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The DC-RE-S exam has 110 questions and runs 3 hours 30 minutes.
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A developer divides one tract and conveys the rear parcel without reserving access. The rear parcel has no legally sufficient route to a public road, and the retained parcel provides the only practical access. Which property right most likely arises from the severance?
Correct answer: B - An easement by necessity over the retained parcel
A zoning ordinance expressly allows day-care centers in a residential district when stated parking and drop-off conditions are met. An owner satisfies those conditions and seeks approval without changing the district classification. The application should be treated as:
Correct answer: D - A special-exception or conditional-use application
An apartment property produces $180,000 in annual potential gross income, has $9,000 in vacancy and collection loss, earns $5,000 from laundry, and incurs $56,000 in operating expenses. Annual mortgage debt service is $36,000. Comparable investments indicate an 8% capitalization rate. What value is indicated by direct capitalization?
Correct answer: C - $1,500,000
A creditor issues a corrected Closing Disclosure shortly before a scheduled mortgage consummation. Which correction requires a new three-precise-business-day waiting period?
Correct answer: A - The loan changes from a fixed rate to an adjustable rate
Competent parties orally agree on the property, price, and closing date for a real-estate sale, and their mutual promises supply consideration. The seller signs no writing. Assuming no statutory exception or part performance, how is the agreement best classified?
Correct answer: C - Potentially valid but generally unenforceable against the seller under the Statute of Frauds
An owner grants a buyer a 30-day purchase option and accepts $2,000 as option consideration. The owner dies on day 12. On day 20, the buyer exercises exactly as the agreement requires. The executor argues that every unaccepted offer ends at death. What is the legal effect?
Correct answer: B - The supported option remained binding during its term despite the optionor's death
A $450,000 purchase agreement imposes $90,000 in 'liquidated damages to punish any late closing.' When the contract was formed, a short delay was expected to cause about $5,000 in readily measurable carrying costs. The buyer closes two days late. A court would most likely:
Correct answer: D - Treat the $90,000 amount as an unenforceable penalty
A seller tells the listing agent in confidence that a fast sale is needed because a divorce filing is imminent. A buyer later asks why the seller seems eager to close. No physical defect or other legally required material fact is involved. The listing agent should:
Correct answer: A - Protect the seller's confidential motivation without making a false statement
A seller is contracting to sell a 1965 house and possesses an earlier lead inspection report. The property is not otherwise exempt from the federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule. Before the buyer becomes obligated, which compliance package is required?
Correct answer: B - Known reports, the EPA pamphlet and warning, plus a 10-calendar-day assessment opportunity unless changed or waived
A property manager increases an applicant's required deposit after using a consumer report and credit score. In addition to the reporting agency's contact information and the applicant's dispute and free-copy rights, what score information belongs in the adverse-action notice?
Correct answer: C - The score used, its possible range, key adverse factors, creation date, and provider
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