cycle of a market
area in which property values are
stable and the maintenance levels are
adequate
B. A process in which older homes in a
neighborhood are remodeled and
different residents replace the lower income residents
The predominant
depreciation category for a
residential location on heavily
traveled national highway is
A. Physical deterioration—curable
B. Physical deterioration—long-lived
incurable
C. Functional obsolescence—curable
D. External obsolescence—
incurable
D. External obsolescence—
incurable
You were recently asked to
appraise the Midnight blue
hostel. The bank asked you to
value the property for loan
purposes. The comparables
sales you used in this analysis
were all sales of the entire
operation. The income used in
your calculation was based on
the rental rate of each sleeping
room and the sales at the
restaurant and the bar. You are
most likely appraising
A. Market value of the fee simple
interest
B. Market value of the leased fee
interest
C. Going-concern value
D. Value in use
C. Going-concern value
In a high demand market, the
cost of building a new property
will increase substantially until
A. It becomes impossible for prices to
go higher
B. The supply increases because
new builders get into the market
C. The charges from suppliers and
subcontractors go down
D. The BSP increases interest rates
B. The supply increases because
new builders get into the market
- Short term
financing instruments are part of
the
A. Capital market
B. Money market
C. feasibility study
D. absorption analysis
B. Money market
Capital is
A. Accumulated wealth, a lump
sum available for investments
B. The location of the center of
government
C. A death sentence
D. The building in which a legislative
body meets
A. Accumulated wealth, a lump
sum available for investments
Supply of single-family
residential properties is most
affected by
A. An increase in employment in
the area
B. A decrease in mortgage interest rate
C. An increase in the number of
apartments built
D. An increase in the number of homes
built
D. An increase in the number of homes
built
Which of the following does
not belong to the real estate
service profession?
A. Appraiser
B. Dealer
C. Broker
D. Salesperson
B. Dealer
Under the PVS, GN100 refers
to Mass Appraisal for property
taxation; while GN300 refers to
A. Reviewing valuations
B. Consideration of hazardous and
toxic substances in valuation
C. Valuation of agricultural
properties
D. Valuation of properties in the
extractive industries
A. Reviewing valuations
A valuer who is employ or
either the entity that owns the
assets or the accounting firm
responsible for preparing the
entity’s financial record and/or
reports as a
A. External valuer
B. Internal valuer
C. general valuer
D. Assessor
B. Internal valuer
The valuation
report communicates to users
and third-party readers the
following except
A. The value conclusion
B. Appraisal fee
C. Conforms the basis of the
valuation
D. Any assumptions or limiting
B. Appraisal fee
If the metes and-bounds
method of legally describing land
is being used, which of the
following statement is
CORRECT?
A. The straight point must be a natural
benchmark
B. There must be a define point of
beginning
C. Monuments cannot be used as part
of the description
D. No other methods, such as lot-and block, can be used as part of the
description
B. There must be a define point of
beginning
All of the following areas of
regulation affect appraisers
except
A. PRC
B. LGU Planning Office
C. DTI
D. Register of Deeds
D. Register of Deeds
REIT assets must be fully
validated at least ______ by an
independent appraiser/valuer
duly accredited by the SEC:
A. Once a year
B. Once every two years
C. Once every three years
D. Once every five years
A. Once a year
The primary purpose of
Truth in Lending is to:
A. Disclose the true costs of obtaining
credit
B. Control the true costs to close a
transaction
C. Disclose the true costs of a loan
only.
D. Control interest rates on behalf
of the consumer
A. Disclose the true costs of obtaining
credit
The following are methods
in estimating reproduction cost
except
A. Quantity survey method
B. Observed condition breakdown
method
C. Unit-in-place method
D. Per sq meter method
B. Observed condition breakdown
method
As to distribution of the
proceeds of Real Estate Tax
Property. In case of province
which shall accrue 35%,
municipal 40%, and barangay is
____?
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 35%
D. 40%
A. 25%
How many members of the
Professional Regulatory Board
shall represent the government
assessors and appraisers who
are in active government
service?
