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Undergraduate 4
12/01/2008

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a written agreement giving the listing broker the right to collect a commission, no matter who sells the property, within the term of the agreement, is
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an exclusive right to sell listing
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which of the following listings provides the least protection of the broker's interest
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open listing
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a licensed real estate salesman may lawfully receive a commission from
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his broker
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broker commissions for the sale of real property are usually based on
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selling price
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a licensed salesperson is paid 2% commission on all sales that he produces. how much dollar volume of real estate would she have to sell each month to make $3,500 per month
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175k
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a residence orginally listed at 92k sold for 7% less than that. if the listing broker gets half of the 6% sales commission and he gives his salesperson 60% of that, how much does the listing salesperson receive
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$1,540
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the least appropriate person to choose which title and escrow company to use in closing a real estate sale would be
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the listing agent
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all of the following are examples of fiduciary relationships except
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grantor - beneficary
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the listing salesperson was told by a prospective buyer to present and offer of 150k with the promise that he would increase it to 152k if the seller rejected 150k.  the salesperson must
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present the offer and disclose the promise to increase the offer
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the purpose of the account is to
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hold money belonging to clients and customers
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it is unethical practice ( and in some states against the law) for a broker representing a seller to do which of the following
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advise a prospective purchaser of the lowest price the seller is willing to accept
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agents are required to provide clarification of who the agent represents
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at the first substantial contract
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comparing the 1968 fair housing act and the civil rights act of 1866, which true
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the act of 1968, called the fair housing law, exempts properties offered for commercial use
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under the fair housing act of 1968, apartment managers may discriminate against which of the following categories of people
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pet owners
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a property can be exempt from allowing children if
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it is generally occupied by persons 62 years or older
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all of the following are true of the ADA, enacted on july 26, 1992, except
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it requires alterations to the property, no matter what that cost will be
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a licensed agent must be aware of local zoning ordinances for all of the following reason except
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licenses must report zoning violations to the proper authorities
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in the case of a contradiction between exisiting zoning and new deed restricitons, which would prevail
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whichever is the more restrictive
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the authority of government to control land use is derived from the right of
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police power
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local residents may best gain control over the future developemtn of their community by paying attention to
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public zoning decisions
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examples of zoning ordinaces
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destiny limitations
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the word variance in land use applies to
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zoning
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the difference between a variance and nonconforming use is that
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a variance changes the permitted use; nonconforming use does not
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industries which produce goods and services for export are referred to by all of the following terms except
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backbone industries
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the real estate brokerage industry is an example of a
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secondary industry
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generally, for every job created by a base industry, there will be created in service industry apprx
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4 jobs
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real estate values are affected by the fed govs
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tax rules, laws, deficits (all of the above)
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fed laws have traditionally allowed owners of investment properties to deduct all of the following except
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depreciation on land
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cost-push inflation is the result of
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increased manufacturing costs
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demand pull inflation has little to do with
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manufacturing costs
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to be considered a good investment, when a property which generates a negative cash flow is sold,
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there must be a substantial increase in property value
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which of the following is necessary in order to calculate cash flow
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monthly rents
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if vaccancies and collections losses, property taxes, expenses of operation and loan service are deducted from the gross income, you have
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net spendable income
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if a potential investment is referred to as an alligator, the investor knows he can expect
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a negative cash flow
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weldon bought a duplex and lives in one half. on his tax report, he can deduct
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all expenses on the rented half
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real estate licensees have a statutory duty to provide
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a disclosure to the buyer of all known environmental hazards
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in regulations regarding lead-based paints HUD requires that
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know paint hazzads must be disclosed
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a method of sealing off disintegrating asbestos is called
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containment
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a REALTOR is required by the code of ethics to cooperate with other brokers except
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when cooperation is not in the best interest of the REALTOR's customer
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the national association of REALTORS code of ethics
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sets guidelines governing competition among REALTORS
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the Neb Real Estate Commission is comprised of how many commissioners
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7
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