Georgia Pre-Licensing Flashcards
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Georgia Pre-Licensing Flashcards

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What is the term for an abbreviated history of a property?

  • Abstract of Title (correct)
  • Adverse Possession
  • Amortization
  • Acceleration Clause
  • What does an acceleration clause in a loan agreement imply?

  • Loan includes no penalties for late payment
  • Loan amount is due at once upon default (correct)
  • Loan payments can be skipped
  • Loan amount is adjusted periodically
  • What is accession?

    The right to all that one's property produces, including additions to the property.

    What is the definition of accretion?

    <p>The gradual increase in land area through deposits of soil by natural forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many square feet are in an acre?

    <p>43,560 square feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Actual eviction is a legal process by which someone is expelled from a property.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ad valorem taxes refer to?

    <p>Taxes calculated according to the assessed value of real estate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of mortgage has an interest rate that can be adjusted?

    <p>Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is adverse possession?

    <p>Involuntary transfer of title due to non-use of land over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an agency agreement?

    <p>A mutual binding understanding that authorizes one party to act on behalf of another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines an agent in real estate?

    <p>An individual with authority to act on behalf of another, requiring a state license.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are air rights?

    <p>The right to use the airspace above the surface of land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does alienation refer to in real estate?

    <p>The transfer of ownership to real property, which can be voluntary or involuntary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

    <p>A federal civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the amortization process?

    <p>Paying off a debt in regular installments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) indicate?

    <p>How much the borrower will pay in interest over the course of a year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are antitrust laws?

    <p>Laws designed to prevent unfair or anti-competitive practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is appraised value?

    <p>An estimation of a property's value performed by a certified appraiser.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does appreciation refer to in real estate?

    <p>The increase in the value of a property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are appurtenances?

    <p>Rights that run with real property ownership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that can cause respiratory health issues.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an assemblage in real estate?

    <p>Combining multiple contiguous pieces of real property into one tract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is assessed value?

    <p>The value placed on a property by a governmental unit for taxation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does assessment refer to?

    <p>The determination of the value of a property for tax purposes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an asset?

    <p>An item of value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an assignment in real estate?

    <p>The transference of rights and obligations in a contract from one party to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is an associate broker?

    <p>An individual licensed as a broker who provides services as an independent contractor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is avulsion?

    <p>The sudden loss of land typically due to flooding or changes in a river's course.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a balloon payment?

    <p>A payment at the end of a loan period that includes the total outstanding balance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a bargain and sale deed imply?

    <p>A deed without warranties against encumbrances implying the grantor has possession.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a base line in real estate?

    <p>An imaginary line of latitude used to identify townships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benchmark?

    <p>Permanent markers of known location and elevation used in surveys.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the beneficiary in real estate transactions?

    <p>The recipient of advantage or gain from an instrument like a trust or will.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a bilateral contract?

    <p>A contract where both parties are obligated to perform in an exchange of promises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a binder in real estate?

    <p>A preliminary agreement for the sale of a property secured by a deposit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a blanket mortgage?

    <p>A loan where more than one property acts as collateral.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the block and lot system?

    <p>A legal land description system identifying property by section, lot, and block numbers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Blockbusting is a legal real estate practice.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a branch office in real estate?

    <p>Any office geographically separate from the main office.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a bridge loan?

    <p>A short-term loan used to transition between loans or property sales.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a broker in real estate?

    <p>A person licensed to represent one of the parties in a transaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a brownfield?

    <p>Real property potentially complicated by hazardous substances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does building code refer to?

    <p>A set of regulations regarding building design and safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a bundle of rights?

    <p>Ownership of land with all legal rights of possession and control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a buy down in real estate involve?

    <p>Paying money upfront to reduce a loan's interest rate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a buyer's market?

    <p>A market with an excess of sellers creating favorable conditions for buyers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a capital expenditure?

    <p>An expense paid to improve a property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a capital improvement?

    <p>An upgrade or improvement to a property going beyond normal repair.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a capitalization rate (cap rate) calculate?

    <p>A rate of return based on expected annual income over a property's value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is carbon monoxide?

    <p>An odorless, colorless gas produced from incomplete combustion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cash reserve?

    <p>A portion of funds set aside for variable expenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CERCLA stand for?

    <p>Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a certificate of occupancy (CO)?

    <p>A legal document that authorizes a building to be occupied after inspection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a certificate of title?

    <p>A document detailing the chain of title and offering an opinion on marketability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a chain of title represent?

    <p>The entire chronological record of a property's ownership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is chlordane?

    <p>A chemical compound formerly used in pesticides that is dangerous to health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?

    <p>Chemical compounds once used in refrigerants and air conditioners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

    <p>To prohibit discrimination in housing based on race.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cloud in real estate?