A. One (1)
B. Two (2)
C. Three (3)
D. Four (4)
B. Two (2)
The assessment levels to be
applied to the fair market value
of real property to determine its
assessed value shall be
A. Exact
B. Fixed
C. Current
D. Change every 3 years
B. Fixed
Buffer trips and public
easements along rivers, lakes
and coastal areas are marked
out within a zone of certain
number of meters in urban
areas.
A. 5 meters
B. 10 meters
C. 3 meters
D. 20 meters
C. 3 meters
The total number of
ethnolinguistic groups of
indigenous people is
A. 75
B. 100
C. 110
D. 130
C. 110
Which of the following if not
valid criterion for a code of
ethics
A. Ethics is concern for good behavior
not only for our own personal wellbeing
but also of human society as whole
B. Ethics is right for right’s sake
C. Ethics is subservient to laws and
regulations
D. Ethics is having high moral sense
C. Ethics is subservient to laws and
regulations
Neighborhood social
influences includes all of the
following except
A. Occupant age levels
B. Occupant skill levels
C. Vacancy rates
D. Population density
C. Vacancy rates
A legally non-conforming
use is
A. A use that was illegally established
and maintained
B. A use that was not legally
established and maintained and still
does not conform to existing zoning
C. A use that was not legally
established and maintained but the
government is not enforcing the laws
D. A use that was legally
established and maintained but no
longer conforms to existing zoning
D. A use that was legally
established and maintained but no
longer conforms to existing zoning
A real estate mall developer
purchases a site with the intent
of building a regional mall
because the immediate area has
a significant number of
households, and the income
level of those households is
affluent. What type of force is the
neighborhood going through?
A. Social
B. Governmental
C. Economic
D. Environmental
A. Social
Which of the following
features represents physical
data that must be considered by
the appraiser?
A. Public Restrictions
B. Easements
C. Plottage
D. Utility connections
B. Easements
A good unit of comparison
for an apartment building would
be rent per:
A. Room
B. Floor
C. Cubic foot of storage area
D. Lineal foot of road frontage
A. Room
It is a relatively small area
focused on protection of small
features to protect or preserve
nationally significant natural
features on account of their
special interest or unique
characteristics.
A. Natural Biotic Area
B. Minor protected area
C. Natural monument
D. Environmental monument
C. Natural monument
Conclusion as to the highest
and best use is part of making
the-
A. The initial estimate of value
B. The final estimate of value
C. The mid estimate of value
D. Progressive estimate of value
B. The final estimate of value
Valuation is the process
estimating market value of an
identified interest on a specific
parcel of real estate for a
particular date while evaluation
is the study of the
A. orderly process on real estate or
interests in real property
B. estimation on real estate or interests
thereof
C. nature, quality or utility of a
specific real estate or interests
thereof
D. services to clients that deals with
marketability and development of real
property
C. nature, quality or utility of a
specific real estate or interests
thereof
Based on the Philippine
Valuation Standards, there are
only two (2) values, namely:
market value and non-market
value, which of the following are
not non-market value?
A. Liquidation value, Prompt sale value
B. Insured value, special value
C. Owners value, Plottage value
D. Salvage Value, Scrap Value
D. Salvage Value, Scrap Value
A technique used by market
analysis and appraisers that
attempts to measure the current
economic activity and expected
future economic growth in a
specific geographic area
A. Site analysis
B. Economic base analysis
C. Basic industry analysis
D. Non-Basic industry analysis
B. Economic base analysis
The sales comparison
approach involves various
elements of comparison. Which
of the following elements is not
one employed in this approach?
A. Cost
B. Property rights being conveyed
C. Conditions of sale
D. Date of sale
A. Cost
Which of the following is
NOT one of the modes of
extinguishing a contract of
Agency?
