Champions School of Real Estate

Deficiency A ________, in the reasonable judgment of the inspector, is a condition that adversely and materially affects the performance of a system, or component. Inspection Process of examining accessible items, and reporting their condition RESPA Prohibits abusive practices like undisclosed referral fees and kickbacks. Designed to help consumers become more knowledgeable of settlement services costs. Departure Provision The inspector may not inspect an item if the ...

A market for the purchase and sale of existing mortgages designed to provide greater liquidity for selling mortgages is called the ________. secondary market The Federal agency established to restore Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a sound and solvent financial condition is _____. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) The ____ guarantee allows mortgage lenders to obtain a better price for their loan in the capital markets. Gov't. National Mortgage Association - Ginnie Mae T...

An agency relationship exists when one person, the ______________ acts for, or on the behalf of another person, the _____________________. Agent, principal Which of the following is ground for suspension or revocation of license by TREC? Splitting commission with a person other than a license holder The commission can deny licensure to an applicant based on the applicants? Moral character What form must an agent provide to a potential client at the first substantive discu...

Functional obsolescence Refers to the loss in desirability of the style, layout or function of an element of a property over time Sales comparison best indicator of value for existing properties highest and best use the legal use for property that gives the greatest return in money and/or amenities external obsolescence the loss in value of a property caused by factors outside the property itself principle of contribution suggests the value of a property is equal...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) The process of maximizing the number of visitors to a particular website by ensuring the website appears high on the list of results returned by a search engine. Fcebook Live Video streaming through facebook. CoStar Database Functions much like a residential MLS, connecting commercial agents with brokerages, owners, lenders, property managers, appraisers, and investors. Virtual Reality (VR) A computer-generated image or environment that c...

What does D.U.S.T. stand for? Demand, Utility, Scarcity, Transferability the percentage of value or sales price that a lender is willing to finance Loan to Value Ratio (LTV) the value of a property is equal to the sum of the contributory value of each of its component parts. principle of contribution the forces acting on a parcel of land are always affecting the value of the land PRINCIPLE OF CHANGE the legal use that gives the greatest return in money and/or amen...

Subsurface rights Rights that include ownership of oil, gas and other minerals Surface and air rights Rights that are conveyed in a cell tower lease Improvement Any permanent man-made addition to the land Personal property Things of a temporary, movable nature Modular homes Factory-built housing built to local building codes Riparian rights Rights that an owner has to use water from a river or stream on or next to a property Littoral rights Rights...

he minimum downpayment on a VA loan is: (a) 2% of the sales price (b) 0% of the sales price (c) 3.75% of the sales price (d) 1% of the sales price B _________ is the process of creating a new mortgage loan. (a) Origination (b) Funding (c) Underwriting (d) Servicing A A veteran can have more than one VA loan: (a) If the prior VA loan was paid in full and the property disposed of (b) The prior VA loan was assumed by an eligible veteran who substituted ...

Appraisal An Appraiser's opinion of value Principle of conformity Suggests that value is maximized when there is reasonable degree of homogeneity, or sameness, in a neighborhood USPAP Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Standards that have been established by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation Ad Valorem According to value Principle of progression The value of a ...