Học Thi Real Estate License ở California: Real Estate Appraisal 1. In using the market-data approach in appraising a single-familly residence, comparisons should be made as to: cubic footage the entire property gross multipliers rental income None 2. An appraiser defines the boundaries of a neighborhood by: economic status geographical status traffic socail conformity None 3. Putting aside $1000 a year in govermnet bonds for five years to replace the roof is an example of: a sinking fund planned depreciation a contingency reserve a reserve for depreciation None 4. Corner influence can most aid the value of: industrial property retail stores single-family homes apartments None Hint 5. To obtain depreciation on real estate, the real estate: must be a single-family dwelling must be commercial property must be improved property none of these None Hint 6. The conditions of sale will affect the: cost basis of the subject property value of the subject property price of the subject property utility of the subject property None Hint 7. Of greatest importance to the value of a single-family residence would be: de'cor demand income supply None Hint 8. Progression and regression in appraisal relate to: cost change appreciation depreciation None Hint 9. In appraising a property with two baths, the appraiser used a comparable with 2 1/2 baths. The appraiser should: deduct from the sale price of the comparable add the cost of a half bath to the subject property subtract from the value of the subject property disregard the difference None Hint 10. Depth tables would be most likely used in appraising which kind of property? residential acreage commercial industrial None Hint 11. By putting together four parcels of land, each worth $1,000. a property owner creates one large parcel worth $5,000. This process is known as: growth assemblage unearned increment appreciation of scale None 12. Which value bears the least relationship to the market value? loan value book value exchange value assessed value None Hint 13. In appraising a vacant lot, an appraiser would first determine the asking price highest and best use price asked for similar lots original cost and when purchased None Hint 14. The appraisal principle that relates to the market approach to value is the principle of: conformity substitution anticipation competition None Hint 15. To determine the highest and best use of a location, you should commence with: elevation charts land value determination determining capitalization rate FEMA maps None 16. An apartment building produces a monthly rent of $1,600. A similar property with monthly rents of $2,100 recently sold for $294,000. Using this as the only data, the appraiser would say that the first apartment building is worth: $247,500 $224,000 $293,600 $294,000 None Hint 17. A lender would likely offer the lowest loan to value ratio loan on a loan secured by: industrial property commercial property residential income property single-family home None Hint 18. The narrative form of an appraiser's report would include all except: the financial terms a description of the property the data used with analysis the qualifications of the appraiser None Hint 19. A property value can be influenced by neighboring property. The value of a home would least likely be influenced by a neighborhood containing: homes of significantly lower value mixed residential and commercial uses vacant lots large homes converted to small apartments None Hint 20. In appraising property with great amenity value, an appraiser would use: capitalization none of these the comparison method the reproduction method None Hint 21. Economic obsolescence would generally be considered: a result of age and wear and tear curable depreciation a result of poor design or construction incurable depreciation None 22. An appraisal is required for: all of these a new FHA loan a new VA loan a probate sale None 23. In capitalization-of-income appraising, an appraiser need not consider management expenses when: the management is provided by a tenant none of these the owner handles all management the tenant provides management in lieu of rent None Hint 24. The best method to appraise a leased warehouse would be: income-capitalization cubic-foot square-footage index None Hint 25. It would be unethical for an appraiser to: appraise a property in which he or she has a disclosed interest both a and b neither a nor b charge an appraisal fee as a percentage of value None Hint 26. Obsolescence would not include a: deteriorating neighborhood bad design lack of closets need of painting None Hint 27. The most important factor for the average buyer of a home is: location architectural style potential rent floor plan None 28. A means of providing for return of your investment is: depreciation a sinking fund profit a reserve for depreciation None Hint 29. The period in which a building produces income attributable to the building itself is known as: economic life residual period replacement period depreciation None 30. An area that would most likely maintain its value would: have people of vastly different incomes have people of similar incomes have income units mixed in among single-family housing be a new area requiring no down payments None Hint 31. Income minus operating expenses minus principal, interest, and tax payments equals: net spendable income effective gross income net gross net income None Hint 32. A broker quotes an income figure based on 100 percent occupancy with no rental incentives given. The figure quoted is: net operating income gross scheduled income bottom-line income effective gross income None 33. The least important factor in appraising a home for market value would be: the tax appraisal its physical condition any special amenities the neighborhood None Hint 34. Inappraising an income property, an appraiser is concerned with: the amount of income the continuing prospect of present income the quality of tenants all of these None