    <p>A claim to or encumbrance on the title that affects transferability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is collateral in a loan?

    <p>Property pledged to secure a loan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does collusion refer to in real estate?

    <p>An unlawful agreement between competitors to manipulate the market.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is color of title?

    <p>A defective title transfer that is unknown to the new owner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is commingling?

    <p>The illegal mixing of personal funds with a client's funds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a commission in real estate?

    <p>The regulatory body responsible for regulating brokerage and licensing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are common elements in real estate?

    <p>Portions of a shared property not controlled by any one owner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is common law?

    <p>Law that arises from court decisions rather than legislation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a community association manager do?

    <p>Provides administrative services to a community association.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is community property?

    <p>A system of property co-ownership for married couples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a comparable (comp) in real estate?

    <p>A property similar enough to inform the value of another property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a comparative market analysis (CMA) do?

    <p>Compares recently sold properties to estimate market value.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a condominium?

    <p>Property where each owner has a separate interest in their unit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is consideration in a real estate contract?

    <p>Something of value exchanged as evidence of agreement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a construction mortgage?

    <p>A temporary loan used to finance a construction project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does constructive eviction mean?

    <p>Termination of a lease due to landlord default making premises unusable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is constructive notice?

    <p>When ownership is publicly recorded, making it known to all.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a contingency in a real estate contract?

    <p>A provision that makes performance conditional upon a stated event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a contract?

    <p>A legally enforceable agreement between parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a contract for deed?

    <p>A sales contract where the buyer pays in installments and the seller holds the title.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does contribution refer to in real estate?

    <p>The market value added to a property by an improvement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a conventional life estate?

    <p>A life estate based on the life of the tenant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a conventional loan?

    <p>A loan that is not insured or guaranteed by the government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does conversion mean in real estate?

    <p>Changing real property to personal property, and vice versa.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is conveyance in real estate?

    <p>An instrument that transfers a grantor's interest in real property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cooperating brokerage?

    <p>An agency arrangement where two brokerages collaborate on a transaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is corrective maintenance?

    <p>Repairing equipment after it has broken.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cost approach mean in real estate valuation?

    <p>Estimating property value based on replacement costs minus depreciation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a counteroffer?

    <p>A proposal submitted in response to a previous offer, changing the terms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does covenant of seisin ensure?

    <p>That the grantor holds the title conveyed in the deed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CCRs)?

    <p>Private restrictions dictating homeowner property use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a credit report?

    <p>Information regarding an individual's credit history and status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are credits in real estate?

    <p>Sum of money that is received.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does curtesy/dower refer to?

    <p>A spouse's right to inherit property held in the spouse's name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a customer in real estate?

    <p>An individual with whom there is no agency relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does datum refer to in surveying?

    <p>A base reference point for determining land elevations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are debits in financial terms?

    <p>Sum of money that is owed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is debt service?

    <p>Current debt obligations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio?

    <p>A measure used to evaluate income-producing properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Real Estate Vocabulary and Concepts

