California Real Estate Exam Multiple
Choice Questions with Correct
Answers
An appraiser's definition of "Value" would be:
a. present worth of all rights to future benefits arising out of ownership.
b. the ability of one commodity to command other commodities in exchange. c. relationship
between the thing desired and the potential purchaser.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. all of the above.
These are elements of value.
Which of the following abbreviations is associated with the FHA?
a. NAR
b. CPM
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,c. MIP/MMI
d. MBA - Correct Answer✔️✔️-c. MIP/MMI
MIP - Mortgage Insurance Premium/Mutual Mortgage Insurance.
An investor group recently sold a parcel of land for $217,500, which was 45% more than they paid
for it. The land is described as follows: N½ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 13 plus the W½ of
the NE¼ of Section 13. What was the original price they paid per acre for the property?
a. $1,500
b. $1,200
c. $1,000
d. $750 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a. $1,500
$217,500 ÷ 145% (1.45) = $150,000 original price
Acreage: N½ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ = 20 acres
W½ of the NE¼ = 80 acres
Therefore, price per acre = $150,000 ÷ 100 = $1,500.
Which of the following is NOT a lien?
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,a. Encumbrance
b. Homestead
c. Zoning
d. All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. All of the above
A lien is a charge against property, whereby the property is made security for payment of the debt,
i.e., attachment.
A property sells for $121,000. The purchaser gives $10,000 down payment, agrees to place an
additional $5,000 down, and ta ke over an existing VA first loan of $100,000, with the remainder to
be in the form of a 2nd note and trust deed. For these cond itions, how much would the
documentary tax stamps be?
a. $1.10
b. $5.50
c. $133.10
d. $23.10 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. $23.10
Do NOT pay on old existing loan being taken over. Therefore, ($121,000 - 100,000) ÷ 1,000 x
($1.10) = 21.0 x $1.10 = $23.10.
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, If an appraiser were called upon to evaluate a public building, which had unique and distinctive
architecture, he would employ which of the following methods of valuation?
a. Replacement (cost approach)
b. Comparison
c. Capitalization
d. None of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a. Replacement (cost approach)
Since there is no income for capitalization and no means for comparing sales, replacement cost is
the only approach available.
The members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers are called:
a. Realtors®.
b. Consolidated Brokers.
c. Realtists.
d. None of the above. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-c. Realtists.
If the taxes on a newly acquired property will amount to 1.25% of the purchase price, what will the
first installment (6 months) bill for a home costing $125,500 be?
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Choice Questions with Correct
Answers
An appraiser's definition of "Value" would be:
a. present worth of all rights to future benefits arising out of ownership.
b. the ability of one commodity to command other commodities in exchange. c. relationship
between the thing desired and the potential purchaser.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. all of the above.
These are elements of value.
Which of the following abbreviations is associated with the FHA?
a. NAR
b. CPM
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,c. MIP/MMI
d. MBA - Correct Answer✔️✔️-c. MIP/MMI
MIP - Mortgage Insurance Premium/Mutual Mortgage Insurance.
An investor group recently sold a parcel of land for $217,500, which was 45% more than they paid
for it. The land is described as follows: N½ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 13 plus the W½ of
the NE¼ of Section 13. What was the original price they paid per acre for the property?
a. $1,500
b. $1,200
c. $1,000
d. $750 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a. $1,500
$217,500 ÷ 145% (1.45) = $150,000 original price
Acreage: N½ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ = 20 acres
W½ of the NE¼ = 80 acres
Therefore, price per acre = $150,000 ÷ 100 = $1,500.
Which of the following is NOT a lien?
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,a. Encumbrance
b. Homestead
c. Zoning
d. All of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. All of the above
A lien is a charge against property, whereby the property is made security for payment of the debt,
i.e., attachment.
A property sells for $121,000. The purchaser gives $10,000 down payment, agrees to place an
additional $5,000 down, and ta ke over an existing VA first loan of $100,000, with the remainder to
be in the form of a 2nd note and trust deed. For these cond itions, how much would the
documentary tax stamps be?
a. $1.10
b. $5.50
c. $133.10
d. $23.10 - Correct Answer✔️✔️-d. $23.10
Do NOT pay on old existing loan being taken over. Therefore, ($121,000 - 100,000) ÷ 1,000 x
($1.10) = 21.0 x $1.10 = $23.10.
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, If an appraiser were called upon to evaluate a public building, which had unique and distinctive
architecture, he would employ which of the following methods of valuation?
a. Replacement (cost approach)
b. Comparison
c. Capitalization
d. None of the above - Correct Answer✔️✔️-a. Replacement (cost approach)
Since there is no income for capitalization and no means for comparing sales, replacement cost is
the only approach available.
The members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers are called:
a. Realtors®.
b. Consolidated Brokers.
c. Realtists.
d. None of the above. - Correct Answer✔️✔️-c. Realtists.
If the taxes on a newly acquired property will amount to 1.25% of the purchase price, what will the
first installment (6 months) bill for a home costing $125,500 be?
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