Hint 35. The appraisal method that prices all labor and material in construction is: unit-in-place capitalization comparison quantity-survey None 36. The most difficult depreciation to correct would be: economic physical functional accelerated None Hint 37. The comparison method of appraising is: all of these not the desired method for income property used on vacant land a simple method to learn None 38. An appraiser who is concerned with the present worth of future benefits is likely using the: cost approach market-comparison approach income approach correlation method None Hint 39. Allocating a percentage of total value to the land and a percentage to the improvements is known as: neither a nor b the allocation approach the ratio of total value to site value both a and b None 40. Functional obsolescence would not be caused by: lack of heating and cooling eccentric design surplus utility the proximity of a nuisance None Hint 41. The elements of value do not include: scarcity and transferability cost and age any of these utility and demand None Hint 42. In appraisal of commercial property, the most important factor would be: the location the value of the improvements the sale price none of these None 43. The Home Valuation Code of Conduct must be subscribed to by: appraiser using the Uniformed Residential Appraisal Report all licensed appraisers lenders selling loans to Freddie Mac all certified appraisers None Hint 44. Depreciating an apartment building $10,000 in one year would: decrease the market value $10,000 increase the market value $10,000 decrease the book value $10,000 increase the book value $10,000 None Hint 45. A property is 40 years old. The present owner purchased it new and has depreciated it at 2 1/2 percent per year since the, leaving no allowance for salvage or land value. The building currently is appraised at $87,000, and the land under it is worth $200,000. The book value is: $287,000 $287,000 minus depreciation $40,000 zero None Hint 46. In using comparables to determine value, you would add to the sale price of the subject property if: the comparable had a two car garage, and the house being appraised had a three car garage the comparable were on a 12,000 square foot lot while the house being appraised had a 7,000 square foot lot the comparable was a larger house than the one being appraised the comparable had three baths, and the house being approved had two baths None Hint 47. In determining economic obsolescence, an appraiser would be interested in knowing whether: the building is well managed the building has exceeded its economic life the building needs repair the people in the area are doing well economically None Hint 48. Functional obsolescence can be created by: an overimprovement deterioration of the driveway forces outside the property itself a land use not in conformance with the area None Hint 49. Estimating a property's value based on its future income for specified number of years would be: the straight-line method reversionary rights the capitalization method an annuity method None 50. The replacement cost method of appraising: is never used in conjunction with other methods tends to set the lower limit of value is generally the best method for income property tends to set the upper limit of value None 51. As to economic life and physical life, which of the following is true? economic life is shorter they normally are of the same duration physical life is shorter economic life is longer None Hint 52. Which of the following cannot be depreciated? a single-family house that is rented bearing orchards land used to raise alfalfa any of these None Hint 53. Actual rental income is best obtained by: checking the listing checking with the manager checking with tenants checking with the owner None Hint 54. Amenities are: elements of depreciation none of these elements of beauty, utility, and convenience interest payments None 55. The most difficult aspect of utilizing the cost approach is in: determining replacement cost determining adjusted gross income determining accrued depreciation setting the capitalization rate None 56. The best comparable property for appraising a home would be: a home sold by an unwilling seller to a willing buyer a similar property sold to a buyer who had a need for that property a similar home sold at a foreclosure sale a similar home sold by a person wanting to sell to a buyer wanting to buy None Hint 57. The principal of substitution is that: a person will not pay more for a property than the cost of another property of equal utility and desirability amenities are balanced in appraising none of these locations can be freely substituted in the market None 58. The subjective value of a parcel is: the loan value the exchange value the use value to owner the dollar value to buyer None Hint 59. Evaluation could be best described as: the estimate of value market value a process a method None Hint 60. Which one of these forces is not a force influencing value? demand political economic social None Hint 61. Rents in an office building became $800 less per month after street parking was made illegal. Assuming a capitalization rate of eight percent, the building suffered a loss of value of: $10,000 $100,000 $120,000 zero None Hint 62. Demand has no effect on value unless there is also: an adequate supply a need purchasing power a scarcity None Hint 63. To offset depreciation, a person may: include the plottage value lower the rate of contemplated capitalization combine functional and economic obsolescence use a reserve-for-replacement method None Hint 64. To find a good comparable, an appraiser would be least interested in a sale: under distress conditions in which both the buyer and the seller were willing in an older neighborhood in another part of the city None Hint 65. An appraiser would not obtain accelerrated depreciation by using: the sum of the digits method the straight-line method the 200 percent declining