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1
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Situs

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Takes into account Societal & Economic factors of where the land is located.
Most important economic factor in real estate
Society & Economics

2
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Permanence of Investment

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Court Order
Party harmed by breach of RE Contract
Judge forces breaching party to pay monetary damages
Physical Characteristic of land
Doctrine of Specific Performance
3
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Heterogenity & Non Homogeneity

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No 2 parcels are alike
Both words mean the same thing
Unique

Ex: House/lot differences

4
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Bill of Sale

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Document used to transfer personal property

ex: Receipt

5
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Title

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Title = Ownership

Receipt of a Title = Deed

6
Q

Supply & Demand

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Supply increases = Price decreases

Demand increases = Price increases

7
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Scarcity

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Short Supply in comparison with demand

8
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Real Estate Cycles

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The cycle of Real Estate: E R D R
E - Expansion
R - Recession
D - Depression
R-  Revival
9
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Personal Property

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aka - Chattel or Personalty
Readily Moveable or things you can take when you move

-Shake the house upside down, whatever comes out you can take
Ex: Couch, lamp, washer/dryer

10
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NCREC Disciplinary Actions

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  1. Reprimand
  2. Revoke
  3. Suspend
  4. Censure
    * CANNOT GIVE FINES*
11
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Who is eligible to take the course and get licensed?

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  1. 18 years or older
  2. US Citizen
  3. SSN
  4. No formal education needed (not even HS)
  5. Pass a background check
  6. Committed to challenging course
  7. NCREC requires contract (our registration for this course)
12
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Fructus Industriales

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Personal Property
Fruits of the the tree, but not the actual tree
Annual Crops

13
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5 Categories of Real Estate

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  1. Residential (1-4 units)
  2. Commercial
  3. Industrial
  4. Agricultural
  5. Special Purpose (Funeral Home)
14
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Real Estate

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Artificially Attached

Land, buildings, sheds, Fences

15
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Land

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Immobile & Indestructible

Earth’s Surface
Downward to the center of the earth upward to heaven

FFA has access through for air space

16
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North Carolina Real Estate Commission

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NCREC: 9 members duty is to protect & promote interest of the Public, they create rules & regs

7 appointed by the Government
2 appointed by Legislative

3 must hold RE licenses
2 must be lay people

Chair selected by the Commission

17
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Realtor vs. Broker

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Realtor: Trade organization member (you do not have to join)

Broker: Real Estate Brokers License holder

Must be a Broker to become a Realtor

18
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Provision Broker

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  1. Supervised by BIC
  2. Needs to complete post licensing education

complete courses 301, 302 & 303 within 18 months of passing exam
You are considered Active if:

  1. Completed all Continuing Education (CE)
  2. Renewed your license annual $45
  3. Affiliated with a BIC

If not all of those 3 things are a yes, you are inactive

19
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Full Broker

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  1. Complete all of your CE (301,302 & 303)
  2. Renewed your license annual $45

You no longer need BIC Supervision

If not all of those things are a yes, you are inactive

20
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BIC Eligible

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Has met the requirements to become a BIC but is not actively serving as a BIC

aka Vice President

21
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BIC

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Broker in Charge (pronounced like Bic pen)

Supervises the entire office

aka Head honcho, President

22
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4 North Carolina License Status’

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  1. Provisional Broker
  2. Full Broker
  3. BIC Eligible
  4. BIC
23
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When is a Real Estate License required?

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MUST BE ALL 3:

  1. It is a Real Estate activity: LL BEANS
    List, Lease, Buy, Exchange, Auction, Negotiate & Sell
  2. For someone else other than yourself
  3. Getting Paid

Exceptions:

  1. Salaried employees of a broker/developer/owner of the property.
    1a. Unlicensed RE assistants CAN NOT show a property for sale, only rentals
  2. An attorney providing a legal service (ex: probate estate)
24
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Rate of Return (ROR)

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The % of the net income produced by a property or another investment

Net = AFTER TAXES

25
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Appreciation

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An increase in property value

26
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Inflation

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The Purchase price of goods changes over time & typically grows 1-2% annually.

ex: Milk 1920’s = $0.20. Milk 2020 = $3.50

27
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Appurtenance

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Any right or privilege that is considered to run w/ the land. Not all rights and privileges run w/ the land, must be perusal in nature.

Ex: Municipal water & sewer lines: it is the right and privilege that the government has to place the pipes to provide utility services.

28
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Land Use Controls

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  1. Public
  2. Private
  3. Government
29
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Highest & Best Use

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Physical & Economic factors affecting the land that provide:

  1. The GREATEST return
  2. Maximizes the value of Real Estate
  3. