Washington State Managing Broker Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
At what point has listing agent earned a commission? - ANSWER✔✔-When a ready, willing, and able
buyer is found. If the seller backs out after accepting the offer, even if the buyer agrees to a rescission,
the commission is still due.
At closing, a sale doesn't go through because the seller's anticipated transfer to another city gets
suddenly postponed, and the seller no longer wants to sell. Does the seller owe the listing agent a
commission? Yes or no, and why. - ANSWER✔✔-Yes, because the seller won't provide marketable title,
which is considered a default.
A mortgagee is the... - ANSWER✔✔-lender.
The mortgagor is the... - ANSWER✔✔-borrower.
An assignee is a... - ANSWER✔✔-person something was transferred to (for example, a secondary lender
that buys a mortgage).
The mortgagee assigns its interest and the assignee records the assignment. The mortgagor now needs
to make payments to the: - ANSWER✔✔-Assignee
Describe Tenancy in Common (mention 4 items). - ANSWER✔✔-1. No right of survivorship,
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2. No requirement of equal interests, but if percentage of ownership is not equal, it needs to be stated
on the deed.
3. Individual interest can be willed to someone else.
4. Unity of possession — even when percentage of ownership varies, they equally possess and occupy
the entire property.
When a corporation buys a property with another entity, this is the way it would take title. It cannot be a
joint tenancy since there is no right of survivorship since a corporation is perpetual.
Truth in Lending Act's disclosure requirements do not apply to loans made for... (3 entities). -
ANSWER✔✔-loans made for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes.
An encroachment is considered... - ANSWER✔✔-...considered a trespass if it violates a neighboring
owner's right to possession, and can be the basis for an ejectment action.
Ad valorem taxes are... - ANSWER✔✔-taxes based on the value of the property. General real estate taxes
are ad valorem taxes.
Sonia buys a parcel of land and pays taxes on it for five years. After she builds a home on it, the taxes
she'll pay are: - ANSWER✔✔-ad valorem taxes.
The PSA has been signed and Seller has completed the Seller Disclosure Statement. A windstorm
damages the property. The seller's agent is obligated to... - ANSWER✔✔-contact the buyer's agent and
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inform him. Seller will have to amend the disclosure statement, but seller's agent is not allowed to do
that.
Once a contract for deed is signed by the parties, they buyer immediately receives... - ANSWER✔✔-
Equitable title. The seller retains legal title. The seller transfers legal title once the buyer finishes paying
off the contract/purchase price.
A take-out commitment - ANSWER✔✔-A clause that allows individual lots to be released from the
blanket lien when they are sold to purchasers.
A developer wants a construction loan to build 20 homes. The lender requires a take-out commitment.
This means that the developer: - ANSWER✔✔-a permanent lender who will provide financing once
construction is complete.
A licensee who is taking a listing on a property finds a number of problems that need to be fixed, such as
several leaking faucets and faulty electrical outlets. This would be an example of... - ANSWER✔✔-curable
depreciation (i.e., deferred maintenance). It's likely that the cost of correcting the problems could be
recovered in the sales price when the property is sold.
A net lease... - ANSWER✔✔-requires the tenant to pay some or all of a property's operating expenses,
such as property taxes, insurance, and maintenance. A net lease requires a tenant to pay utilities, but so
do many gross leases (for instance, most apartment rentals require tenants to pay their electric bill; a
gross lease, however, will never require a tenant to pay property taxes.
A lease is most likely to be a net lease if it requires the tenant to pay: - ANSWER✔✔-property taxes.
What information does an appraiser need in order to calculate a capitalization rate? - ANSWER✔✔-Value
& net income. -- In order to calculate a property's value, an appraiser using the income approach would
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