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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Real Estate Law

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Part of the business and professions code; divided into two parts; part 1 covers licensing; part 2 covers transactions and include the subdivided lands law

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Regulation of the Real Estate Commissioners

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Real estate licensees are subject to this; serves to clarify and interpret the Real Estate Law

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California Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE)

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Headed by the real estate commissioner; administers the Real Estate Law in California

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Real Estate Advisory Commission

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Makes recommendations to the Real Estate Commissioner on matters involving CalBRE

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Real estate salesperson

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Aka sales associate; can act only under the control and supervision of the real estate broken by whom the salesperson is employed

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Real estate brokerage

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Business in which real estate license-related activities are performed under the supervision of a real estate broken; can consist of only 1 broker and no employees; may be large enough to have specials departments with many salespeople, a support staff that includes administrative and clerical works and a number of branch offices

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Corporation

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A brokerage may be set up as a corporation provided that at least 1 officer is a licensed broker and is designed the responsible broker-officer

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Sole proprietorship

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May be owned by a licensed real estate broker, a salesperson or a nonlicensee; real estate activities can only be carried out by or under the authority of a licensed real estate broker

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Certificate of status

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Part of the requirements for setting up a brokerage as a corporation; issued by the Secretary of State within 30 days prior to submission of the application

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Caveat emptor

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Common law doctrine; “let the buyer beware”

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Partnership

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A brokerage can be a partnership if at least one of the partners is a licensed real estate broker; every partner who performs activities that require a real estate license must be licensed as a real estate broker but there can be only one broker partner of record; at least one broker must obtain an additional license for each branch office location

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Fictitious name

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Any name other than that of a real estate licensee; a brokerage can do business under a fictitious business name as long as the real estate license is in that name; a fictitious business name statement must be filed with the county clerk in the county of the broker’s principal business address broker’s

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Mobile home dealer

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If the real estate agent displays or offers for sale two or more registered mobile homes at the agent’s place of business, the agent must also be licensed as a mobile home dealer

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Mortgage loan brokerage

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A real estate brokerage can also act a mortgage loan brokerage

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Mortgage loan originator

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Real estate license who conducts mortgage loan origination activities and U.S. Required to register annually on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry

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Business opportunity

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A transaction involving a business opportunity include business assets that are personal property, such as inventory, trade fixtures, and the business’s goodwill

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Franchise

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A business opportunity may also include or take the form of a franchise agreement

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Uniform Commercial Code

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Governs the sale or transfer of goods ordinarily held for sale in the course of business

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Bulk transfer of goods

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Any transfer of a substantial part of the materials, supples, merchandise, equipment, or other inventory that is not in the ordinary course of the transferor’s business

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Prepaid Rental Listing Service (PRLS)

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A business that supplies prospective tenants with listings of residential real property in payment of a fee collected at the same time or in advance of when the listings are supplied

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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

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Took effect August 1 1998; requires that certain public benefits be withheld from illegal immigrants; benefits include professional and occupational licenses issued by state agencies

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Alien Registration Receipt Card

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Green card

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Restricted License

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In certain circumstances, such as a violation for the Real Estate Law, the Real Estate Commissioner may decide to issue a restricted license; the reduction imposed could limit the length of the license term, require employment by a particular real estate broker or contain some other condition such as the filing of a surety bonds for the protection of persons with whom the licensee does business

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Blind advertising

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When advertising a property, a licensee must disclose that the property is offered through a licensed real estate agent. Failure to disclose this fact and provide the name of the licensee is called blind advertising and is illegal.

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Real Estate Education and Research Fund

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Through the Real Estate and Research Fund, research in land use and real estate development is made possible at both public and private universities and research entities throughout the state

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Recovery Account

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Available to aid victims of licensee fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, or conversion (theft) of trust fund, who are awarded money damages by a court or as the result of a CalBRE administrative proceeding that are noncollectible

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Multiple listing service (MLS)

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The local real estate association typically conducts what may be the real estate broker and salesperson’s most valuable marketing tool – the multiple listing service (MLS)

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Partnership

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A brokerage can be a partnership if at least one of the partners is a licensed real estate broker; every partner who performs activities that require a real estate license must be licensed as a real estate broker but there can be only one broker partner of record; at least one broker must obtain an additional license for each branch office location

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Fictitious name

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Any name other than that of a real estate licensee; a brokerage can do business under a fictitious business name as long as the real estate license is in that name; a fictitious business name statement must be filed with the county clerk in the county of the broker’s principal business address broker’s

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Mobile home dealer

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If the real estate agent displays or offers for sale two or more registered mobile homes at the agent’s place of business, the agent must also be licensed as a mobile home dealer

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Mortgage loan brokerage

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A real estate brokerage can also act a mortgage loan brokerage

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Mortgage loan originator

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Real estate license who conducts mortgage loan origination activities and U.S. Required to register annually on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry

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Business opportunity

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A transaction involving a business opportunity include business assets that are personal property, such as inventory, trade fixtures, and the business’s goodwill

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Franchise

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A business opportunity may also include or take the form of a franchise agreement

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Uniform Commercial Code

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Governs the sale or transfer of goods ordinarily held for sale in the course of business

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Bulk transfer of goods

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Any transfer of a substantial part of the materials, supples, merchandise, equipment, or other inventory that is not in the ordinary course of the transferor’s business

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Prepaid Rental Listing Service (PRLS)

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A business that supplies prospective tenants with listings of residential real property in payment of a fee collected at the same time or in advance of when the listings are supplied

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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

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Took effect August 1 1998; requires that certain public benefits be withheld from illegal immigrants; benefits include professional and occupational licenses issued by state agencies

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