CA Real Estate Practice Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
A-frame style - ANSWER✔✔-The triangular-shaped roof that goes all the way to the ground on
two sides of the house gives this housing style its name. This style is ideal for cold, snowy regions.
acceptance - ANSWER✔✔-An unqualified agreement to the terms of an offer.
accrued - ANSWER✔✔-Accumulated over a period of time.
acknowledgment - ANSWER✔✔-A signed statement, made before a notary public, by a person
who has signed an instrument which states that the signing was voluntary.
action plan - ANSWER✔✔-This lists the tasks you must perform to accomplish a particular goal.
activity chart - ANSWER✔✔-A daily chart listing every activity, including non-job related tasks
addendum - ANSWER✔✔-Additional documents attached to and made part of a contract.
adobe bricks - ANSWER✔✔-Bricks made from a mixture of clay and straw, which were dried in the
sun rather than in a kiln.
advertising - ANSWER✔✔-The mode and frequency through which someone com-municates a
marketing concept.
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,advertising coordinator - ANSWER✔✔-This person makes sure every listing gets its share of
advertising time and creates flyers and brochures for team listings. This person must be creative as
well as technically skilled.
after-the-fact-referral fees (ATFs) - ANSWER✔✔-Fees requested after a sales associate has
established a relationship with a buyer or seller.
agency relationship - ANSWER✔✔-A special relationship of trust by which one person (agent) is
authorized to conduct business, sign papers, or otherwise act on behalf of another person
(principal).
agent - ANSWER✔✔-A person who acts for and in the place of another, called a principal, for the
purpose of affecting the principal's legal relationship with third persons.
agreement - ANSWER✔✔-A mutual exchange of promises (either written or oral). Although often
synonymous with a contract, technically it denotes mutual promises that fail as a contract for lack of
consideration.
agreement of sale - ANSWER✔✔-A contract for the sale of real property where the seller gives up
possession, but retains the title until the purchase price is paid in full. Also called contract for sale or
land contract.
all-cash transaction - ANSWER✔✔-Transaction that closes quickly because the buyers do not have
to complete the loan qualification process.
allocate - ANSWER✔✔-To assign or set apart for a specific purpose.
amenities - ANSWER✔✔-Features that add value to a property.
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,American Foursquare style - ANSWER✔✔-This practical housing style is a sub-style of the Prairie.
They are simple, space-efficient, and box-shaped, with a wide porch across the entire front of the
house.
appreciation - ANSWER✔✔-(1) An increase in the worth or value of property. (2) The increase in
market value of real estate. (3) An increase in property value with the passage of time.
arbitrator - ANSWER✔✔-In a dispute, the parties hire a neutral person to listen to each side. The
arbitrator may award a binding decision on all parties to the dispute.
Architectural style - ANSWER✔✔-Generally the appearance and character of a building's design
and construction.
Art Deco style - ANSWER✔✔-This housing style was popular in the early 1900s. It is angular and
boxy with a flat roof and simple, clean lines. Glass blocks, metals, and plastics are used extensively.
Art Moderne style - ANSWER✔✔-A simple housing style with a horizontal, cube-like shape and a
flat roof and rounded corners. The exterior walls are smooth stucco with rounded corners.
"as is" - ANSWER✔✔-Term stating the property is being sold exactly as it is found, without seellar
warranties.
associate licensee - ANSWER✔✔-Another term used for a licensed real estate salesperson employed
by a licensed real estate broker.
assumption of mortgage - ANSWER✔✔-The taking of a title to property by a grantee wherein
grantee assumes liability for payment of an existing note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust
against the property, becoming a co-guarantor for the payment of a mortgage or deed of trust note.
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, attorney-in-fact - ANSWER✔✔-(1) The person holding the power of attorney. (2) A com-petent
and disinterested person who is authorized by another person to act in his or her place in legal
matters.
auto dialer (automatic telephone dialing systems) - ANSWER✔✔-Computerized or prerecorded
messages and equipment that can generate and dial telephone or cell phone numbers randomly or
sequentially.
awning window - ANSWER✔✔-A window that is hinged at the top and opens out.
Baby Boomers - ANSWER✔✔-Individuals born between 1943 and 1960. Currently the largest
generation in the history of the nation.
bay window - ANSWER✔✔-A window that protrudes from the exterior of a building, leaving a
recess within.
bilateral contract - ANSWER✔✔-An agreement in which each person promises to perform an act in
exchange for another person's promise to perform.
bilateral instructions - ANSWER✔✔-One set of escrow instructions signed by both the seller and
buyer.
blind advertising - ANSWER✔✔-Advertising that fails to disclose that the party is a licensee acting
as an agent.
blockbusting - ANSWER✔✔-The illegal practice of telling people that property values in a
neighborhood will decline because of a specific event, such as the purchase of homes by minorities.