balance method any of these None Hint 66. Loss of value of an expensive home because of a neighborhood of low price homes is known as: functional obsolescence physical depreciation progression regression None 67. Estimating rotal land value and adding the value of the improvemnts would: not be appropriate for newer construction tend to set the lower limit of value be the best method for appraisal of a house tend to set the upper limit of value None Hint 68. The following are all good definitions of depreciation except: it is a loss of value from any cause it includes all of the influences that reduce the value of a property below its replacement cost if new it is due to wear and tear of incestment property or property used in a trade or business it is always concerned with the intrinsic factors of property,, never with the extraneous factors None Hint 69. Rising interest rates as the only economic change would affect the value of an apartment house in that the: value would rise value would remain unchanged rentals would drop value would drop None Hint 70. Which of the following is not a factor in appraising a one-family home? floor plan rent square footage type of construction None 71. The cost that is most frequently over looked in determining net income for capitalization appraising is: redecorating needs vacancy loss management expenses modernization expenses None 72. To obtain a listing, a broker agrees to make a free appraisal of the property. As to this appraisal agreement, which of the following is true? it is illegal it is valid if it is an appraisal it is void the broker has violated the Real Estate Law None Hint 73. Such things as well-cared-for shrubbery and a fenced yard refer to: economic appreciation the stability of the neighborhood the amenities of home ownership arrested depreciation None Hint 74. An appraiser would appraise an apartment house by: capitalizing anticipated future income using the market-comparison method capitalizing the past income using the reproduction method None 75. The best appraisal would use: all of these capitalization of income market comparison replacement cost None Hint 76. Cost presents a measure of ___ sacrifice either of materials of labor, and always represents a measure of ___ expenditure. Value, on the other hand, constitutes __ worths of future benefits. past, past, present present, past, past present, future, present present, present, present None 77. Which of the following basic real economic characteristics is the best expression of why real estate has value? nearness to high-rent districts high cost of replacement better prospects for speculative growth maximum utilixation of available resources None 78. Utility value would be most nearly equivalent to: cost use value price market value None 79. A building would cost $140,000 to replace, but it is appraised at $90,000. This difference is: the conformity factor remainder depreciation the progression factor accrued depreciation None 80. An appraisal is required: for any sale of housing for an FHA loan all of these for a new subdivision in California None 81. A warehouse has vertical support columns every 12 feet making it difficult to rent. This is an example of: economic obsolescence all of the above functional obsolescence physical deterioration None Hint 82. The principle of anticipation relates to the: cost approach income approach market-comparison approach gross multiplier None Hint 83. Authorities say four agents contribute to gross income. Which of the following is not one of them? coordination or management land depreciation capital None Hint 84. An example of unearned income would be: increased income due to increased demand none of these increased value due to more selective tenants increased rents due to remodeling None Hint 85. An accountant and an appraiser are both interested in depreciation. all of these are true the appraiser would be interested in straight-line depreciation the accountant would be interested in straight-line depreciation the accountant would be interested in accelerated depreciation None 86. Depth tables would be used by: an appraiser all of these a municipal water district surveyors None 87. An appraiser would appraise landscaping and fences: separately with the land none of these with the building None 88. A capital improvement to real property would: increase its value by the cost of the improvement be written off in the year it is made increase the book value by the amount the appraisal is increased increase the book value by the cost of the improvement None 89. A separate value for the land must be computed for the: capitalization approach market approach cost approach all of these None Hint 90. An accountant would be primarily interested in: exchange value assessed value market value book value None 91. The gross multiplier: requires computation of all expenses is used promarily on single family dwellings is the best method for rental units may be expressed as an annual gross multiplier None Hint 92. A property is valued at $300,000 with a five percent capitalization rate. If the prospective investor wants an eight percent return on her money, the property would be valued at: $480,000 $270,000 $187,500 $420,000 None Hint 93. The statement "more buildings are torn down than wear out" is a definition of: physical deterioration none of these economic obsolescence functional obsolescence None Hint 94. The highest value would most likely be the: assessed value book value market value loan value None Hint 95. An appraisal method wherein electrical work was appraised at a price per outlet would be the: quantity-survey method capitalization method comparison method unit-in-place method None Hint 96. Which of the following does not influence value? social trends government regulations economic trends cost None Hint 97. In order to determine accrued depreciation of a residential property, each year of the economic age of a structure