Real Estate Express Colorado Closings 2026/2027 – Real Estate Closing Exam Questions & Answers

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REAL ESTATE EXPRESS – COLORADO CLOSINGS FINAL
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Who traditionally pays loan costs like discount points on a new
loan?


A)
Buyer
B)
Seller
C)
Lender
D)
Broker - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)


Loan costs and other loan fees are traditionally paid by the
borrower but can be negotiated to be a seller concession. The
Contract to Buy and Sell determines who will pay and how much.



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If a Colorado property sells for $263,900, what documentary fee
will be paid when the warranty deed is recorded?


A)
$263.90
B)
$26.00
C)
$26.39
D)
$260.00 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C)


The way to express the documentary fee is $0.01 per $100. The
easiest way to calculate it is just to move the decimal four digits
to the left. For this question, $26.39 or $263,900 × 0.0001 = $26.39.


A flat-rate water bill that is paid in advance in the amount of
$37.50 for the month has not been paid. For a closing on June 16,
which is a correct entry for the settlement statements?


A)
Credit seller $18.75



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B)
Debit seller $18.75, credit buyer $18.75
C)
Debit buyer $18.75, credit seller $18.75
D)
Debit seller and buyer $18.75 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D)


The water is a lien at closing, but the seller only owes for the
seller portion of the month, and the buyer will be required to pay
the buyer portion. The combined amount is the total amount due,
which will be a credit to the broker, who will write a check to
clear the lien.


There is a $13 cost for the recording of the release for the
current deed of trust in the new loan statement. The settlement
sheet entry is


A)
$13 debit seller only.
B)
$13 debit buyer, credit broker.
C)
$13 debit seller, credit broker.



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D)
$13 debit buyer only. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)


Since this is a new loan, this is a single-entry debit to the seller
who wants this payoff recorded. Remember, the broker does not
write this check.


A special tax or special assessment is shown on the certificate
of taxes due in the amount of $834 for a curb and gutter project,
which the buyer has agreed to assume. How will it show on the
settlement worksheet?


A)
$834 debit seller, $834 credit broker.
B)
It will not show up.
C)
$834 plus prorated interest debit seller and credit buyer.
D)
$834 debit seller, $834 credit buyer. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B)


Remember that when the buyer agrees to pay the special taxes
or special assessments, these are not collected at closing. The



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