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Which fiduciary duty requires a Texas real estate agent to place the client’s interests above their
own?
A. Reasonable care
B. Disclosure
C. Accounting
D. Obedience
✔✔Loyalty
In Texas, a homestead is primarily protected from which of the following?
A. Property taxes
B. HOA assessments
C. Most creditor claims
D. Utility liens
✔✔Most creditor claims
Which document gives a broker authority to act on behalf of a buyer in a transaction?
A. Listing agreement
B. Sales contract
C. Buyer representation agreement
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,D. Option contract
✔✔Buyer representation agreement
What type of listing allows multiple brokers to compete for a commission, but only the procuring
cause gets paid?
A. Exclusive-right-to-sell
B. Net listing
C. Exclusive agency
D. Open listing
✔✔Open listing
Which Texas contract clause gives a buyer the unrestricted right to terminate within a specified
time?
A. Financing contingency
B. Inspection addendum
C. Option period
D. Title contingency
✔✔Option period
Who appoints members of the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)?
A. Texas Legislature
B. Secretary of State
C. Texas Supreme Court
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,D. Governor of Texas
✔✔Governor of Texas
Which estate in land lasts for the lifetime of a person?
A. Fee simple
B. Leasehold
C. Life estate
D. Defeasible fee
✔✔Life estate
What is the primary purpose of an earnest money deposit?
A. To pay closing costs
B. To show buyer’s good faith
C. To reduce the sales price
D. To replace down payment
✔✔To show buyer’s good faith
Which of the following is considered real property?
A. Furniture
B. Built-in kitchen cabinets
C. Curtains
D. Appliances not affixed
✔✔Built-in kitchen cabinets
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, What type of depreciation results from neighborhood decline?
A. Physical deterioration
B. Functional obsolescence
C. Economic obsolescence
D. Wear and tear
✔✔Economic obsolescence
Which agency relationship arises without a written agreement?
A. Express agency
B. Buyer agency
C. Implied agency
D. Intermediary agency
✔✔Implied agency
What does “time is of the essence” mean in a Texas sales contract?
A. Deadlines are flexible
B. Only closing date matters
C. Strict compliance with dates is required
D. Extensions are automatic
✔✔Strict compliance with dates is required
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