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The HI-REB exam has 125 questions and runs 4 hours.
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A restaurant tenant bolts custom display cabinets to the floor for business use. The lease expressly allows the tenant to remove business fixtures before the lease expires if any damage is repaired. Two days before expiration, the tenant removes the cabinets and properly patches the floor. Who has the stronger claim to the cabinets?
Correct answer: C - The tenant, because the agreement permits timely trade-fixture removal with repair
A buyer plans to operate a tutoring business from a home. County zoning permits the proposed home occupation, but the recorded subdivision covenants expressly prohibit commercial activity. Both controls are currently enforceable. What should the broker explain before the buyer relies on the county approval?
Correct answer: A - The buyer must satisfy both controls because county approval does not override a private covenant
A comparable property sold for $900,000. Its pool makes it $45,000 superior to the subject, while its dated kitchen makes it $25,000 inferior to the subject. No other adjustments are required. What value indication results from the proper sales-comparison adjustment process?
Correct answer: D - $880,000, because the superior pool is subtracted and the inferior kitchen is added
A borrower received a Closing Disclosure on Tuesday for a fixed-rate mortgage scheduled to consummate Friday. On Thursday, the lender changes the loan product to an adjustable-rate mortgage and sends a corrected Closing Disclosure. How should the closing be handled under TRID?
Correct answer: B - Postpone consummation until the borrower has received the corrected disclosure at least three business days beforehand
A seller has delivered a counteroffer to Buyer A that expires at 6:00 p.m. The counteroffer is not supported by an option. At 2:00 p.m., before Buyer A accepts, Buyer B submits a stronger written offer. What is the listing broker's best next step?
Correct answer: A - Present Buyer B's offer promptly; if chosen, communicate revocation of Buyer A's counteroffer before Buyer A accepts
A seller privately tells the listing agent that an imminent job transfer makes the seller willing to accept $80,000 below list price. During a showing, a prospective buyer asks whether the seller is under pressure to move. How should the seller's agent respond?
Correct answer: D - Keep the seller's motivation and price flexibility confidential unless the seller authorizes disclosure
A nonexempt sale involves a single-family home built in 1965. The seller has no lead inspection reports, and the parties have not signed a written waiver or modification of the buyer's inspection opportunity. Which course complies with the federal lead-based paint rule?
Correct answer: B - Provide the warning statement, pamphlet, known information and records, plus a ten-day inspection opportunity; seller testing is not required
A rental community has a no-pets policy. An applicant requests an assistance animal, but neither the disability nor the disability-related need is apparent. How should the property manager handle the request?
Correct answer: C - Treat it as an accommodation request, seek only reliable information supporting the disability and disability-related need, and charge no pet fee
A title report shows a recorded mortgage that the seller says was paid years ago. The seller produces a lender statement marked paid, but no satisfaction appears in the public record. What must occur before the lien is treated as cleared?
Correct answer: A - A proper satisfaction or release must be obtained and recorded
A buyer asks an agent to identify neighborhoods occupied mostly by members of the buyer's religion. What is the appropriate response under fair-housing principles?
Correct answer: C - Decline to choose locations by religion, use objective property criteria, and direct the buyer to neutral public sources
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