receives: increasing depreciation decreasing depreciation 1/27.5 of the replacement value equal weight None Hint 98. A factor an appraiser would consider when appraising a building would be: all of these square footage book value owner's depreciation None Hint 99. An appraiser would most likely have the designation: AAA MAIA AA MAI None Hint 100. The relationship between a property and a prospective purchaser is known as: contribution value highest and best use utility None 101. Each unit in a duplex rents for $400 per month. With a price of $96,000, the monthly gross multiplier would be: 240 120 10 20 None Hint 102. When the demand for homes remains constant and the supply: remains the same, the value will decrease increases, the value will increase remains the same, the value wil increase diminishes, the value will increase None Hint 103. As to the appraisal of a single-family dwelling, which of the following is true? the reproduction method is the preferred method the market approach is accurate only with new homes capitalization of income is the preferred method the cost approach can be used on new homes None 104. To appraise a lot with a worthless, condemned building on it, an appraiser would: deduct the cost of demolition from the value of the lot capitalize the value of the entire property and deduct the value of the building add the appraisal value of the building to the value of the lot forget about the building None 105. A person engaged solely in the appraisal of real estate is required to: be a real estate broker be a real estate salesperson be an MAI none of these None Hint 106. An eight year old apartment building would cost $220,000 to build today. The land is worth $50,000. With a 40 year expected economic life, its net income is $27,000. The gross multiplier is 10. The desired return on this type of property is 8 1/2 percent. Using the most appicable single method to appraise the building, an appraiser would say it is worth: $226,000 the average of a, b and c $270,000 $317,647 None Hint 107. In finding comparables, an appraiser uses the term adjusted sale price. This reffers to: none of these estimate of sale price when adjusting for characteristics of a particular property sale cost adjusted for inflation sale price less sale costs None Hint 108. Capitalising the net income and deducting the replacement cost of the improvements gives: the economic value the appraised value of the property the effective value the land value None 109. Assenblage is closest to: contribution capitalization residual value plottage None Hint 110. Excess land is defined as land: in excess of that used for comparable properties that does not add to the total property value not utilized by the improvents any of these None 111. The objective value of a parcel is most nearly: market value loan value utility value to a seller book value None 112. Which of the following is the best example of functional obsolescence? decline of the neighborhood a rotted mudsill massive cornices in an apartment building adverse zoning across the street None Hint 113. Neighborhood is important in real estate because: traffic affects desirability none of these property in a poor neighborhood doesn't sell real estate is immobile None 114. A property value would be adversely affected by: strict zoning enforcement strong restrictive covenants a neighborhood with similar values and income levels deferred maintenance None Hint 115. A real estate appraisal would customanily be: an estimation of replacement cost all of these an opinion made as of a particular date an estimation of the maximum price possible None 116. Highest and best use refers to: the use that results in the greatest net the greatest value of improvements the most beneficial use to the community none of these None Hint 117. Which of the following values is always based on the price paid? exchange value market value book value utility value None Hint 118. In determining net income for use in the capitalization method of appraising, an appraiser would not be concerned with the: property tax management costs vacancy factor cost of borrowing money None Hint 119. An appraiser would be most interested in the: price to be paid by the purchaser factors extraneous to the property loan requested tax appraisal None Hint 120. In appraising a house for insurance coverage, an appraiser would most likely be concerned with: income replacement cost the age of the house the selling price of similar homes None 121. An appraiser is going to use the cost method in appraising two houses. One is new and one is 50 years old. The cost method: would be less effective fo the 50 yearl old house would be less effective for the new house would be equally effective for both appraisals has no validity for either appraisal None Hint 122. An appraiser is to appraise a store zoned for retail business only. As a retail store, expected income is $1,500 per month, but the property is leased on a long term least at $2,000 per month to a tenant who is using the store as a dry cleaning plant in violation of the zoning. The appraiser should: refuse to make the appraisal make the appraisal using $2,000 per month, since there is a long term lease use the reproduction approach, since the present income cannot be used make the appraisal using $1,500 per month as the estimated income None Hint 123. In making an appraisal for a bank, an appraiser would be concerned with: none of these the purchase price to be paid to the seller the amount of the loan requested both a and b None Hint 124. A $200,000 new apartment house is to be depreciated over 40 years. The straight mortgage on it is due in 50 years for $100,000. The land is worth $10,000. When fully depreciated, the adjusted cost basis will be: $10,000 $200,000 none of these $100,000 None Hint 125. Market value is best described as: the utility use to the owner what a property will bring at a sale the cost of a property none of these None