    • Abstract of Title: A concise history of property ownership, detailing transfers, grants, liens, and encumbrances.
    • Acceleration Clause: Provision in a loan agreement that requires full repayment upon default.
    • Accession: Rights over what is produced by owned property, including natural or human additions.
    • Accretion: Natural process leading to land area increase through soil deposits.
    • Acre: Unit of land measurement equaling 43,560 square feet.
    • Actual Eviction: Legal ejection of a tenant from a property.
    • Actual Notice: When an individual is directly aware of a fact.
    • Ad Valorem Taxes: Taxes based on the assessed value of real estate properties.
    • Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM): Mortgage with an interest rate that changes based on market conditions.
    • Adverse Possession: Title transfer occurring when an owner neglects a property for a period, allowing another to claim it.
    • Agency Agreement: Contract granting authority to act on behalf of another party.
    • Agent: State-licensed individual representing another in real estate transactions.
    • Air Rights: Rights to use the airspace above a property.
    • Alienation: Transfer of property ownership, which can be voluntary or involuntary.
    • Americans with Disabilities Act: Law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various public contexts.
    • Amortization: Regular payment schedule reducing debt over time.
    • Annual Percentage Rate (APR): Annual interest cost for a borrower.
    • Antitrust Laws: Laws aimed at preventing anti-competitive practices like price fixing and collusion.
    • Appraised Value: Certified estimate of a property's market value as of a given date.
    • Appraiser: Licensed professional assessing property value.
    • Appreciation: Increase in property value over time.
    • Appurtenances: Rights associated with property ownership, typically transferred with the property.
    • Asbestos: Hazardous fiber used in construction materials, associated with health risks if inhaled.
    • Assemblage: Merging of adjacent properties to increase overall value.
    • Assessed Value: Government valuation of property for tax purposes.
    • Assessment: Process of determining property value for taxation.
    • Asset: Valuable item owned.
    • Assignment: Transfer of rights and obligations from one contract party to another.
    • Associate Broker: Licensed broker acting as an independent contractor under another broker.
    • Avulsion: Sudden loss of land through natural disasters.
    • Balloon Payment: Large final loan payment that pays off the remaining balance.
    • Bargain and Sale Deed: Deed implying possession, without guarantees against encumbrances.
    • Base Line: Imaginary latitude line for land surveying.
    • Benchmark: Government-established markers indicating elevation.
    • Beneficiary: Entity receiving advantages from trusts, wills, or policies.
    • Bilateral Contract: Contract wherein both parties have obligations.
    • Binder: Preliminary agreement securing a property sale, contingent on a formal contract.
    • Blanket Mortgage: Loan secured by multiple properties.
    • Block and Lot System: Legal property description referencing subdivision numbers.
    • Blockbusting: Illegal practice inducing sales by inducing fear of neighborhood change.
    • Branch Office: Real estate office separate from the main corporate office.
    • Bridge Loan: Short-term loan facilitating transitions between mortgage loans.
    • Broker: Licensed individual representing parties in real estate transactions for commission.
    • Brownfield: Properties needing redevelopment due to contamination.
    • Building Code: Regulations governing building structure and safety.
    • Bundle of Rights: Legal rights connected to property ownership.
    • Buydown: Payment made to lower a loan's interest rate.
    • Buyer's Market: Market condition favoring buyers due to excess supply.
    • Capital Expenditure: Expense to improve a property.
    • Capital Improvement: Upgrade enhancing property value.
    • Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate): Percentage of income earned relative to property value.
    • Carbon Monoxide: Toxic gas from incomplete fuel combustion.
    • Cash Reserve: Funds set aside for variable expenses.
    • CERCLA: Superfund law addressing hazardous waste clean-up.
    • Certificate of Occupancy (CO): Document allowing occupancy following building inspections.
    • Certificate of Title: Legal document confirming property title and ownership history.
    • Chain of Title: Complete historical record of property ownership.
    • Chlordane: Health-hazardous chemical previously used in pesticides.
    • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): Harmful chemical compounds once common in cooling systems.
    • Civil Rights Act of 1866: Law prohibiting housing discrimination by race.
    • Cloud on Title: Claim affecting property transferability.
    • Collateral: Property pledged as loan security.
    • Collusion: Unlawful competitive agreement violating fair trade practices.
    • Color of Title: Imperfect title transfer unknown to the new owner.
    • Commingling: Illegal mixing of personal and client funds.
    • Commission: Regulatory body overseeing real estate professionals.
    • Common Elements: Shared property areas in ownership structures.
    • Common Law: Legal precedents established through court decisions.
    • Community Association Manager: Licensed individual managing community associations.
    • Community Property: Co-ownership system for married couples.
    • Comparable (Comp): Property used for market value comparisons based on similar features.
    • Comparative Market Analysis (CMA): Report estimating property value by comparing nearby sold/listed properties.
    • Condominium: Mixed ownership property where owners have their own units in common areas.
    • Consideration: Value exchanged in contracts as proof of agreement.
    • Construction Mortgage: Temporary loan for financing construction projects.
    • Constructive Eviction: Termination of lease due to landlord's failure to maintain property usability.
    • Constructive Notice: Ownership records publicly available for knowledge of property details.
    • Contingency: Contract provision dependent on specific conditions.
    • Contract: Legally binding agreement with exchanged promises.
    • Contract for Deed: Installment sales contract where title is held by the seller until full payment.
    • Contribution: Value added to property by improvements.
    • Conventional Life Estate: Property interest lasting for the lifetime of the owner.
    • Conventional Loan: Non-government insured or guaranteed loans.
    • Conversion: Changing property type from real to personal and vice-versa.
    • Conveyance: Instrument transferring interest in real property.
    • Cooperating Brokerage: Arrangement where two brokerages work together for a transaction.
    • Corrective Maintenance: Repairs made after equipment failure.
    • Cost Approach: Property value estimation based on replacement costs minus depreciation.
    • Counteroffer: Modified proposal in response to an original offer.
    • Covenant of Seisin: Assurance by the grantor that they hold the title.
    • Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCRs): Private restrictions governing property use.
    • Credit Report: Detailed account of an individual's credit history and status.
    • Credits: Money received as part of an agreement.
    • Curtesy/Dower: Spousal inheritance rights after the other's death.
    • Customer: Individual entitled to fairness but without agency relationships.
    • Datum: Reference point used by surveyors for elevation measurements.
    • Debits: Money owed.
    • Debt Service: Current obligations related to debt repayment.
    • Debt Service Coverage Ratio: Metric for assessing income-producing property financial health.

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