EXAM 2025/2026 – COMPLETE
QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
All of the following are physical characteristics of land except:
A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Scarcity - ANSWER ⬛ D. Scarcity
Under the doctrine of specific performance, the party harmed by breach of a real estate
contract can ask a judge to force the breaching party to carry out the terms of the contract
rather than order the breaching party to pay monetary damages. Which physical characteristic
of land is the basis for the doctrine of specific performance?
,A. Indestructibility
B. Uniqueness
C. Immobility
D. Permanence of Investment - ANSWER ⬛ B. Uniqueness
Which of the following is considered to have the greatest impact on the value of a property?
A. Area Preference
B. Permanence of Investment
C. Scarcity
D. Uniqueness - ANSWER ⬛ A. Area Preference
The concept by which land would increase automatically along a river or stream is known as:
A. Accretion
B. Littoral Rights
,C. Avulsion
D. Reliction - ANSWER ⬛ A. Accretion
The owner of a house wants to fence the yard for a dog. When the fence is erected, the fencing
materials are converted to real estate by:
A. Severance
B. Annexation
C. Immobility
D. Indestructibility - ANSWER ⬛ B. Annexation
A deed conveyed ownership to a grantee "so long as the existing building on the property is not
destroyed." Following the transfer, the original grantor has what type of interest?
A. Life Estate
B. ongoing ownership in the property that lasts as long as the condition
C. Fee Simple Estate
D. Reversionary Estate - ANSWER ⬛ D. Reversionary Estate
, A woman conveys a life estate to her son-in-law and stipulates that upon his death the estate
will pass to her grandson. The grandson has an:
A. Estate in Reversion
B. Estate in Remainder
C. Estate Pur Autre Vie
D. Estate for the life of another - ANSWER ⬛B. Estate in Remainder
A person who acquired ownership that can be inherited, with the provision "that the land must
always be used for recreational purposes," has:
A. a fee simple absolute estate
B. a defeasible fee
C. a fee simple to a condition subsequent estate
D. an estate that cannot be sold - ANSWER ⬛ B. a defeasible fee