A. Withdrawal of the agent
B. Withdrawal of the deposit in the
bank
C. Death, civil interdiction of the agent
D. Expiration of the period of the
agency
B. Withdrawal of the deposit in the
bank
For Residential and
Commercial Condominium
Projects, the minimum parking
slot requirement shall be:
A. one for every 4 studio units
B. one for every 3 one-bedroom units
C. one for every 2 three-bedroom units
D. based on the National Building Code
of the Philippines
D. based on the National Building Code
of the Philippines
A land use pattern which
redirects development away
from the urban core or city
center toward identified urban
growth areas or nodes
A. Multi-nodal
B. Concentric
C. Linear
D. Grid
A. Multi-nodal
Two bookstores are located
on the same city street, and both
have had good business for ten
years. One store is improved
with new displays, better lighting,
computerized inventory control,
and a snack bar. Because the
store is part of a chain, resetting
costs are absorbed without a
general increase in prices. The
other bookstore begins losing
customers. Which basic value
principle(s) does the foregoing
case illustrate?
A. Competition
B. Contribution
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
C. Both a and b
A single family homeowner
who builds a new and unique
structure will commonly find
that
A. The uniqueness will cause the
market to like it and pay more of it
B. Properties that do not conform to
the popular designs will sell for more
C. By definition, uniqueness means
that fewer people will want to buy it
D. The market will pay as much for this
property as any other because of its
unique nature
C. By definition, uniqueness means
that fewer people will want to buy it
Manila, Jaro, Vigan and
Nueva Caceres were chartered
cities during the Spanish time
A. Manila
B. Jaro
C. Vigan
D. Nueva Caceres
D. Nueva Caceres
Refers to the profit
generated from the investment
A. Return on Capital
B. Return on net expenses
C. Return of Capital
D. Return on Capital net of Expenses
A. Return on Capital
It is a representation in
words or an equation of the
relationship between value and
variables representing factors of
supply and demand
A. Cost
B. Value
C. Calibration model
D. Valuation model
D. Valuation model
The process of valuing a
group of properties as of a given
date using standard
methodology, employing
common data, and allowing for
statistical testing
A. Mass appraisal
B. Model calibration
C. Income Approach
D. Cost Approach
A. Mass appraisal
Train services are provided
by three main railway networks
that serve different areas of
metro manila and parts of
Luzon except
A. Philippine national railways
B. North rail transit
C. Manila light rail transit
D. Manila metro rail transit system
B. North rail transit
These are conditions and
assumptions under which
appraisal is made
A. Limiting conditions
B. Explanation
C. Waiver
D. Assumptions
A. Limiting conditions
Which of the following
estimates would result in a
capitalization rate of 8%
A. Property value of P 2.500.000,
potential gross income of P 200,000
B. Property value of P 2,500,000,
effective gross income of P 200,000
C. Property value of P 2,500,000, net
operating income of P 200,000
D. Property value of P 4,000,000,
net operating income of P 320,800
C. Property value of P 2,500,000, net
operating income of P 200,000
It occurs when invested
money gains value
A. Discounting
B. Demography
C. Compounding
D. Market existence
C. Compounding
Which of the following
statements is incorrect?
A. Valuation standards are
statements of recognized
principles and concept
B. Valuation standards describe the
different valuation mythologies
C. Valuation standards are statements
of accepted definitions
D. Valuation standards are statements
of best practice of valuation and
reporting
B. Valuation standards describe the
different valuation mythologies
When a property’s highest
and best use is likely to change
in the near future the prevailing
highest and best use is known
as
A. Interim use
B. Pending use
C. Temporary use
D. Alternative use
A. Interim use
An external valuer is
A. A valuer who, together with any
associates, has no material links with
the client
B. A valuer who, together with any
associates, has no material links in the
subject of assignment
C. A valuer who, together with any
associates, has no material links with
the agent acting on behalf of the client
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
As provided by the code of
ethics and responsibilities, which
of the following should be
displayed by the real estate
appraiser’s office?
A. AIPO Receipt
B. Surety Bond
C. Professional Identification Card
D. Certificate of Registration
D. Certificate of Registration
Which of the following real
estate transactions will make
use of a junior lien?
A. The seller carries the Orst deed of
trust
B. The buyer puts up a 20% down
payment and obtains an 80% loan
C. The buyer puts up a 10% down
payment and obtains an 80% loan
as the seller carries a 10% second
deed of trust
D. An all-cash sale
C. The buyer puts up a 10% down
payment and obtains an 80% loan
as the seller carries a 10% second
deed of trust
The peak of the business
cycle, where there is full
employment and national output
is at full capacity.
