Alabama Real Estate License Exam / Expert Strategies,
Review of Key Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success / Newest 2025/2026.
After passing state exam, you have ___ days to apply for a Temporary License,
either on an Active or Inactive basis. - (ANSWER)90
Temporary Licenses are only valid for ___ year(s), and cannot be renewed. -
(ANSWER)1
For an Original License, you must pass a ___ hour post-license course. -
(ANSWER)30
If Temporary License is ACTIVE, the post-license course must be completed within
___ months. - (ANSWER)6.
If the post-license course is not completed within ___ year(s), the Temporary
License lapses. This period begins on the FIRST DAY of the month AFTER passing
the state exam. - (ANSWER)1
For Broker's License, applicant must have ACTIVE Salesperson License for ___ out
of ___ years immediately preceding the application. - (ANSWER)2/3
The fee to transfer your Salesperson License to a new Qualifying Broker is $___. -
(ANSWER)$25
,An owner's mortgage includes a clause requiring a prepayment penalty. Three
percent of any outstanding loan principal would be charged by the lender if the
owner paid off the principal before the scheduled time. Payments were $296.88,
due on the first of each month, and included both principal and interest in arrears
at 8% per annum. After the owner's July 1 payment, her loan balance was
$8,946.23. On August 1, after handing her lender the check for her August 1
payment, the owner paid off the entire remaining loan balance. What is the
approximate prepayment penalty? - (ANSWER)The monthly house payment,
$296.88, includes both interest and principal. The prepayment penalty is charged
only on the principal, not on interest. Therefore, one must determine how much
the new principal loan balance will
be after the August 1st house payment is made. The calculations are as follows:
The loan balance after the July 1 payment is $8,946.23 x 0.08 interest rate =
$715.70 a year ÷ 12 months = $59.64 interest for July.
$296.88 monthly house payment $59.64 interest = 237.24 principal payment on
August 1 payment.
$8946.23 loan balance $237.24 principal paid in August leaves new principal
balance of $8708.99 after August 1st payment.
This is the amount on which the prepayment penalty will be based:
$8708.99 x 0.03 penalty = $261.27
,A managing broker requires his licensees to mention a particular lender to buyers.
The broker has a financial interest in this particular mortgage lender. Which of the
following should the licensee recommend to buyers? - (ANSWER)Consider this
lender, disclosing the broker's interest, and other lenders.
Licensees should generally avoid recommending only one lender, and if a financial
interest is involved, it should be disclosed. Since rates can change, a licensee most
likely would not know which lender has the best rates. Licensees may provide a
list of lenders without having to display the lenders in any particular order.
When using the sales comparison approach, a licensee determines that a
comparable property's tile floor in the entry hall is worth $2,000. The subject
property does not have tile floors at all. Which of the following adjustments
should be made? - (ANSWER)The comparable should be adjusted downward.
In the sales comparison (market data) approach to appraisal, it is always the
comparables that are adjusted, never the subject property. If the comparable is
better than the subject property, the adjustment to it is downward. If the
comparable is not as good as the subject property, the adjustment to it would be
upward.
On February 1, a licensee with ABC Realty takes a 3month exclusive right-to-sell
listing on a house. On March 1, the licensee moves out of state and inactivates his
license. What happens to this listing? - (ANSWER)It remains a valid exclusive
right-to-sell listing contract with ABC Realty.
The listing belongs to the brokerage firm; it does not belong to an individual
licensee. The licensee takes the listing on behalf of the firm, and, if the licensee
, leaves or becomes unlicensed during the listing, the listing would remain in
whatever form it was originally taken. The listing would still be in effect with the
firm until it expires or is terminated.
A person bought property from a seller and received a general warranty deed.
Two years later, the seller's brother came forth and claimed he had an ownership
interest in the property. The brother stated he knew the court would uphold his
interest. In a general warranty deed, the buyer is protected from this situation by
the covenant-- - (ANSWER)--of seisin.
Although all covenants in a general warranty deed work together to protect the
buyer, the covenant of seisin specifically guarantees that the owner owned the
real estate at the time of the sale and had the right to convey it.
A listing licensee has what obligations to a buyer? - (ANSWER)A licensee's duties
to a buyer or customer are fairness, honesty, and accuracy.
A builder is obtaining a construction loan of $95,000 for a single-family residence.
Under the Truth-in-Lending Act, disclosure of a prepayment penalty by the lender
is-- - (ANSWER)--not required for a business loan.
The Truth-in-Lending Act is applicable to individual home owners, but it does not
apply to a construction loan for a builder because the loan is for a business
purpose.
