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Exam Solution +t
NATIONAL REAL ESTATE EXAM 2026 A+ GRADE ASSUR +t +t +t +t +t +t +t
ED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2F
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072)
QUESTION 1 +t
In most cases, broker compensation, as a percentage of home price, falls somewhere bet
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ween:
ANSWER
5-7%
QUESTION 2 +t
A Christian organization owns a fourplex. It wants to rent to only Christian tenants. Und
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er the federal Fair Housing Act, is this legal?
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ANSWER
Yes. Religious organizations which rent to tenants for residential purposes are exempt from the Fair Ho
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using Act +t
QUESTION 3 +t
What happens to trade fixtures after a business moves out of a leased property?
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ANSWER
The tenant removes their trade fixtures and takes them upon moving out.
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QUESTION 4 +t
Suppose that a borrower has a gross monthly income of $3,000 and wants to qualify for
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a conforming loan (total debt service ratio of 36%) with a monthly PITI payment of $80
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0. What is the maximum amount of additional long-
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term obligations this borrower may have after PITI?
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,ANSWER
$280
QUESTION 5 +t
A square bedroom measures 10 feet by 10 feet. What is the area of the room?
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ANSWER
100 square feet
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QUESTION 6 +t
Which of these is an economic characteristic that makes land a distinctive commodity?*
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ANSWER
situs
QUESTION 7 +t
In a fixed-
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rate mortgage that is fully amortized, the total amount of interest to be paid is:
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ANSWER
predetermined
QUESTION 8 +t
Which is exempt from the federal Fair Housing Act?
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ANSWER
renting a room in a house occupied by the owner
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QUESTION 9 +t
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to:
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ANSWER
privately owned or government-owned public accommodations
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QUESTION 10 +t
, Condemnation is the act of seizing private property from citizens. What gives the govern
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ment the right to do this?
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ANSWER
eminent domain +t
QUESTION 11 +t
The PHYSICAL characteristics of land are that land is indestructible, non-
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homogenous, and: +t
ANSWER
immobile
QUESTION 12 +t
Which statement BEST defines the term contingency?
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ANSWER
stipulation that must be satisfied before the contract can be performed
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QUESTION 13 +t
If a borrower is behind on payments, the acceleration clause gives the lender the ability
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to:
ANSWER
call the entire loan balance due immediately
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QUESTION 14 +t
A metes and bounds legal description always returns to:
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ANSWER
the point of beginning
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QUESTION 15 +t
What should a license holder do if a client instructs them to do something that would dis
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criminate against a protected class? +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
advise the client they cannot legally discriminate against certain groups
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Exam Solution +t
NATIONAL REAL ESTATE EXAM 2026 A+ GRADE ASSUR +t +t +t +t +t +t +t
ED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2F
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072)
QUESTION 1 +t
In most cases, broker compensation, as a percentage of home price, falls somewhere bet
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ween:
ANSWER
5-7%
QUESTION 2 +t
A Christian organization owns a fourplex. It wants to rent to only Christian tenants. Und
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er the federal Fair Housing Act, is this legal?
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ANSWER
Yes. Religious organizations which rent to tenants for residential purposes are exempt from the Fair Ho
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using Act +t
QUESTION 3 +t
What happens to trade fixtures after a business moves out of a leased property?
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ANSWER
The tenant removes their trade fixtures and takes them upon moving out.
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QUESTION 4 +t
Suppose that a borrower has a gross monthly income of $3,000 and wants to qualify for
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a conforming loan (total debt service ratio of 36%) with a monthly PITI payment of $80
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0. What is the maximum amount of additional long-
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term obligations this borrower may have after PITI?
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,ANSWER
$280
QUESTION 5 +t
A square bedroom measures 10 feet by 10 feet. What is the area of the room?
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ANSWER
100 square feet
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QUESTION 6 +t
Which of these is an economic characteristic that makes land a distinctive commodity?*
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ANSWER
situs
QUESTION 7 +t
In a fixed-
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rate mortgage that is fully amortized, the total amount of interest to be paid is:
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ANSWER
predetermined
QUESTION 8 +t
Which is exempt from the federal Fair Housing Act?
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ANSWER
renting a room in a house occupied by the owner
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QUESTION 9 +t
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to:
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ANSWER
privately owned or government-owned public accommodations
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QUESTION 10 +t
, Condemnation is the act of seizing private property from citizens. What gives the govern
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ment the right to do this?
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ANSWER
eminent domain +t
QUESTION 11 +t
The PHYSICAL characteristics of land are that land is indestructible, non-
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homogenous, and: +t
ANSWER
immobile
QUESTION 12 +t
Which statement BEST defines the term contingency?
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ANSWER
stipulation that must be satisfied before the contract can be performed
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QUESTION 13 +t
If a borrower is behind on payments, the acceleration clause gives the lender the ability
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to:
ANSWER
call the entire loan balance due immediately
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QUESTION 14 +t
A metes and bounds legal description always returns to:
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ANSWER
the point of beginning
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QUESTION 15 +t
What should a license holder do if a client instructs them to do something that would dis
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criminate against a protected class? +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
advise the client they cannot legally discriminate against certain groups
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