CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS
THE FACT THAT RENTS TEND TO BE SET BY THE MARKET FOR EQUALLY
DESIRABLE SPACE REFLECTS THE PRINCIPLE OF
A. BALANCE
B. SUBSTITUTION
C. EXTERNALITIES
D. SUPPLY AND DEMAND
E. CONFORMITY - ✔✔B
THE NET INCOME THAT REMAINS AFTER THE PROPER COSTS OF LABOR,
CAPITAL, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAVE BEEN PAID IS
A. SURPLUS RENT
B. OPPORTUNITY COST
C. EFFECTIVE INCOME
D. LAND RENT
E. CONTRACT RENT - ✔✔D
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,ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE VIALIBILITY OF AN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT EXCEPT
A. LABOR
B. MATERIALS
C. TRANSPORTATION
D. HIGH THECHNOLOGY
E. ENTREPRENEURSHIP - ✔✔D
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE DEMAND FOR A PROPERTY AND ITS ABSORPTION
RATE ARE CONSIDERED IN A
A. VALUATION REPORT
B. MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY
C. MARKET SEGMENTATION STUDY
D. HIGHEST AND BEST USE ANALYSIS
E. NARRATIVE APPRIASAL - ✔✔B
REAL ESTATE MARKETS
A. ARE NATIONAL IN SCOPE
B. DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A PERFECT MARKET
C. ARE CENTRALIZED IN NATURE
D. CONSIST OF USED PROPERTY ONLY
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,E. ARE PREVALENT IN FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES - ✔✔B
THE FEDERAL DISCOUNT RATE, WHICH IS THE INTEREST RATE THAT BANKS PAY
ON THE FUNDS THEY BORROW FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE, IS MOST CLOSELY
LINKED TO
A. THE INFLATION RATE
B. THE PRIME RATE
C. LONG-TERM YIELD RATES
D. INTEREST RATES ON 30-YEAR BONDS
E. MINICIPAL BOND RATES - ✔✔B
CREDIT-REGULATING DEVICES USED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE INCLUDE
A. MORAL SUASION
B. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
C. THE FEDERAL DISCOUNT RATE
D. THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
E. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ✔✔E
MONETARY POLICY HELPS CONTROL INFLATION BY
A. REGULATING THE MONEY SUPPLY
B. ENCOURAGING RENT CONTROL
C. REDUCING TAXES
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, D. REFUSING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET
E. USING A NONCALENDAR YEAR - ✔✔A
THE SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET IS WHERE
A. MORTGAGE BANKERS ORIGINATE MORTGAGE LOANS
B. SECOND MORTGAGES ARE ORIGINATED
C. EXISTING MORTGAGES ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD
D. THE FNMA AND GNMA MAKE MORTGAGE LOANS
E. THE RTC SEARCHES FOR BUYERS OF SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS -
✔✔C
WHEN INFLATION IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH, INVESTORS TEN TO AVOID
A. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
B. LONG-TERM FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENTS
C. SHOR-TERM INVESTMENTS
D. MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
E. TANGIBLES - ✔✔B
MORTGAGE FINANCING AFFECTS
A. EQUITY DIVIDENDS FROM REAL ESTATE
B. EQUITY YIELDS FROM REAL ESTATE
C. MONETARY POLICY
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS
THE FACT THAT RENTS TEND TO BE SET BY THE MARKET FOR EQUALLY
DESIRABLE SPACE REFLECTS THE PRINCIPLE OF
A. BALANCE
B. SUBSTITUTION
C. EXTERNALITIES
D. SUPPLY AND DEMAND
E. CONFORMITY - ✔✔B
THE NET INCOME THAT REMAINS AFTER THE PROPER COSTS OF LABOR,
CAPITAL, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAVE BEEN PAID IS
A. SURPLUS RENT
B. OPPORTUNITY COST
C. EFFECTIVE INCOME
D. LAND RENT
E. CONTRACT RENT - ✔✔D
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619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY STATEMENT
,ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE VIALIBILITY OF AN INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT EXCEPT
A. LABOR
B. MATERIALS
C. TRANSPORTATION
D. HIGH THECHNOLOGY
E. ENTREPRENEURSHIP - ✔✔D
THE PRESENT AND FUTURE DEMAND FOR A PROPERTY AND ITS ABSORPTION
RATE ARE CONSIDERED IN A
A. VALUATION REPORT
B. MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY
C. MARKET SEGMENTATION STUDY
D. HIGHEST AND BEST USE ANALYSIS
E. NARRATIVE APPRIASAL - ✔✔B
REAL ESTATE MARKETS
A. ARE NATIONAL IN SCOPE
B. DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A PERFECT MARKET
C. ARE CENTRALIZED IN NATURE
D. CONSIST OF USED PROPERTY ONLY
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,E. ARE PREVALENT IN FORMER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES - ✔✔B
THE FEDERAL DISCOUNT RATE, WHICH IS THE INTEREST RATE THAT BANKS PAY
ON THE FUNDS THEY BORROW FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE, IS MOST CLOSELY
LINKED TO
A. THE INFLATION RATE
B. THE PRIME RATE
C. LONG-TERM YIELD RATES
D. INTEREST RATES ON 30-YEAR BONDS
E. MINICIPAL BOND RATES - ✔✔B
CREDIT-REGULATING DEVICES USED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE INCLUDE
A. MORAL SUASION
B. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
C. THE FEDERAL DISCOUNT RATE
D. THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
E. ALL OF THE ABOVE - ✔✔E
MONETARY POLICY HELPS CONTROL INFLATION BY
A. REGULATING THE MONEY SUPPLY
B. ENCOURAGING RENT CONTROL
C. REDUCING TAXES
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, D. REFUSING TO BALANCE THE BUDGET
E. USING A NONCALENDAR YEAR - ✔✔A
THE SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET IS WHERE
A. MORTGAGE BANKERS ORIGINATE MORTGAGE LOANS
B. SECOND MORTGAGES ARE ORIGINATED
C. EXISTING MORTGAGES ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD
D. THE FNMA AND GNMA MAKE MORTGAGE LOANS
E. THE RTC SEARCHES FOR BUYERS OF SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS -
✔✔C
WHEN INFLATION IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGH, INVESTORS TEN TO AVOID
A. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
B. LONG-TERM FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENTS
C. SHOR-TERM INVESTMENTS
D. MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
E. TANGIBLES - ✔✔B
MORTGAGE FINANCING AFFECTS
A. EQUITY DIVIDENDS FROM REAL ESTATE
B. EQUITY YIELDS FROM REAL ESTATE
C. MONETARY POLICY
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