Review of Key Quizzes, and Practice Questions for
Guaranteed Success / Newest 2025/2026.
After passing state exam, you have ___ days to apply for a Temporary License,
either on an Active or Inactive basis. - (ANSWER)90
Temporary Licenses are only valid for ___ year(s), and cannot be renewed. -
(ANSWER)1
For an Original License, you must pass a ___ hour post-license course. -
(ANSWER)30
If Temporary License is ACTIVE, the post-license course must be completed within
___ months. - (ANSWER)6.
If the post-license course is not completed within ___ year(s), the Temporary
License lapses. This period begins on the FIRST DAY of the month AFTER passing
the state exam. - (ANSWER)1
For Broker's License, applicant must have ACTIVE Salesperson License for ___ out
of ___ years immediately preceding the application. - (ANSWER)2/3
The fee to transfer your Salesperson License to a new Qualifying Broker is $___. -
(ANSWER)$25
,An owner's mortgage includes a clause requiring a prepayment penalty. Three
percent of any outstanding loan principal would be charged by the lender if the
owner paid off the principal before the scheduled time. Payments were $296.88,
due on the first of each month, and included both principal and interest in arrears
at 8% per annum. After the owner's July 1 payment, her loan balance was
$8,946.23. On August 1, after handing her lender the check for her August 1
payment, the owner paid off the entire remaining loan balance. What is the
approximate prepayment penalty? - (ANSWER)The monthly house payment,
$296.88, includes both interest and principal. The prepayment penalty is charged
only on the principal, not on interest. Therefore, one must determine how much
the new principal loan balance will
be after the August 1st house payment is made. The calculations are as follows:
The loan balance after the July 1 payment is $8,946.23 x 0.08 interest rate =
$715.70 a year ÷ 12 months = $59.64 interest for July.
$296.88 monthly house payment $59.64 interest = 237.24 principal payment on
August 1 payment.
$8946.23 loan balance $237.24 principal paid in August leaves new principal
balance of $8708.99 after August 1st payment.
This is the amount on which the prepayment penalty will be based:
$8708.99 x 0.03 penalty = $261.27
,A managing broker requires his licensees to mention a particular lender to buyers.
The broker has a financial interest in this particular mortgage lender. Which of the
following should the licensee recommend to buyers? - (ANSWER)Consider this
lender, disclosing the broker's interest, and other lenders.
Licensees should generally avoid recommending only one lender, and if a financial
interest is involved, it should be disclosed. Since rates can change, a licensee most
likely would not know which lender has the best rates. Licensees may provide a
list of lenders without having to display the lenders in any particular order.
When using the sales comparison approach, a licensee determines that a
comparable property's tile floor in the entry hall is worth $2,000. The subject
property does not have tile floors at all. Which of the following adjustments
should be made? - (ANSWER)The comparable should be adjusted downward.
In the sales comparison (market data) approach to appraisal, it is always the
comparables that are adjusted, never the subject property. If the comparable is
better than the subject property, the adjustment to it is downward. If the
comparable is not as good as the subject property, the adjustment to it would be
upward.
On February 1, a licensee with ABC Realty takes a 3month exclusive right-to-sell
listing on a house. On March 1, the licensee moves out of state and inactivates his
license. What happens to this listing? - (ANSWER)It remains a valid exclusive
right-to-sell listing contract with ABC Realty.
The listing belongs to the brokerage firm; it does not belong to an individual
licensee. The licensee takes the listing on behalf of the firm, and, if the licensee
, leaves or becomes unlicensed during the listing, the listing would remain in
whatever form it was originally taken. The listing would still be in effect with the
firm until it expires or is terminated.
A person bought property from a seller and received a general warranty deed.
Two years later, the seller's brother came forth and claimed he had an ownership
interest in the property. The brother stated he knew the court would uphold his
interest. In a general warranty deed, the buyer is protected from this situation by
the covenant-- - (ANSWER)--of seisin.
Although all covenants in a general warranty deed work together to protect the
buyer, the covenant of seisin specifically guarantees that the owner owned the
real estate at the time of the sale and had the right to convey it.
A listing licensee has what obligations to a buyer? - (ANSWER)A licensee's duties
to a buyer or customer are fairness, honesty, and accuracy.
A builder is obtaining a construction loan of $95,000 for a single-family residence.
Under the Truth-in-Lending Act, disclosure of a prepayment penalty by the lender
is-- - (ANSWER)--not required for a business loan.
The Truth-in-Lending Act is applicable to individual home owners, but it does not
apply to a construction loan for a builder because the loan is for a business
purpose.
