Georgia Real Estate Salesperson Exam Practice Test
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- 1. Property Ownership
An item of personal property that has become permanently attached to real estate, such as a built-in bookcase, is called a:
- a.Chattel
- b.Fixture
- c.Trade fixture
- d.Emblement
Answer: b
Explanation: A fixture is personal property that has been permanently affixed to real estate and is treated as part of the real property. Courts consider the method of attachment, adaptation, and intent to determine fixture status.
- 2. Land Use Controls
A homeowner wants to operate a small hair salon in a residential zone. The best way to seek permission for this specific departure from zoning is to request a:
- a.Variance
- b.Building permit
- c.Deed restriction
- d.Special-use (conditional-use) permit
Answer: d
Explanation: A special-use or conditional-use permit allows a specific use that the zoning ordinance permits under conditions, such as a home business. A variance instead addresses hardship deviations like setback relief.
- 3. Valuation
When an appraiser adjusts for differences between a comparable property and the subject, adjustments are always made to the:
- a.Subject property's value
- b.Both properties equally
- c.Comparable property's sale price
- d.Listing price of the subject
Answer: c
Explanation: In the sales comparison approach, adjustments are made to the comparable properties, never to the subject. If the comparable is superior, its price is adjusted downward; if inferior, upward.
- 4. Contracts
A contract in which one party has begun performance but obligations remain on both sides is best described as:
- a.An executory contract
- b.An executed contract
- c.A void contract
- d.A unilateral contract
Answer: a
Explanation: An executory contract is one that is not yet fully performed, with obligations remaining. Once all parties have completed performance, the contract becomes executed.
- 5. Contracts
Earnest money in a purchase contract primarily serves to:
- a.Pay the listing agent's commission
- b.Replace the down payment entirely
- c.Show the buyer's good-faith commitment to the purchase
- d.Guarantee the seller will accept the offer
Answer: c
Explanation: Earnest money demonstrates the buyer's good-faith intent to complete the purchase and is typically applied to the purchase price or closing costs at closing. If the buyer defaults without a valid contingency, the seller may be entitled to it.
- 6. Agency
A licensee who assists a buyer in a transaction but represents the seller is acting toward the buyer as:
- a.A customer, owing honesty and fairness but not full representation
- b.A client with full fiduciary duties
- c.A dual agent
- d.A designated agent
Answer: a
Explanation: A person the agent does not represent is a customer, owed honesty, fairness, and disclosure of material facts, but not full fiduciary representation. Fiduciary duties are reserved for the client (principal).
- 7. Property Disclosures
A latent defect is best described as:
- a.A defect the buyer can easily see on a walkthrough
- b.A cosmetic issue that does not affect value
- c.A hidden material defect not readily observable by the buyer
- d.A defect the seller is never required to disclose
Answer: c
Explanation: A latent defect is a hidden, material problem not discoverable through ordinary inspection, such as a cracked foundation behind a wall. Sellers and agents generally must disclose known latent defects.
- 8. Practice of Real Estate
A lender refuses to make loans in a particular neighborhood based on its racial composition. This illegal practice is:
- a.Steering
- b.Redlining
- c.Blockbusting
- d.Puffing
Answer: b
Explanation: Redlining is the illegal practice of denying loans or insurance in specific areas, often based on the racial or ethnic makeup of the neighborhood. It violates the Fair Housing Act and fair lending laws.
- 9. Real Estate Calculations
A buyer obtains an 80% loan-to-value mortgage on a home priced at $350,000. What is the loan amount?
- a.$70,000
- b.$300,000
- c.$280,000
- d.$350,000
Answer: c
Explanation: An 80% loan-to-value ratio means the loan equals 80% of $350,000, which is $280,000. The remaining $70,000 is the buyer's down payment.
- 10. Georgia Laws & Rules
In Georgia, a newly licensed real estate salesperson must:
- a.Work under the supervision of a licensed broker
- b.Immediately open an independent brokerage
- c.Hold client funds in a personal account
- d.Practice without any continuing education
Answer: a
Explanation: A Georgia salesperson (associate) must be affiliated with and supervised by a licensed broker, who is responsible for the salesperson's activities and trust funds. Independent practice requires a broker license.