Hint 126. The principle of substitution applies in: finding an equal area balancing out amenities substituting architectural styles all of these None Hint 127. Two properties have an appraised value of $100,000 each. One uses a capitalization rate of 10 percent and one a rate of 11 percent. The property using the 11 percent rate has an income: 10 percent less than the other property 11 percent higher than the other property 11 percent less than the other property 10 percent higher than the other property None 128. An appraiser might use the principal of substitution in the: cost approach market-data approach income approach any or all of the above None 129. The definition of highest and best use would contain which of the following phrase? income properties effective gross income net income multiple properties None Hint 130. The most important factor in determining the value of a single family home is its: floor plan square footage original cost location None 131. The cost approach is most appropriate for appraising: apartments raw land service buildings commercial property None Hint 132. Value would be best described as: potential worth highest and best use present worth of future benefits comparable recent sales price None 133. A property owner can protect against economic depreciation by: neither a nor b proper property management both a and b scheduling all maintenance promptly None Hint 134. The oldest method of appraising is: capitalization comparison cost the gross multiplier None Hint 135. Proper scientific appraisal can determine: neither a nor b both a and b the exact value at the time of appraisal the exact value at a future date None Hint 136. The economic life of a frame dwelling is most nearly: 27 1/2 years 40 years 60 years 19 years None Hint 137. Urban blight results from: all of these mixed property use deteriorating structures lower income and educational levels None 138. Of the following reasons, which explains why replacement cost is better for new buildings than for old structures? difficulty in finding depreciation difficuity adjusting to 1907 materials prices the higher risks of insuring an older struture historical influence of structure on the neighborhood None Hint 139. The value of a commercial lot would be least influenced by factors relating to: drainage fertility transportation compaction None 140. Two identical buildings were each leased for 20 years at the same rent. One was leased as a hardware store and one as a post office. At a sale, which building would bring more money? the hardware store the post office the value would depend on the cost the value would be the same None Hint 141. A lot has three possible uses. Building a kennel would yield a net return of $87,000 on an investment of $65,000. Building an apartment house would yield a $211,000 return on a $2,552,000 investment, and building a supermarket would yeild $157,000 on an $520,000 investment. If the capitalization rate for all three investments is nine percent, then the investment that would yeild the highest income attributable to the land alone would be the: apartment building kennel supermarket cannot be computed from data given None 142. Subtracting vacancy and collection factors from gross income gives: gross profit net spendable net adjusted gross None 143. A property is 15 years old, but an appraiser puts an age of 7 years on it since it has been kept up like new. This is an example of: effective age physical age economic age incorrect appraisal None 144. As to the replacement cost method of appraising, which of the following is true? it would be the method used for a library it is good as to new improvements it tends to set the upper value of a property all of these None 145. A building is in exceptionally good condition. Its effective age is: the same as the actual age more than its actual age none of these less than its actual age None 146. Building a $200,000 home in a neighborhood of $70,000 to $100,000 homes is an example of: functional obsolescence progression economic obsolescence expanded value None Hint 147. As to capitalization rates, which of the following is true? lowerin the rate increases the value all of these are true increasing the risk increases the rate increasing the rate lowers the value None Hint 148. The period for which a property can show a return attribute to the improvements is known as the property's: economic life depreciation life chronological life effective age None Hint 149. As to the income capitalization method of appraising, which of the following is true? it requires the determination of an applicable capitalization rate it is not a good method for single family dwellings as it does not consider the amenities of home ownership it is interested in net returns, not gross income all of these None 150. The major factor in determining the value of industrial land is: depreciation corner influence front footage square footage None Hint 151. During an inflationary period, interest rates: drop and housing prices rise and housing prices rise and housing prices drop rise and housing prices drop None 152. In using the replacement-cost approach, an appraiser would not need: land value effective age depreciation cost when replace None Hint 153. A major problem in using the cost method to appraise an older apartment building is: that construction materials have changed all of these that construction methods have changed determining accrued depreciation None Hint 154. A lot 400 feet deep lost 20 percent of its depth. What is the effect of the loss in depth on the value of the lot? the value will decrease in excess of 20 percent the value will decrease by 20 percent the price per square foot would increase the price per front foot will increase None Hint 155. As to the Inwood and Hoskold appraisal methods, which of the following is true? both a and b are true neither a nor b is true Inwood is an annuity method Hoskold is a sinking-fund method None