Ky Real Estate Test Ch 2 Flashcards
D: Academic Credit Hour
As used in real estate license law means (1) college semester hour or sixteen (16) fifty (50) minute classes. Most college classes are three (3) hour courses.
D: Accredited College/University/Institution
Defined in the licensing law as a college or university that has met the criteria of the appropriate educational accrediting association, such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to award either associate, baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degrees.
D: Administrative Agency
Governmental agencies that regulate a certain industry. The Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC) is an administrative agency.
D: Affiliate
A sales associate or broker associate that works as an independent contractor for a real estate brokerage.
D: Affiliated Agents
Real estate licensees that are associated with a particular real estate brokerage and the principal broker is said to “hold” their licenses.
Principal brokers may not charge licensees to be affiliated with their office.
D: Affiliation Fee
The fee that is charged by a principal broker to licensees that have their licenses with her office.
This fee is prohibited by the license law.
D: Alford Plea
A plea that may be entered by a criminal defendant specifically stating that the defendant is not pleading guilty to the charges, but is acknowledging that the prosecuting attorney has enough circumstantial evidence to gain a conviction.
D: Approved Courses
Pre-license and continuing education classes that are approved by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission based on criteria set forth in the licensing law and regulations.
D: Approved Instructor
A person who has been approved by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission to teach pre-license classes, continuing education classes, and the Kentucky Core Class. The criteria on which approval is based is found in the license law and regulations.
D: Approved Real Estate School
A school that has been approved by the State Board of Proprietary Education, or other regulatory body, and the Kentucky Real Estate Commission.
Approval is required before the school may offer pre-license classes, continuing education classes, and the Kentucky Core Class.
D: Attorney-in-Fact
When a person is appointed under a power of attorney, they are known as the attorney-in-fact. Generally, most people refer to themselves as the “power of attorney;” however, the proper term is attorney-in-fact.
D: Branch Office
The term is used in the licensing law to indicate an office operated by the principal broker that is not located in the brokerage’s main office.
D: Broker
A real estate licensee that has met the requirements set forth KRS 324.046 to be licensed as a broker and who performs brokerages services.
D: Broker Associate
A licensee who holds a broker’s license and is affiliated with a brokerage but does not act in the capacity of principal broker.
D: Broker Management Class
A class that has been designed and approved by the Kentucky Real Estate Commission that must be taken by sales associates before they take the broker licensing examination.
D: Canceled
Under the license law canceled means the status of a license when a licensee fails to renew his/her license, writes the KREC a check that is returned for insufficient funds, fails to re-affiliate with a new principal broker after being released by the current principal broker, or fails to complete his/her continuing education requirement in a timely manner.
D: Citizen-at-Large
The Commissioner on the real estate commission that does not have a real estate license or other interest in the real estate industry.
D: Claims Made Policy
The type of professional liability insurance policy (E&O) that covers claims made during the policy period. It is important for the licensee to notify his/her current insurance carrier when a claim is made regardless of when the transaction occurred.
D: Commingling
The process of depositing client funds into the brokerage’s general account or into the broker’s personal account. This process is illegal and may be a criminal act.
D: Commission
This word is used in two different ways in the real estate industry. One is to refer to the fee paid to a real estate broker for performing brokerages services. The other is to refer to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC).
D: Commissioners
The seven (7) members (per the new provision that went into effect June 26, 2019) of the Kentucky Real Estate Commission is appointed by the governor to serve three (3) year terms.
D: Confidential Information
As used in the licensing law, any information that would materially compromise the negotiating position of either party to the transaction.
D: Continuing Education
Education relating to the practice of real estate and real estate law that must be taken by licensees to maintain their licenses in good standing.
D: Criminal Records Check
A person applying for a real estate license must obtain a criminal background check from the FBI. The information must be submitted to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission along with the license application. This is also referred to as a criminal background check.
D: Deceptive Advertisement
Under the license law, advertising that is untrue, and the licensee placing the ad knows or should know that it is not true.
D: Delinquency Plan
If a real estate licensee does not complete her continuing education requirements by December 31st, the licensee may enter into an agreement with the Kentucky Real Estate Commission to complete the required courses by April 30 of the following year. This is known as a delinquency plan.
D: Duty of Accounting
The fiduciary duty of the agent to inform the principal about all monies received and disbursed by the agent on behalf of the principal.
D: Duty of Confidentiality
The fiduciary duty of the agent to keep all of the principal’s personal information confidential. These confidences must be kept not only during the representation; but they must be kept secret forever.
D: Duty of Disclosure
The fiduciary duty of the agent to inform the principal about all material facts surrounding the property and the transaction.
This duty extends not only to the physical condition of the real property, but also to any fact that would affect the principal’s decisions regarding the purchase or sale of the property.
D: Duty of Loyalty
The fiduciary duty of the agent to protect the interests of the principal above the interests of all others, including those of the agent.
D: Duty of Obedience
The fiduciary duty of the agent to follow all legal instructions of the principal even if the agent does not agree with the instructions.
D: Duty of Reasonable Care and Diligence
The fiduciary duty of the agent to use at least the same level of skill and effort in representing the principal as another agent would use.
D: Escrow Account
The bank account that must be maintained by principal brokers to hold all money coming into the brokerage belonging to someone else.