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1
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Real Property/Real Estate/Realty

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Land and everything that is attached to it. Immobile, indestructible, unique

2
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What is the document used to transfer real property?

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Deed

3
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Deed

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A written instrument that transfers an interest in real property when signed by a grantor and delivered to the grantee.

4
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Personal Property/Chattel/Personalty

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All property that is not real property or attached to it. Readily movable.

5
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What is the document used to transfer personal property?

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Bill of Sale

6
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What are the physical characteristics of real property?

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  • Immobile
  • Indestructible
  • Unique/non-homogeneous/heterogeneous
7
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Immobility, indestructibility, and non-homogeneity are __________ of real property.

A

physical characteristics of real estate

8
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Immobility

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Land cannot be moved from one location to another. Physical characteristic of real estate

9
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Indestructibility

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Land is a permanent commodity and cannot be destroyed. Physical characteristic of real estate

10
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Non-homogeneity

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AKA uniqueness or heterogeneity. No two parcels are the same. Physical characteristic of real estate

11
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What are the economic characteristics of real property?

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SLIP

  • Scarcity
  • Location
  • Improvements
  • Permanence of investments
12
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Scarcity, location, improvements, and permanence of investment are __________ of real property.

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economic characteristics of real estate

13
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Scarcity

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The physical supply of land does not change and cannot be adjusted to meet demand. Economic characteristic of real estate

14
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Location

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Most important economic characteristic of real estate

15
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Improvements

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Any permanent fixtures to or on the land such as roads, fences, or naturally growing things. Economic characteristic of real property

16
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Situs

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Societal and economic factors tied to the location of the land

17
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How is real estate always regulated?

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Based on the state laws where the land is located

18
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Highest and Best Use

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The use that provides the best ROI to the owner and the highest possible present value of land.

19
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What form of land use controls exist?

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1) Public
2) Private
3) Governmental

20
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Public land use controls

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Zoning laws, building codes, environmental control laws

21
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Private land use controls

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Conditions, covenants, and restrictions (CCR’s)

22
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Governmental land use controls

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Public buildings and parks, watersheds, roads, military installations

23
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Zoning laws, building codes, and environmental restrictions are forms of local land use control known as

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Public land use controls

24
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Conditions, covenants, and restrictions (CCR’s) are examples of which land use control?

A

Private land use controls

25
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Military bases and schools are examples of which land use control?

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Governmental land use controls

26
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REALTOR®

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A LICENSEE who is a member of the National Association of Realtors

27
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What are the categories of real estate?

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1) Residential (1-4 units)
2) Commercial
3) Industrial
4) Agricultural
5) Special Purpose (churches, schools, airports etc)

28
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Free market

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A market in which the buyer and seller negotiate a purchase and sale without undue pressure, urgency, or outside influence other than the law of supply and demand

29
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Factors affecting supply

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  • Labor
  • Government controls

- Costs

30
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Labor, govt controls, and costs are factors that are affecting __________.

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Supply

31
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Factors affecting demand

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  • Population
  • Employment
  • Wages
  • Economy
32
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Population, employment, wages, and economy are factors that are affecting __________.

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Demand