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REAL ESTATE FINANCE EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Real Estate Finance Final Exam dd dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: REAL ESTATE FINANCE EXAM QUESTION
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S ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Financial Leverage
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[Verified Solution]: -Use of debt to amplify ROI, can be either positive or negative -
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Cap rate greater than cost of borrowing = positive leverage -
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Cost of borrowing greater than cap rate = negative leverage -
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It is hard to take away property when there is little to no debt -
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Do not have a loan constant (k) be greater than your cap rate/return -
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Use negative leverage under the 1031 exchange → Can do it with any property
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Q2. Debt Coverage Ratio
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A metric that measures the borrower's ability to service or repay the annual debt service compared to th
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e amount of net operating income (NOI) the property generates -Equal to NOI/Debt service -
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DCR over 1 is ideal → means you can fully cover your debt obligations and more
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Q3. Underwriting Loans
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Banks will do an appraisal for an estimated value of a property at a specific point of time -
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Banks will look into borrower's financials and assets -Will want to see if the loan will be guaranteed -
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Will look at loan to value ratio -Bank will look at debt service coverage ratio (ideal ROI)
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Q4. Lockout Clause
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[Verified Solution]: -Prohibits prepayment for a certain amount of time -
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More typical for commercial properties → residential can pay early whenever
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, Q5. Prepayment Penalties
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[Verified Solution]: Penalties and fees incurred when prepayment occurs
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Q6. Types of Risk
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[Verified Solution]: -Default risk: risk that loan will not be repaid -Financial risk: risk of being over-
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leveraged and unable to meet repayment requirements Business risk: risk of there being little interest in
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the market/your property -Interest rate risk: risk of fiscal/monetary policy adjustments to interest rates -
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Inflation risk: risk of inflation occurring, devaluing currency and property values -
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Liquidity risk: real estate is illiquid and difficult to convert to cash quickly -
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Legislative risk: risk of changing housing/real estate regulations such as rent control -
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Management risk: risk that a third- dd dd dd dd dd



party manager is dishonest or working to their best ability in the management of the property
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Q7. Due Diligence
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[Verified Solution]: -Period of time to look at a building, review documents, and make decisions -
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Look at rent roll -Look at current leases -Look at agreements and other contracts -
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Any pending litigation -Survey -Any commercial buildings need sprinklers -Walk the building
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Q8. Renewal Leasing Assumptions
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Market rate: rate at which buyers and sellers agree on a price, this can fluctuate on a yearly basis based
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dupon market conditions -Number of months vacant should be considered as a downside
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Q9. Appraisal
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[Verified Solution]: An estimate of market value at a current point in time
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Q10. Market Value
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[Verified Solution]: -Agreed upon price by buyer/seller -
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Occurs where a buyer is willing to buy a property/other asset for the same price a seller is willing to sel
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l the property/asset
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Q11. Three Valuation Methods
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[Verified Solution]: (1) The Sales Comparison Approach, (2) The Cost Approach, (3) The Income Ap
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proach.

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