mock 8 Flashcards
Consider the following activities:
A. A sells time shares (or contractual rights to use property) on behalf of hotel, in exchange for a commission on each sale.
B. B personally buys a large downtown lot and subdivides it into smaller its for resale.
C. C collects rent from the other tenants in his apartment building on behalf of the landlord, who pays him a fixed fee per month.
D. D, a practicing lawyer, performs the conveyance for one of her client’s property
Which two individuals are performing activities covered by the Real Estate Services Act?
- A and B
- A and C
- B and D
- C and D
- A and C
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the Real Estate Council power to investigate a licensee?
- The Real Estate Council may investigate a licensee if it is suspected that he or she has contravened any provision of the Act, Regulations or Rules.
- The Council may conduct an investigation to determine whether a licensee has committed professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming a licensee.
- The Council must obtain permission from the court before beginning an investigation.
- The Council can conduct an investigation into a licensee’s conduct whether or not it has received a complaint.
- The Council must obtain permission from the court before beginning an investigation.
The marketing mix consists of:
- place, publicity, place and public relations
- product, price, publicity and promotion
- price, place, publicity and promotion
- product, place, price and promotion
- product, place, price and promotion
In the provision of electrical service, there is a relationship between electrical current (amps), consumption (watts), and potential (volts). Which of the following is the correct equation to describe this relationship?
- Watts= Volts x Amps
- Volts = Amps/Watts
- Volts = Watts x Amps
- Amps = Volts/Watts
- Watts= Volts x Amps
When a property is taken in trade by the seller as part payment of the purchase price:
- The value of the traded property is listed as a debit to the buyer and a credit to the seller.
- The value of the property will appear as a credit on the buyer’s statement of adjustments.
- The value of the traded property will appear on the buyer’s statement of adjustment only.
- No entry to either statement of adjustments is needed to reflect the trade.
2.The value of the property will appear as a credit on the buyer’s statement of adjustments.
Your client plans to pay for a vacant lot $500,000 which he feel will sell at the end of 5 years for $650,000. Assuming that these are the only cash flows for this investment, what is the yield expressed as a nominal rate with monthly compounding, will your client earn?
- 5.25877%
- 7.88447%
- 6.57706%
- 5.38739%
1)5.25877%
Changes in mortgage interest rates tend to lag behind changes in bond yields in both upward and downward movements. One reason for this “stickiness” is:
- the short-term nature of a mortgage loan contract.
- Mortgages are highly liquid investments.
- The wide use of advance commitments for a rate of interest before a loan is advanced.
- Mortgage rates do not change during fluctuations in the national economy.
3.The wide use of advance commitments for a rate of interest before a loan is advanced.
Assuming a real estate developer is not exempted from the disclosure statement requirements under the Real Estate Development Act, which of the following obligations must the developer fulfill?
- The developer must provide a copy of the disclosure statement to both the Superintendent of Real Estate and the purchaser.
- The developer must inform the purchaser of his or her right to rescind the purchase agreement by serving written notice on the developer within 30 days after the date of the purchase agreement.
- The developer must have the purchase price of a development property approved by the Superintendent of Real Estate before entering into a purchase agreement
- The developer must fulfill all of the above obligations.
1) The developer must provide a copy of the disclosure statement to both the Superintendent of Real Estate and the purchaser.
The key purpose of a foreclosure action is to:
- Extinguish the borrowers equitable right to redeem the property
- Obtain judicial recognition that the lender has a valid mortgage on the particular property.
- Register a mortgage with the Land Title Office.
- Obtain a quitclaim deed in the property whereby the borrower agrees to forfeit his or her title to the lender.
- Extinguish the borrowers equitable right to redeem the property
Which of the following are among the duties and powers of the Real Estate Council?
- Establishing a fund for the use of the Real Estate Foundation
- Supervising the educational qualifications of licensees
- Undertaking public education on real estate law reform
- Advancing the interests of real estate licensees
- Supervising the educational qualifications of licensees
Ryan entered into a contract with Erin to sell his sports car. Ryan had previously crashed the car multiple times and had it rebuilt. When Erin asked about whether the car had been involved in any accidents, Ryan replied by saying that it was in excellent condition and had never been in an accident. This is an example of:
- Innocent misrepresentation
- Fraudulent misrepresentation
- Negligent misrepresentation
- Undue influence
- Fraudulent misrepresentation
In order for a person to make a successful claim against the Assurance Fund he or she must demonstrate which of the following?
