Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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The Business of Real Estate |
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1 | (33) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (2) |
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Activities of a Real Estate Broker |
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6 | (5) |
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Business Opportunity Brokerage |
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11 | (2) |
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Prepaid Rental Listing Service License |
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13 | (1) |
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Exemptions From Real Estate Licensing Requirements |
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14 | (1) |
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Real Estate Licensing Requirements |
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14 | (5) |
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Enforcement of the Real Estate Law |
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19 | (4) |
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23 | (3) |
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Other Activities of the Department of Real Estate |
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26 | (1) |
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Professional Associations |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 1 |
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31 | (3) |
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The Nature of Real Property |
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34 | (23) |
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34 | (4) |
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Real Property and Personal Property |
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38 | (6) |
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44 | (8) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 2 |
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55 | (2) |
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Ownership of Real Property |
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57 | (19) |
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57 | (3) |
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Taking Title to Real Estate |
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60 | (6) |
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Business Ownership of Real Estate |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 3 |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (24) |
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How Real Estate May Be Acquired |
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76 | (12) |
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88 | (7) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 4 |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (24) |
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Encumbrances to Real Estate |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (6) |
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112 | (4) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 5 |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (41) |
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124 | (10) |
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How an Agency Relationship is Created |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (11) |
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Rights and Duties of Principal and Agent |
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147 | (12) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 6 |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (44) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (8) |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (26) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 7 |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (40) |
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Purposes of Financing Real Estate |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (5) |
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215 | (14) |
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Real Estate Lenders-The Primary Mortgage Market |
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229 | (10) |
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Federal Disclosure Requirements |
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239 | (3) |
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Other Loan Considerations |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 8 |
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247 | (2) |
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Government-Sponsored and Other Financing |
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249 | (21) |
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Government-Sponsored Financing |
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249 | (11) |
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260 | (2) |
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The Secondary Mortgage Market |
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262 | (4) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 9 |
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268 | (2) |
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Escrow and Title Insurance |
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270 | (28) |
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270 | (6) |
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276 | (11) |
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287 | (7) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 10 |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (25) |
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298 | (13) |
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311 | (6) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (2) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 11 |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (34) |
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323 | (21) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (4) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (2) |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 12 |
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355 | (2) |
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357 | (30) |
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357 | (2) |
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What is a Real Estate Appraisal? |
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359 | (5) |
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364 | (3) |
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Sales Comparison Approach |
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367 | (3) |
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370 | (5) |
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Income Capitalization Approach |
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375 | (3) |
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Reconciliation and the Appraisal Report |
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378 | (5) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 13 |
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385 | (2) |
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Residential Design and Construction |
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387 | (26) |
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Building Construction Standards |
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387 | (3) |
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390 | (5) |
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395 | (2) |
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397 | (10) |
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407 | (2) |
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409 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 14 |
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411 | (2) |
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Government Control of Land Use |
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413 | (23) |
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413 | (7) |
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420 | (8) |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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Achievement Examination 15 |
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434 | (2) |
Math Appendix |
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436 | (10) |
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436 | (2) |
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Interest and Loan Finance Problems |
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438 | (3) |
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441 | (3) |
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444 | (1) |
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Math Achievement Examination |
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445 | (1) |
Internet Appendix |
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446 | (3) |
Glossary |
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449 | (17) |
Answer Key |
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466 | (17) |
Index |
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