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The OHRES exam has 120 questions and runs 3 hours.
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A seller installed custom bookcases that are bolted to the walls and hard-wired for lighting. The signed purchase agreement does not exclude them, but the seller now wants to remove them before closing. The bookcases should be treated as:
Correct answer: B - Fixtures that convey unless the parties amend the agreement
City zoning permits a duplex on a parcel, but a recorded subdivision covenant limits the parcel to one single-family residence. A buyer plans to convert the existing home into two units. What should the licensee explain?
Correct answer: D - Both apply; the covenant may still bar the conversion
A stabilized eight-unit property has potential gross income of $180,000, a 5% vacancy and collection allowance, $6,000 in other income, $63,000 in annual operating expenses, and $24,000 in annual mortgage debt service. Using a 7.5% capitalization rate, what value is indicated by direct capitalization?
Correct answer: A - $1,520,000
A consumer received the initial Closing Disclosure on time. Two business days before consummation, the creditor learns that a seller credit will be $1,000 lower. The annual percentage rate remains accurate, the loan product is unchanged, and no prepayment penalty is added. How should the creditor proceed?
Correct answer: C - Provide a corrected Closing Disclosure by consummation without restarting the waiting period
An owner grants a buyer a written 30-day option supported by separate consideration. On day 12, after receiving a higher offer, the owner tells the buyer that the option is revoked. The buyer strictly follows the option terms and exercises it on day 20. What is the legal effect?
Correct answer: B - The owner is bound because the supported option was timely exercised
A written purchase offer states that acceptance is effective only when received by the buyer and that the offer expires at 6:00 p.m. The seller signs at 5:30 p.m. but instructs the listing agent not to communicate the acceptance yet. Nothing is delivered or communicated to the buyer before 6:00 p.m. Did a contract form?
Correct answer: C - No, because the required acceptance was not received before expiration
During a listing, a seller's agent learns each of the following facts. Absent the seller's permission or another legal exception, which fact is ordinarily confidential rather than a material property fact that should be disclosed?
Correct answer: B - The seller would accept $20,000 below list price
A buyer is represented under an exclusive buyer-agency agreement. The listing brokerage has offered compensation to the buyer's brokerage, and the seller's agent asks for the buyer's maximum price because 'the seller is paying your fee.' The buyer's agent should:
Correct answer: D - Refuse because the payment source does not waive the buyer's confidentiality
During an open house, a carbon monoxide alarm begins sounding continuously and a visitor reports headache and dizziness. What is the immediate priority?
Correct answer: D - Move everyone outdoors to fresh air and call emergency services
An applicant for a no-pet apartment provides reliable information establishing a disability-related need for an emotional-support animal that is not trained to perform a task. How should the housing provider handle the request?
Correct answer: C - Treat it as a reasonable accommodation without a pet fee
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