Free Florida Real Estate Practice Test (25 Questions)
This free Florida real estate practice test has 25 questions taken from our 420-question bank. They cover license law, brokerage relationships, escrow, contracts, closing math, mortgages, appraisal and Florida taxes. Pick an answer to see right away whether it is correct, with an explanation and the statute or rule it comes from. The real exam needs 75%.
1. A broker applicant must have held an active sales associate license for at least: Answer: 24 months during the preceding 5 years. s. 475.17(2)(a)1. (s. 475.17(2)(a), F.S.)
2. If a broker's license is suspended, licenses of sales associates registered under that broker become: Answer: Involuntarily inactive. s. 475.31(1). (s. 475.31(1), F.S.)
3. Fiduciary duties under Florida law arise from: Answer: A relationship of trust and confidence. s. 475.01(1)(f). (s. 475.01(1)(f), F.S.)
4. Unless a different relationship is established in writing, Florida presumes a licensee is operating as a: Answer: Transaction broker. The legal presumption is transaction brokerage. (F.S. 475.278(1)(b))
5. How often must the broker maintain a current written record of each team's members? Answer: At least once monthly. At least once monthly. (Rule 61J2-10.026(3), F.A.C.)
6. When a deposit is held by a title company, the buyer's broker must request written verification of receipt within: Answer: 10 business days after the deposit is due. Then report to the seller's broker within 10 business days of the request. (Rule 61J2-14.008(2)(b), F.A.C.)
7. Monthly trust account reconciliations must: Answer: Explain any differences between the account balances. 61J2-14.012(3). (61J2-14.012(3), F.A.C.)
8. To recover from the Real Estate Recovery Fund, a claimant normally must first: Answer: Obtain a final judgment against the licensee in a Florida civil court. s. 475.483(1)(a). (s. 475.483(1)(a), F.S.)
9. The radon gas notification must appear on at least one document at or before contract for sale or rental of any building, EXCEPT for: Answer: Transient occupancies of 45 days or less. Transient residential occupancy of 45 days or less is excluded. (s. 404.056(5), F.S.)
10. A residential tenancy without a specific duration, where rent is paid monthly, is: Answer: A month-to-month tenancy. s. 83.46(2). (s. 83.46(2), F.S.)
11. A form of ownership in which an entity owns the property and residents hold shares with a right to occupy a unit is: Answer: A cooperative. s. 719.103. (s. 719.103, F.S.)
12. A buyer dealing with a trustee named in a recorded deed under s. 689.073 must: Answer: Not inquire into the trustee's authority. s. 689.073(1). (s. 689.073(1), F.S.)
13. Township lines and range lines form townships measuring: Answer: 6 miles square. 43 U.S.C. 751 'First': townships of six miles square. (43 U.S.C. 751)
14. An agreement that cannot be performed within what period must be evidenced by a signed writing? Answer: 1 year from the making. Agreements not to be performed within 1 year are covered. (s. 725.01, F.S.)
15. A listing that continues past its expiration date unless the seller notifies the broker of cancellation: Answer: Violates s. 475.25(1)(r). s. 475.25(1)(r): a listing may contain no provision requiring the seller to notify the broker of intent to cancel after the definite expiration date. (s. 475.25(1)(r), F.S.)
16. The seller and any agent must keep the completed lead disclosure attachment for at least: Answer: 3 years from the completion of the sale. 40 C.F.R. 745.113(c)(1). (40 C.F.R. 745.113(c))
17. Under Reg Z valuation independence rules, a loan officer may NOT: Answer: Pressure an appraiser to hit a target value. 12 C.F.R. 1026.42(c)(1). (12 C.F.R. 1026.42(c)(1))
18. RESPA Section 8 prohibits: Answer: Kickbacks or fees for referrals of settlement business on federally related mortgage loans. 12 U.S.C. 2607(a). (12 U.S.C. 2607(a))
19. A loan whose payments do not cover the interest due, so the balance grows, has: Answer: Negative amortization. Reg Z 12 C.F.R. 1026.43(e)(2)(i)(A) bars QM loans that 'result in an increase of the principal balance' (negative amortization). (12 C.F.R. 1026.43(e)(2)(i))
20. Price $250,000, appraisal $260,000. A lender lends 80% of the lower of price or appraisal. The loan is: Answer: $200,000. 0.80 x $250,000 = $200,000. (Computation; CFPB LTV definition)
21. Annual escrowed taxes and insurance total $7,200. The maximum RESPA escrow cushion is: Answer: $1,200. Cushion may not exceed 1/6 of estimated annual payments: 7,200 / 6 = $1,200. (12 C.F.R. 1024.17(c)(1))
22. Documentary stamp tax on a deed showing consideration of $199,950 (non-Miami-Dade) is: Answer: $1,399.65. $0.70 per $100 of consideration: 1,999.5 x $0.70 = $1,399.65. (s. 201.02(1)(a), F.S.)
23. An investor requires an 8% return on a property producing $72,000 NOI. The most the investor should pay is: Answer: $900,000. V = I / R = 72,000 / 0.08 = $900,000. (Direct capitalization V = NOI / R: Florida Real Property Appraisal Guidelines (FL DOR, 2002) ss. 15.14-15.15; OCC Comptroller's Handbook, Commercial Real Estate Lending, Glossary ('Capitalization rate'))
24. Fannie Mae says comparable sales used in an appraisal should generally have closed within the last: Answer: 12 months. Fannie Mae Selling Guide B4-1.3-08 (older sales allowed with explanation). (Fannie Mae Selling Guide B4-1.3-08)
25. A homestead owned by a quadriplegic is: Answer: Exempt from taxation entirely. s. 196.101(1). (s. 196.101(1), F.S.)
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