CompuCram Simulated Exam Questions Flashcards
What is true about the qualifying broker of a corporation in Georgia?
CORRECT ANSWER: The qualifying broker must be an officer of the corporation
If a brokerage firm is set up as a corporation, what does license law in Georgia require regarding any advertising done by the company?
CORRECT ANSWER: All ads must include the name in which the company’s real estate license was issued
A client who is relocating to Atlanta asks a broker to show her a home in a specific subdivision because the client knows that the homeowners in that neighborhood are nearly all African-American. You might advise the client against looking for homes in that area if:
CORRECT ANSWER: None of the homes in that subdivision fall within the client’s lender-approved price range
Which of the following statements is true concerning Georgia’s Real Estate Commissioner?
CORRECT ANSWER: The Commissioner is hired by the Real Estate Commission. If the Commissioner or any of the Commissioner’s staff holds a real estate license, it must be placed on inactive status. The Commissioner is not a member of the Real Estate Commission, but is hired by the Commission.
What does the term “homestead exemption” mean in Georgia?
CORRECT ANSWER: A deduction that a homeowner-occupant can take from the assessed value of the property before the property tax is calculated
Which is Not a requirement to become a licensee in the State of Georgia?
CORRECT ANSWER: Be a resident of the state of Georgia
Georgia real estate licensee would prepare a competitive market analysis for a client in order to:
CORRECT ANSWER: Assist the home seller in determining an appropriate listing price for the property. The CMA–competitive market analysis–is a research tool by which real estate agents might help a seller client determine a listing price for a home. Offering an opinion or estimation of value would be the job of a licensed appraiser, not a real estate licensee. A licensed appraiser would also be the individual to evaluate property value for a lender.
An individual has operated a service station in Georgia for years, in an area recently rezoned for residential use. After the gas station was virtually demolished by a severe storm, what would be true?
CORRECT ANSWER: The owner could only rebuild the gas station if the location was spot zoned for commercial use or if the owner was granted a variance. Under these circumstances, the owner had been operating the service station under non-conforming use; when the property was destroyed, it would have to be rebuilt to comply with current zoning laws, unless the location was spot zoned for commercial or the owner was granted a variance from the zoning board. The owner would not be entitled to compensation for the loss of the business.
With regard to errors and omissions insurance in Georgia:
Most brokers acquire this insurance as it does offer protection from liability caused by mistakes and errors of their licensees. It would not cover fraud and the coverage is not a legal requirement in Georgia.
Under what conditions might a licensed salesperson collect a commission from someone other than the employing broker?
CORRECT ANSWER: If the commission comes from a former employing broker involving compensation earned on a contract negotiated before the licensee transferred to the current broker and if this action is approved in writing by both the former and current brokers. A salesperson may receive compensation from someone other than the employing broker only if the compensation comes from a former employing broker and represents a commission earned on a contract completed before the change of employment. Also, both the current and former brokers must approve this transaction in writing.
If a home is being partially financed by a purchase money mortgage (PMM) in Georgia, all of the following would be true EXCEPT:
CORRECT ANSWER: (this is NOT true) The buyer would receive legal title to the property at closing.
Since the buyer is, in effect, giving the mortgage or security claim to the seller, the buyer would be the mortgagor, and the seller the mortgagee. Also, as the seller is giving a loan and the buyer is receiving the loan, the amount would be debited to the seller and credited to the buyer. The PMM is, by definition, owner financing. The buyer receives equitable, not legal, title to the property at this point.
Concerning a general warranty deed–the commonly used document to transfer real property title at a closing in Georgia–which of the following is NOT true?
CORRECT ANSWER: The general warranty deed provides marketable title evidence for the buyer. The general warranty deed, commonly used in Georgia to transfer real property, offers more warranties than any other deed. Among these warranties are quiet enjoyment, in which the seller promises to defend the buyer’s title against any future claims of superior title, as well as warranting against defects that may have occurred before the seller’s ownership. The general warranty deed does not, however, provide evidence of clear title to the buyer; this type of evidence would only be provided through the issuance of a title insurance policy.
Real estate closings in Georgia are conducted by an attorney who customarily represents whom?
CORRECT ANSWER: The mortgage lender. Typically, the amount of down payment will have to be verified from the applicant’s own financial resources. Credit history and income to debt ratio would all factor into the lender’s decision to approve a loan.
Regarding property tax prorations, if a closing takes place on April 20 and the taxes come due for the entire calendar year on July 1, which of the following is true?
CORRECT ANSWER: The seller will owe prorated taxes for 110 days. Since property taxes for the calendar year are unpaid as of closing and since the buyer will have to pay them on July 1, at closing, the seller will be debited for his or her unpaid prorated amount covering 110 days (from January 1 through April 20) and the buyer will be credited for that amount.
If a buyer is getting a new loan for $92,000 at 8% interest with a closing on January 23, what would be the prepaid or interest adjustment for the buyer? Use the correct days of the month and a 360 day calendar.
CORRECT ANSWER: $184.00
$92,000 x 8% = $7,360 divided by 360 = $20.4444 x 9 (days) = $184.00.
When an agent represents both parties in the same transaction, and both parties give consent, it is called:
CORRECT ANSWER: Disclosed dual agency
Which of the following is not grounds for revocation or suspension of a license?
CORRECT ANSWER: Violation of an association’s Code of Ethics. Codes of Ethics sets of voluntary rules of conduct established by local associations. The Federal Fair Housing Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 are both federal statutes, and the Canons of Ethics list the ethics laws of individual states.
Three independent groups of large department stores want to research and plan a merger to become one large entity. They will have to plan the merger, re-evaluate stocks, and plan on shifting their assets to put the merger together. They will need the help of:
CORRECT ANSWER: Advice and guidance from investment banks. Broadly speaking, investment banks assist in large, complicated financial transactions. This may include advice as to how much a company is worth and how best to structure a deal if the investment banker’s client is considering an acquisition, merger or sale.
Fee simple absolute estates are all of the following except:
CORRECT ANSWER: Defeasible. If a condition exists in the deed, the estate is fee simple defeasible. Fee simple absolute implies there are no conditions in the deed.
Plants and trees cultivated for harvest best describe:
CORRECT ANSWER: Fructus industrales. Fructus industrales would be crops, forests or other plants intended to benefit the farmers of such plants. Emblements refers to tenant farmers’ crops.
A real estate investment business organized as a trust best describes a/an:
CORRECT ANSWER: REIT
Corporations, partnerships, and LLC ownership interest are not required to have a specified number of individuals. The REIT must have at least 100 investors.
Which of the following tests would NOT be applied to determining a fixture?
CORRECT ANSWER: The cost of the article
What event will create an involuntary life estate?
CORRECT ANSWER: Dower interest becoming choate. Inchoate means not active which is the status of dower when spouses are both alive and together. When a spouse dies or sells the property without dower release, dower becomes choate or active.
Of the following, which is not an encumbrance?
CORRECT ANSWER: License. Since a license is revocable, it cannot burden the property owner’s title. A license does not create an interest in another’s land.