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Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Exam | 100+ Questions on Property Valuation, Real Estate Principles, Appraisal Methods | 2025/2026

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This document provides a complete and updated set of 100+ exam questions with correct answers for the Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator (CPE) Exam for the 2025/2026 cycle. It is tailored for candidates preparing for Pennsylvania’s official appraiser certification and covers a comprehensive range of topics that reflect real-world assessment and valuation practices. Key subjects include: Market value, property rights, and types of deeds (e.g., warranty, quit claim) Ownership interests and limitations (fee simple, police power, eminent domain) Principles of valuation such as highest and best use, substitution, contribution, conformity, and surplus productivity Approaches to value: sales comparison, cost, and income capitalization Appraisal processes and techniques, including paired sales, GIM, GRM, cost estimation (reproduction, replacement), and reconciliation Property types (real, personal, tangible, intangible), legal descriptions, land characteristics, site data, and zoning issues Leases, income analysis, and property tax considerations (millage, tax rate, expense types) Ethical and procedural elements, such as Act 28 of 1992, appeal procedures, state board oversight, and CPE requirements This exam prep is ideal for individuals aiming to become certified property assessors or appraisers in Pennsylvania. It may also support professionals or students in real estate, property taxation, urban planning, public policy, or finance who need deep knowledge of valuation and appraisal methods. Keywords: market value, property valuation, real estate appraisal, deed types, fee simple, ad valorem tax, police power, eminent domain, ownership rights, highest and best use, principles of value, sales comparison, cost approach, income approach, appraisal process, CPE exam, Pennsylvania assessor, certified evaluator, GIM, GRM, depreciation, reconciliation, legal description, site data, lease types, tax rate, millage, real estate principles

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Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator Exam
(CPE) 2025/2026 Exam Questions with
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The most probable price which a property should bring in a competitive and

open market under all conditions requisite to a fair sale, the buyer and

seller each acting prudently and knowledgeably, and assuming the price is

not affected by undue stimulus. Implicit in this definition is the

consummation of a sale as of a specified date and the passing of title from

seller to buyer whereby:

1. Buyer and seller are typically motivated

2. Both parties are well informed or well advised, and asking in what thy

consider their best interests

3. A reasonable time is allowed for exposure in the open market

4. Payment is made in terms of cash in United States dollars or in terms of

financial arrangements comparable thereto

,5. The price represents the normal consideration for the property sold

unaffected by special or creative financing or sales concessions granted by

anyone associated with the sale. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Market Value


The actual amount paid, or to be paid, for a property in a particular

transaction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Market Price


A written document under seal conveying real estate. Types: Warranty and

Quit Claim - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Deed


A deed in which the grantor warrants the title to be good and accurate and

agrees to defend the title against all parties.

When a true owner of record transfers the ownership.

This is guaranteed.

1. Grantor has the right to convey the real estate

2. grantor is the owner of the real estate mentioned

3. That the land is free and clear of all encumbrances, liens, bargains,

sales, taxes

4. That the grantee will have quiet enjoyment of the real estate and not be

pout out by someone with a superior title

,5. That the grantee has legal recourse against the grantor should there be

any problem with the title. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Warranty Deed


The deed by which the grantor conveys only the interest he or she may

have in the property - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Quit Claim Deed


The greatest degree of ownership. It is title free and clear of all liens &

encumbrances. ...No taxes, no loans. Owner owns the bundle of rights - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Fee Simple Title


Latin for "according to value". - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ad Valorem


Taxes are levied according to the value of the property - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ad

Valorem Taxation

The year upon which real property values are based for the most recent

countywide reassessment or other prior year for which the market value of

all real estate of the county is based. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Base Year


Can be seen and touched. Consists of actual physical things. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Tangible Property




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, Cannot be seen or touched; it is evidence of ownership rights. Examples:

stocks, bonds, mortgages and copy rights...rights you have as a owner. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Intangible Property


Can be tangible or intangible, and can be real or personal - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Property


Property that is tangible; it can be moved by its owner.


Chattel or fixture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Personal Property


Personal property not permanently affixed to land - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Chattel


personal property is permanently affixed to the land - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Fixture


S- Sell

L- Lease

U-Use

G-Give away

E-Enter/leave


R-Refuse to do anything - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bundle of Rights

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