Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
Describe the five types of real property
-Residential
-Commercial
-Industrial
-Agricultural
-Special Purpose
What does NAR stand for?
National Association of Realtors
What factors affect supply and what factors affect demand in the real estate market?
Supply: Labor Force, Construction Costs, Government Controls, Government Financial Polices
Demand: Population, Demographics, Employment and Wage Levels
What is the difference between land, Real Estate and Real property?
Land: The earth’s surface extending downward to the center of the earth and upward to infinity
Real Estate: Land at, above and below the earth’s surface, plus all things permanently attached to it.
Real Property: the interest, benefits and rights that are automatically included in the ownership of land and real estate.
Describe the bundle of legal rights (Sticks)
Mind You P’s and Q’s before I DEC(K) you.
Possession
Control
Enjoyment
Exclusion
Disposition
What are the differences between real and personal property?
Real property is the interest, benefits, and rights that are automatically included in the ownership of land and real estate.
Personal property (Chattels) that do not fit into the definition of real property, movable objects. (also called personalty)
What is the difference between a fixture and a trade fixture?
A fixture is personal property that has been so affixed to land or a building that, by law, it becomes part of the real property.
Trade fixture is an article installed by a tenant under the terms of a lease and removable by the tenant before the lease expires.
What are the economic and physical characteristics of land?
Economic: Scarcity, improvements, permanence of investment and location.
Physical: Immobility, Indestructibility and Uniqueness.
What is Illinois real estate governed by?
Real Estate License Act of 2000
Compare condominiums to cooperatives
Compare PUD’s to MUD’s
What is a townhome?
What is equity and how is it achieved?
What are the tax advantages of selling a home? Are there any exemptions?
What can a homeowner deduct from their gross income?