NJ Title Insurance
NJ Title Producer Title Final Exam
UPDATED 2025
"A" and "B" bought a house as tenants in common. If "A" dies which of the following
statements about ownership of the house is correct?
A) It automatically becomes tenancy in severalty.
B) It is divided, with B retaining their original interest and the balance going to A's
estate.
C) B holds fee simple ownership to A's share of the property
D) B holds a life estate ownership to A's share of the property -Correct Answer ✔B) It is
divided, with B retaining their original interest and the balance going to A's estate.
The difference between the value of a property and the total amount of liens against it is
known as:
A) A down payment
B) Equity
C) Actual cash value
D)Collateral -Correct Answer ✔B) Equity
If a husband and wife take title to a property as tenants in common, they may also have
elected to have:
A) Title in severalty
B) Separate life estates
C) The right of survivorship
D) Unequal shares of ownership -Correct Answer ✔D) Unequal shares of ownership
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A person who openly, continuously and hostilely occupies another's land for a period set
by a statute may gain title by means of:
A) Voluntary alienation
B) Accretion
C) Prescription
D) Adverse possession -Correct Answer ✔D) Adverse possession
Truth-In-Lending Act requires the lender to furnish an applicant for a real estate loan
with a copy of an:
A) Amorization schedule
B) Disclosure statement
C) Deed
D) Financial statement -Correct Answer ✔B) Disclosure statement
The seller is responsible for which of the following costs at closing:
A) The realty transfer tax
B) The title search
C) The Deed recording fee
D) Title insurance -Correct Answer ✔A) The realty transfer tax
When private property is abandoned the state may acquire title to that property under
the right of :
A) Escheat
B) Eminent domain
C) Police power
D) Taxation -Correct Answer ✔A) Escheat
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The term hypothecation most closely means:
A) Conditional security for debt
B) Conditional ownership of property
C) A right of first refusal
D) Conditional mortgage commitment -Correct Answer ✔A) Conditional security for debt
A CORRECT statement about condominium and cooperative apartment owners is that
they both:
A) Receive an annual real estate tax bill
B) Must pas assessments
C) Own shares of stock
D) Own real property -Correct Answer ✔B) Must pas assessments
Which of the following is not necessary to a valid contract:
A) Consideration
B) Contractual ability
C) Legal purpose
D) The signature of both parties -Correct Answer ✔D) The signature of both parties
Which is NOT true of a tax lien sale?
A) Title passes with the sale
B) The lien holder is the lowest interest bidder
C) The municipality may hold the lien
D) The property owner has two years to pay the lien -Correct Answer ✔A) Title passes
with the sale
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Which would be a credit to the purchaser at settlement?
A) The balance of an existing mortgage to be assumed
B) Taxes overpaid by the seller
C) Fuel oil remaining in the tank
D) Unpaid new mortgage -Correct Answer ✔A) The balance of an existing mortgage to
be assumed
In a condominium apartment project, the BEST term to describe a swimming pool and
laundry room for the use of unite owners is?
A) Common elements
B) Limited common elements
C) Fee simple elements
D) Leasehold elements -Correct Answer ✔A) Common elements
When homeowners itemize deductions in computing their annual taxable income they
may deduct:
A) Payments of principal on the home mortgage
B) Interest paid on the home mortgage
C) Depreciation of the home
D) Cost of repair -Correct Answer ✔B) Interest paid on the home mortgage
Dual Agency is best described as:
A) Two companies working together
B) Owing special duties to another person
C) Brokers taking both parties as principals
NJ Title Insurance
NJ Title Producer Title Final Exam
UPDATED 2025
"A" and "B" bought a house as tenants in common. If "A" dies which of the following
statements about ownership of the house is correct?
A) It automatically becomes tenancy in severalty.
B) It is divided, with B retaining their original interest and the balance going to A's
estate.
C) B holds fee simple ownership to A's share of the property
D) B holds a life estate ownership to A's share of the property -Correct Answer ✔B) It is
divided, with B retaining their original interest and the balance going to A's estate.
The difference between the value of a property and the total amount of liens against it is
known as:
A) A down payment
B) Equity
C) Actual cash value
D)Collateral -Correct Answer ✔B) Equity
If a husband and wife take title to a property as tenants in common, they may also have
elected to have:
A) Title in severalty
B) Separate life estates
C) The right of survivorship
D) Unequal shares of ownership -Correct Answer ✔D) Unequal shares of ownership
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A person who openly, continuously and hostilely occupies another's land for a period set
by a statute may gain title by means of:
A) Voluntary alienation
B) Accretion
C) Prescription
D) Adverse possession -Correct Answer ✔D) Adverse possession
Truth-In-Lending Act requires the lender to furnish an applicant for a real estate loan
with a copy of an:
A) Amorization schedule
B) Disclosure statement
C) Deed
D) Financial statement -Correct Answer ✔B) Disclosure statement
The seller is responsible for which of the following costs at closing:
A) The realty transfer tax
B) The title search
C) The Deed recording fee
D) Title insurance -Correct Answer ✔A) The realty transfer tax
When private property is abandoned the state may acquire title to that property under
the right of :
A) Escheat
B) Eminent domain
C) Police power
D) Taxation -Correct Answer ✔A) Escheat
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,NJ Title Insurance
The term hypothecation most closely means:
A) Conditional security for debt
B) Conditional ownership of property
C) A right of first refusal
D) Conditional mortgage commitment -Correct Answer ✔A) Conditional security for debt
A CORRECT statement about condominium and cooperative apartment owners is that
they both:
A) Receive an annual real estate tax bill
B) Must pas assessments
C) Own shares of stock
D) Own real property -Correct Answer ✔B) Must pas assessments
Which of the following is not necessary to a valid contract:
A) Consideration
B) Contractual ability
C) Legal purpose
D) The signature of both parties -Correct Answer ✔D) The signature of both parties
Which is NOT true of a tax lien sale?
A) Title passes with the sale
B) The lien holder is the lowest interest bidder
C) The municipality may hold the lien
D) The property owner has two years to pay the lien -Correct Answer ✔A) Title passes
with the sale
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Which would be a credit to the purchaser at settlement?
A) The balance of an existing mortgage to be assumed
B) Taxes overpaid by the seller
C) Fuel oil remaining in the tank
D) Unpaid new mortgage -Correct Answer ✔A) The balance of an existing mortgage to
be assumed
In a condominium apartment project, the BEST term to describe a swimming pool and
laundry room for the use of unite owners is?
A) Common elements
B) Limited common elements
C) Fee simple elements
D) Leasehold elements -Correct Answer ✔A) Common elements
When homeowners itemize deductions in computing their annual taxable income they
may deduct:
A) Payments of principal on the home mortgage
B) Interest paid on the home mortgage
C) Depreciation of the home
D) Cost of repair -Correct Answer ✔B) Interest paid on the home mortgage
Dual Agency is best described as:
A) Two companies working together
B) Owing special duties to another person
C) Brokers taking both parties as principals
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