FL Real Estate Exam Flashcards
What are the basic job responsibilities for a Real Estate Agent? (8 in total)
A BAR SALE A-Advertising B-Buying A-Auctioning S-Selling A-Appraising L-Leasing E-Exchange real prop. for compensation
Can you do real estate job responsibilities and get compensation without a license?
No. You need a license to get actual compensation.
What does DBPR mean?
Department of Business & Professional Regulation
What does FREC mean?
Florida Real Estate Commission
What are the 4 responsibilities of the FREC?
- Adopt a seal
- Foster Education of applicants
- Regulate Practices
- Report criminal violations (only apply to administrative matters, not criminal).
Who administers the FREC?
Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR)
When FREC report a criminal violation to the DBPR, what 4 things can the DBPR do?
- Investigate consumer complaints
- issue subpoenas during investigation
- issuing a cease-desist orders to unlicensed individuals
- citing licensees
What is the license which is given to broker or sales associates who work for owner/developer who owns property under different names, and enables them to sell for the entities?
Group License
What is the license that is only for brokers and allows the broker to sell for multiple entities?
Multiple License
What does a Single Agency do?
Represents a buyer or seller as a fiduciary (Licensees may not act as a fiduciary for both buyer and seller in FL).
What are the 9 Fiduciary duties?
DAD UP COLD D-Deal honestly and fairly A-Account all funds D-Disclose U-Use skill, care and diligence P-Present all offers and counter offers C-Confidentiality O-Obendience L-Loyalty D-Disclosure (full)
What is it called when licensees have no broker relationship, and work with customers without providing representation (written disclosure required)?
Non-Representation Relationship
What are the fiduciary duties of a Non-Representation relationship? (only 3)
DAD
D-Deal honestly and fairly
A-Account all funds
D-Disclosure
Provides limited representation to a buyer, seller or both in real estate transaction, but neither in a fiduciary capacity.
Transaction Brokerage Relationship
When licensees are assumed to be working as transaction brokers, unless there is single agent or no brokerage relationship.
Default Brokerage Relationship
May represent the buyer, the seller or both in a single transaction, but in a limited capacity.
Transaction Broker
What are the fiduciary duties of a transaction broker?
DAD PUMA D-Deal honestly and fairly A-Account all funds D-Disclose P-Present all offers and counter offers U-Use skill, care and diligence M-Maintain limited confidentiality (unless in writing) A-Any additional duties are mutually agreed to with party or parties (written)
How long should documents be kept after they are used in court?
5 years
What is the Designated Sales Associate Method of Representation? What are the 2 key aspects?
Broker assigns a single agent sales associate to the buyer and seller.
- Cannot be used for residential transactions
- May only be used when the combined assets of the buyer and seller are at least 1 million
What are the 8 benefits of affiliating with a broker as a licensee?
- Reduced/Shared
- Office space and professional surrounding
- Administrative support
- Training
- Networking, social, and vacation coverage
- Brand awareness and recognition
- Floor time
- Shared advertising costs
What happens when the brokerage is moving to a new location or you want to change brokerage?
- Employee must terminate relationship with current broker and new broker must sign the Change Application form.
- Employee must apply for the transfer of license using the
What are the two major types of Brokerage Firms in FL?
Franchise Firm
Lesser Known or Independent Brokerage Firm
What are the four major ways an Independent Brokerage Firm can be legally structured?
- Sole Proprietorship
- Partnership
- Corporation
- LLC (Limited Liability Corporation)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
A general partnership, but partners receive some limited personal liability.
General Partnership
Business arrangement by which two or more individuals agree to share all assets, profits, financial and legal liabilities of a jointly-owned business structure.
Limited Partnership
partnership consisting of a general partner, who managers the business and has unlimited personal liability for the debts and obligations of this partnership.
Combines the tax advantages of partnership and legal shield offered by corporations.
LLC (Limited Liability Corporation)
Separate entity covered by its own articles of incorporation (corporation is liable not individual).
Corporation
What are the two types of corporation?
General Corporation and Close Corporation
Has three tiers of power: shareholders, directors and officers. Separate legal entity owned by stockholders.
General Corporation
Corporation whose shareholders and directors are entitled operation like a partnership. Shareholders do not face any personal liability for the debts of the corporation.
Close Corporation
What are the four business models that are prohibited?
- Sole Corporation (church)
- Joint Ventures (temporary)
- Business Trusts
- Unicorporated Association
What is FTC?
Federal Trade Commission and Truth in Advertising
What does the FTC require of advertisers?
To have back-up evidence for any claims made.
What are deceptive ads?
One that contains or emits a statement or info that is:
- Likely to mislead
- Material (important to the consumers decision as to where to buy)
What is an unfair ad?
Ad or business practice that
- Causes or is likely to cause substantial unavoidable consumer injury
- Is not outweighed by the benefit to consumers (ex. X automobile protects you in case of accident).
What are the Real Estate advertising guidelines? (4)
TN FE
T - Truthful
N - Non-Deceptive
F - Fair
E - Evidence Based
What is the DO NOT CALL IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2003?
Illegal to make a phone solicitation to any household that has listed its number in the Federal Commissions Do Not Call Registry (DNCR).
When can you call people even when they are in the DNCR?
- you have business with them
- you can continue to call former customer 18 months after transaction
- can call for up to 3 months after an inquiry
What is the Junk Fax Prevention Act?
Cannot send fax unless allowed & Must have opt-out option.
What is the CAM-SPAM Act?
protects consumer from unwanted e-mails.
According to the CAM-SPAM Act, what must commercial e-mails always contain?
- Legit Return e-mail or postal address
- Clear option for opt-out
- opt-out mechanism that is active for at least 30 dyays
- A clear notice that message is clear ad or solicitation
What must always be present in any Internet Real Estate advertising in FL?
Name and Phone number of the agency.
What is PRLS?
Pre-paid Rental Listing Services
Are PRLS, subject to same advertising and disclosure requirements?
YES
What are some of the most common PRLS violations a licensee makes?
- refer a client or prospective tenant to a false listing
- refer client to a property that the licensee has not confirmed the availability within four days from offering the info.
- refer properties without obtaining written or oral permission from owner, manager or authorized agent.
What is a cease and desist order?
requires you to stop running the deceptive ad or engaging in deceptive practices.
What are 3 important facts of an escrow account?
- given and guarded by a 3rd party
- one of the most common violations
- money in an escrow account cannot be touched by creditors
What is an escrow account?
Escrow is when an impartial third party holds on to something of value during a transaction.
What are earnest money funds? & Where is it usually deposited?
Earnest money is a deposit made to a seller that represents a buyer’s good faith to buy a home. Usually deposited in an escrow account.
How much money is allowed to be in a sales and property management escrow account to cover bank expenses?
- Sales Escrow accounts - 1,000
2. Property Management Escrow Accounts - 5,000
What are the two types of escrow accounts?
- Interest bearing accounts
2. Non-interest bearing accounts
What should a licensee do when there are conflicting demands regarding disbursement of funds or have good-faith doubt as to which party received the funds?
Contact your broker
What must a broker do when a licensee receives conflicting demands regarding discernment or has good-faith doubt on who receives the funds?
- Notify the FREC in writhing within 15 days
2. Request settlement procedures within 30 days of the conflict to determine who receives funds
If funds are in dispute, who can the broker allow to mitigate this?
The courts
What are the 4 settlement procedures?
- Escrow Disbursement Order (EDO)
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Litigation