Brief Study Notes & Facts Flashcards
Property taxes are a lien starting?
January 1st
Nothing comes ahead of a property tax lien
which makes it what type of lien?
Primary lien
Property taxes are based on the ________ _____
of a property.
Assessed Value
To calculate the assessed value, the rates
used for residential and land are?
Residential 10%
Land 16%
How often are property taxes levied?
Annually
When are the 1st half of property taxes due?
October 1st
When are the 2nd half of property taxes due?
March 1st
When do the 1st half of property taxes become delinquent?
November 1st
When do the 2nd half of property taxes become delinquent?
May 1st
In Arizona are property taxes paid in advance or in arrears?
Arrears
Property taxes will appear on a closing statement as:
debit seller, credit buyer
1st half taxes are pro-rated using?
The Prior Year’s figures
When a property tax sale is held,
the low interest bidder receives a
Certificate of Purchase
How long is the period of redemption which a certificate
of purchase holder must give the owner before
a foreclosure can begin?
3 years
When pro-rating property taxes at close of escrow
a calendar year has how many days?
360 days
Property taxes are pro-rated at close of escrow
and the day of COE goes to the?
Buyer
Close of escrow is the buyer’s day!
The buyer is most likely to accept title with a…
property tax lien for the current year’s taxes.
Arizona property tax liens being primary liens,
would be ahead of…
IRS lien
Deed of Trust
Which of the deeds have the best warranties?
General Warranty
Who receives title through a deed of conveyance?
Grantee
Deed restrictions that run with the land & liens are called?
Encumbrances
An Escrow company works for?
Buyer & Seller
A deed is legally enforceable if it is
Recorded
What is the purpose of a closing statement?
Show all monies/costs involved in a transaction.
Who signs the settlement sheet?
Buyer, Seller & Escrow agent
The Covenant of Seisin promises
The grantor has the right to convey the property.
How does Title Insurance affect property value?
It has no impact on property value.
When an abstract of title is completed
It indicates that a title search was completed.
When a conventional loan is greater than 80%…
PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) must be paid at time of closing.
Owner’s Title Insurance is for the protection of the?
Buyer
What payments would never show on a closing statement?
Principal payments
When taxes are prorated at close of escrow they would read?
Debit Seller Credit Buyer
The difference between debits and credits…
Is the amount needed to close the escrow and balance.
When the buyer is buying a rental property…
The security deposits are not prorated.
Owner’s Title Insurance Policy would not cover…
Parties in Possession
When the escrow company turns the matter over to the court to settle a dispute, this is called…
Interpleader
It must be stated in the deed if a property is sold with…
No ingress or egress.
The document that is recorded along with the deed is the…
Affidavit of Value
To help the assessor determine property value for taxation…
An affidavit of value is used by the county assessor.
The point when the docket and page number are assigned is…
Recordation
On the topic of how to take title, a Real Estate agent…
Should NOT give advice.
When property is sold in Arizona…
It does not have a transfer tax.
An extended policy of title insurance would cover…
Encroachments
Arizona property taxes would always be in first lien position.
Property taxes would be ahead of an IRS lien or a deed of trust.
In order to record a deed it must be…
Signed & Acknowledged.
When a party is given a life estate based on the life of another person this is called…
Pur Autre Vie
“For the life of another”
Gives the appearance of title, but is not…
Color of title
If a buyer gives earnest money and signs a contract, then decides not to complete the terms of the contract, the seller may?
Retain the Earnest Money!
When one party has the right of rescission in a contract, it is called?
Voidable
If a buyer can’t qualify for a loan, what clause in a purchase contract would benefit the buyer?
Contingency clause
When a purchase contract is signed by the buyer & seller, what is not required?
Notarized Signatures
All contracts must have?
Consideration
When a contract is made between a competent party and a minor it is…
Voidable by the minor
When an offer is written on another broker’s listing, the selling agent is required to…
Contact the Listing Broker
When a purchase contract has handwritten and preprinted language…
The handwritten language would have priority.
All contracts are required to be in writing per the…
Statute of Frauds
When a contract is based on fraud it is…
Voidable by the party the fraud was committed against.
A unilateral contract would be…
Option, First Right of Refusal, Reward Poster
A contract is not considered valid until there is an…
Offer & Acceptance
When a contract is for an illegal act or purpose it is…
Void
Q makes an offer to Y… the offer is signed by Y who makes a counter and dies before Q accepts, what is the contract status?
Unenforceable
The court action to compel a buyer or seller to carry out the terms of a contract is called?
Specific Performance
When a contract is signed by someone other than the seller it would most likely be…
An Attorney in Fact
When a contract has pre-printed language, the agent should…
Review and Alter if Necessary
Which agent has the original contract and the earnest money?
Selling Agent
When an option to buy is exercised, the option is…
Unilateral Executed
When an option to buy is exercised, the new contract is…
Bilateral Executory
A real estate agent may modify a contract…
Only if it is signed by the buyer and seller.
When a real estate transaction is set to close escrow, what is not recorded?
Purchase Contract
A buyer would get the earnest money deposit back if the contract contained a…
Contingency Clause
When a buyer defaults on a purchase contract, and the seller keeps the earnest money, this is called?
Liquidated Damages
W makes an offer to X, all parties sign, and then X dies, you have…
A valid contract
When a buyer enters into a lease-purchase, the buyer is…
Obligated to buy the property on a specific date.
When a salesperson has a buyer sign this type of agreement, it must have a beginning and ending date.
A buyer brokerage agreement
A false statement made with the intention of inducing another party…
Intentional misrepresentation
If this is included in a sale the salesperson should take an inventory.
Personal Property
If a sales contract is signed only by one spouse the status is…
Unenforceable against both.
When a purchase contract is signed under duress it is…
Voidable
An illusory contract would be…
Unenforceable
Agency law is comprised of…
Tradition, common law & court cases
In a listing agreement the seller is also known as the…
client or principal
What does an agent owe their client or principal?
Fiduciary duties
A third party in a real estate transaction is known as the…
customer
A customer is owed…
**honesty & full disclosure **of all material facts.
Which type of listing gives the broker the least protection?
Open listing
What type of contract is an open listing?
Unilateral contract
Which type of listing gives the broker the greatest protection?
Exclusive Right to Sell
What must all listings have?
A beginning and ending date.
The term used to describe legal exaggeration.
Puffing
A listing between the broker (agent) and seller (principal) is a…
Personal Service Contract
When the brokerage company represents both the buyer and seller in the same transaction this is called?
Dual Agency
Dual agency is legal as long as all parties…
Agree in writing
During the course of a listing this cannot be used by the agent at a later date even if the listing has expired…
Confidential information
Owner hires one broker but may sell the property for sale by owner and not pay a commission. What type of listing is this?
Exclusive agency listing
In an exclusive agency listing…
a commission would be paid to MLS agents and sub-agents.
A net listing is illegal in some states because…
the broker may undervalue the property.
If an agent tells a buyer - best house in the area!
This is an example of what?
Puffing
If an agent makes a person think they’re their agent, this is an example of…
Implied Agency