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Questions and Answers
A-frame style - ANSWER✔✔-The triangular-shaped roof that goes all the way to the ground on
two sides of the house gives this housing style its name. This style is ideal for cold, snowy regions.
acceptance - ANSWER✔✔-An unqualified agreement to the terms of an offer.
accrued - ANSWER✔✔-Accumulated over a period of time.
acknowledgment - ANSWER✔✔-A signed statement, made before a notary public, by a person
who has signed an instrument which states that the signing was voluntary.
action plan - ANSWER✔✔-This lists the tasks you must perform to accomplish a particular goal.
activity chart - ANSWER✔✔-A daily chart listing every activity, including non-job related tasks
addendum - ANSWER✔✔-Additional documents attached to and made part of a contract.
adobe bricks - ANSWER✔✔-Bricks made from a mixture of clay and straw, which were dried in the
sun rather than in a kiln.
advertising - ANSWER✔✔-The mode and frequency through which someone com-municates a
marketing concept.
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,advertising coordinator - ANSWER✔✔-This person makes sure every listing gets its share of
advertising time and creates flyers and brochures for team listings. This person must be creative as
well as technically skilled.
after-the-fact-referral fees (ATFs) - ANSWER✔✔-Fees requested after a sales associate has
established a relationship with a buyer or seller.
agency relationship - ANSWER✔✔-A special relationship of trust by which one person (agent) is
authorized to conduct business, sign papers, or otherwise act on behalf of another person
(principal).
agent - ANSWER✔✔-A person who acts for and in the place of another, called a principal, for the
purpose of affecting the principal's legal relationship with third persons.
agreement - ANSWER✔✔-A mutual exchange of promises (either written or oral). Although often
synonymous with a contract, technically it denotes mutual promises that fail as a contract for lack of
consideration.
agreement of sale - ANSWER✔✔-A contract for the sale of real property where the seller gives up
possession, but retains the title until the purchase price is paid in full. Also called contract for sale or
land contract.
all-cash transaction - ANSWER✔✔-Transaction that closes quickly because the buyers do not have
to complete the loan qualification process.
allocate - ANSWER✔✔-To assign or set apart for a specific purpose.
amenities - ANSWER✔✔-Features that add value to a property.
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,American Foursquare style - ANSWER✔✔-This practical housing style is a sub-style of the Prairie.
They are simple, space-efficient, and box-shaped, with a wide porch across the entire front of the
house.
appreciation - ANSWER✔✔-(1) An increase in the worth or value of property. (2) The increase in
market value of real estate. (3) An increase in property value with the passage of time.
arbitrator - ANSWER✔✔-In a dispute, the parties hire a neutral person to listen to each side. The
arbitrator may award a binding decision on all parties to the dispute.
Architectural style - ANSWER✔✔-Generally the appearance and character of a building's design
and construction.
Art Deco style - ANSWER✔✔-This housing style was popular in the early 1900s. It is angular and
boxy with a flat roof and simple, clean lines. Glass blocks, metals, and plastics are used extensively.
Art Moderne style - ANSWER✔✔-A simple housing style with a horizontal, cube-like shape and a
flat roof and rounded corners. The exterior walls are smooth stucco with rounded corners.
"as is" - ANSWER✔✔-Term stating the property is being sold exactly as it is found, without seellar
warranties.
associate licensee - ANSWER✔✔-Another term used for a licensed real estate salesperson employed
by a licensed real estate broker.
assumption of mortgage - ANSWER✔✔-The taking of a title to property by a grantee wherein
grantee assumes liability for payment of an existing note secured by a mortgage or deed of trust
against the property, becoming a co-guarantor for the payment of a mortgage or deed of trust note.
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, attorney-in-fact - ANSWER✔✔-(1) The person holding the power of attorney. (2) A com-petent
and disinterested person who is authorized by another person to act in his or her place in legal
matters.
auto dialer (automatic telephone dialing systems) - ANSWER✔✔-Computerized or prerecorded
messages and equipment that can generate and dial telephone or cell phone numbers randomly or
sequentially.
awning window - ANSWER✔✔-A window that is hinged at the top and opens out.
Baby Boomers - ANSWER✔✔-Individuals born between 1943 and 1960. Currently the largest
generation in the history of the nation.
bay window - ANSWER✔✔-A window that protrudes from the exterior of a building, leaving a
recess within.
bilateral contract - ANSWER✔✔-An agreement in which each person promises to perform an act in
exchange for another person's promise to perform.
bilateral instructions - ANSWER✔✔-One set of escrow instructions signed by both the seller and
buyer.
blind advertising - ANSWER✔✔-Advertising that fails to disclose that the party is a licensee acting
as an agent.
blockbusting - ANSWER✔✔-The illegal practice of telling people that property values in a
neighborhood will decline because of a specific event, such as the purchase of homes by minorities.
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