ESCROW CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Local jurisdictions have the authority to divide land into districts
and impose land use regulations to promote health, safety, and
welfare of the public--this is known as
Answer: Zoning
◉ When can restrictions placed on a deed be removed?
Answer: Never
◉ What is the only restriction placed on a deed that is considered
illegal?
Answer: Race restrictions
◉ Is an option contract bilateral or unilateral?
Answer: Unilateral
◉ What does an option contract NOT do?
Answer: Create a legal interest in a property
,◉ If a buyer has defaulted on on an original land contract which had
been recorded, this would result in a defective title, requiring legal
action to clear the title. This is called
Answer: a Quiet Title Action.
◉ A promise is also known as a
Answer: Covenant
◉ A court action is mandatory to evict a delinquent tenant. This
process is called
Answer: Unlawful Detainer
◉ A verbal contract is considered
Answer: Valid
◉ California Statute of Frauds require a real estate agreement to be
Answer: In writing
◉ What kind of listing agreement offers a listing broker to receive a
commission regardless of who is the "procuring" cause? Is also
considered the greatest protection for the agent.
Answer: Exclusive right to sell
, ◉ What does a deed NOT need to be considered valid?
Answer: A date
◉ A valid deed must have 3 components
Answer: Be in writing, be signed by the grantor, and delivered to the
grantee
◉ For a deed to be recorded, it must
Answer: Be acknowledged (notarized)
◉ A chattel
Answer: Is most accurately described as personal property
◉ Which is NOT corporeal property? A fee simple estate, a leasehold,
an easement, or a fixture?
Answer: An easement
◉ What is a visible or tangible right in real estate such as the right of
occupancy under a lease?
Answer: Corporeal
◉ What time of estate does one hold when it along exists with you
for the duration of your life or someone else's life?
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Local jurisdictions have the authority to divide land into districts
and impose land use regulations to promote health, safety, and
welfare of the public--this is known as
Answer: Zoning
◉ When can restrictions placed on a deed be removed?
Answer: Never
◉ What is the only restriction placed on a deed that is considered
illegal?
Answer: Race restrictions
◉ Is an option contract bilateral or unilateral?
Answer: Unilateral
◉ What does an option contract NOT do?
Answer: Create a legal interest in a property
,◉ If a buyer has defaulted on on an original land contract which had
been recorded, this would result in a defective title, requiring legal
action to clear the title. This is called
Answer: a Quiet Title Action.
◉ A promise is also known as a
Answer: Covenant
◉ A court action is mandatory to evict a delinquent tenant. This
process is called
Answer: Unlawful Detainer
◉ A verbal contract is considered
Answer: Valid
◉ California Statute of Frauds require a real estate agreement to be
Answer: In writing
◉ What kind of listing agreement offers a listing broker to receive a
commission regardless of who is the "procuring" cause? Is also
considered the greatest protection for the agent.
Answer: Exclusive right to sell
, ◉ What does a deed NOT need to be considered valid?
Answer: A date
◉ A valid deed must have 3 components
Answer: Be in writing, be signed by the grantor, and delivered to the
grantee
◉ For a deed to be recorded, it must
Answer: Be acknowledged (notarized)
◉ A chattel
Answer: Is most accurately described as personal property
◉ Which is NOT corporeal property? A fee simple estate, a leasehold,
an easement, or a fixture?
Answer: An easement
◉ What is a visible or tangible right in real estate such as the right of
occupancy under a lease?
Answer: Corporeal
◉ What time of estate does one hold when it along exists with you
for the duration of your life or someone else's life?