A. That he or she made the claim within the prescribed three month period after learning of his or her loss.
B. That his only remedy is to sue the person that caused the loss, and that person is either dead, cannot be located or is judgment proof.
C. That he would recovered that interest in land by a court action if the Land Tile Act had not been passed.
D. That he has lost an interest or estate in land.
- A, B and D only
- B, C and D only
- A and C only
- A, B C and D
- B, C and D only
A company recently purchased $12,000 worth of new construction equipment. The company expects to sell the construction equipment at the end of it’s 5 year life for $1,000. What is the annual depreciation expense if the company uses straight-line depreciation method?
- $2,000
- $2,600
- $2,400
- $2,200
- $2,200
Three years ago your client bought a house at which time she arranged a mortgage in the amount of $320,000. The loan was written at a rate of 5.75% per annum, compounded quarterly, with 5 year term, and 25 year amortization period and monthly payments.
Your client has just received an offer to buy her house which provides $55,000 cash and assumption of the existing financing for the remainder of the term of current interest landing rates for 2 year term mortgages are 7.5% per annum, compounded quarterly, what is the market value of the offer?
- $352,990.78
- $347,047.13
- $346,681.34
- $292,047.13
- $346,681.34
When preparing an appraisal using the income method, which of the following items is deducted from gross realized revenue to arrive at net operating income?
- Vacancy and bad debt allowance.
- Depreciation and cost capital allowance
- Income tax
- Operation expenses (paid by landlord)
- Operation expenses (paid by landlord)
Rita, the owner of R. Radiologists, leases one floor of an office building from Vic for the term of 5 years. Six months into the agreement and without warning, Rita stops paying rent and vanishes. Vic may seek all of the following remedies EXCEPT:
- Suing Rita in the BC Supreme Court for the unpaid rent.
- Cancelling the lease for the remaining four and one-half years.
- Seizing the personal property that Rita left behind and selling to pay off the rent payable.
- Applying for an arbitrator under the Residential Tenancy Act.
4.Applying for an arbitrator under the Residential Tenancy Act.
Which of the following is NOT a remedy for private nuisance?
- A notice of civil claim
- Injunction relief
- Abatement
- Damages
- A notice of civil claim
Julie is acting as the listing agent for a property in a larger city that is owned by her client George. Julie also represents a client, Ahmed, who becomes interested in purchasing George’s property. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Julie’s responsibilities in this scenario?
- Julie can continue to act for Ahmed in buying a property and provide George with a referral to another licensee or brokerage to continue listing his property.Julie thereby avoids the potential conflict of interest and is not required to obtain a written agreement from either client.
- Julie can continue to act for both Ahmed and George if she obtains a written agreement from both clients at the time that the potential conflict of interest arises.
- Julie must cease providing training services to either client in respect of this transaction in order to avoid the potential conflict of interest.
- Julie can continue to represent one of either Ahmed or George if she obtains a written agreement to do so from both clients.
- Julie can continue to represent one of either Ahmed or George if she obtains a written agreement to do so from both clients.
A breach of a condition of a contract:
- Disentitles the injured party to monetary damages.
- Concerns only a minor term of the contract.
- Allows the innocent party to terminate the contract.
- Is not as serious as a breach of a warranty.
- Allows the innocent party to terminate the contract.
A mortgage loan with a face value of $160,000 is arranged through a mortgage broker. A commission of $7,000, appraisal fees of $250, as well as survey and legal fees totaling $1,000 will be deducted from the face value before the funds are advanced to the borrower. Calculate the cost of funds advanced to the borrower, expresses as an effective annual rate, if the loan is written at 4.75% per annum, compounded semi-annually with monthly payments over 15 year amortization and a 5 year term.
- 6.058320%
- 9.126070%
- 10.935526%
- 6.229407%
- 6.229407%