A. Recovery
B. Summit
C. Prosperity
D. Safety
C. Prosperity
He popularized that
population growth will always
tend to outrun the food supply
and that of the improvement of
human kind is not possible
without stringent limits of
production
A. Adam Smith
B. Thomas Robert Malthus
C. David Ricardo
D. Jennifer Aniston
B. Thomas Robert Malthus
Efficiency and diligence
requires that
A. A valuer should act promptly and
efficiency in carrying out the clients
instructions and should keep the
client informed of the valuers’
program
B. Instruction should be declined where
circumstances preclude sufficient
diligent
C. Either a or b
D. Both a and b
A. A valuer should act promptly and
efficiency in carrying out the clients
instructions and should keep the
client informed of the valuers’
program
In a court case, the real
estate appraiser was called to
testify and under the code of
ethics he must testify in a
manner –
A. To protect the interest of the client
B. To protect both their interest
C. to protect his interest
D. To testify in a truthful manner
D. To testify in a truthful manner
This capitalization process
considers the time value of
money and is applied to a series
of net operating incomes for a
period of years
A. Direct capitalization
B. Yield capitalization
C. Discounted rate
D. Internal rate of return
B. Yield capitalization
A _________________
leasehold interest is created
when the market rent is greater
than the contract rent.
A. Negative
B. Equal
C. Zero
D. Positive
D. Positive
The rate that equates the
present value of the net cash
flows of a project with the
present value of the capital
investment.
A. Discounting rate
B. Overall rate
C. Internal rate of return
D. Recapture rate
C. Internal rate of return
It is the fundamental to the
process of Philippine Valuation
Standards (PVS) that valuation
or appraisal performed in
compliance with PVS should be
provided by Professional Valuers
or Real Estate Appraisers who
are ______?
A. honest and competent, free of bias
or self-interest, whose report are clear,
will mislead and will not disclose all
materials essential to the proper
understanding of the
valuation/appraisal
B. honest and competent, free of bias
or self-interest, whose report are
representative of client’s interest and
shall not disclose all materials
essential to the proper understanding
of the valuation/appraisal
C. dishonest and incompetent, free of
bias or self-interest, whose report are
clear, will mislead and will not disclose
all materials essential to the proper
understanding of the
valuation/appraisal
D. honest and competent, free of
bias or self-interest, whose report
are clear, will not mislead and will
disclose all materials essential to
the proper understanding of the
valuation/appraisal
D. honest and competent, free of
bias or self-interest, whose report
are clear, will not mislead and will
disclose all materials essential to
the proper understanding of the
valuation/appraisal
Interest Rate + Recapture
Rate equals
A. Discounting rate
B. Overall rate
C. Internal rate of return
D. Return on investment
B. Overall rate
These are individual
properties, such as hotels, fuel
stations, and restaurants that
usually change hands in the
marketplace while remaining
operational.
A. Specialized properties
B. Public sector assets
C. Institutional properties
D. Trade related properties
D. Trade related properties
A revenue-raising procedure,
based on the assessed value of
property related to a scale of
charges defined by statute within
a specified time-frame.
A. Gross income taxation
B. Ad valorem taxation
C. Capital gains taxation
D. Estate taxation
B. Ad valorem taxation
In mass appraisal, this is the
process of analyzing sets of
property and market data to
determine the specific
parameters operating upon a
model.
A. Standard deviation
B. Range
C. Mode
D. Calibration
D. Calibration
Any form of lease rental
arrangement in which the lessor
receives a form of rental that is
based on the earnings of the
lessee. Percentage rent is an
example.
A. Turnover rent
B. Base rent
C. Market rent
D. Economic rent
A. Turnover rent
At the most fundamental
level, value is created and
sustained by the
interrelationship of five factors
that are associated with any
product, service, or commodity.
These factors are –
A. Utility, need, purchasing power,
buyers and sellers
B. Capital markets, money markets,
discount rate and reserve requirements
C. Utility, scarcity, desire, purchasing
power, and transferability
D. Location, size, shape, terrain and
elevation
C. Utility, scarcity, desire, purchasing
power, and transferability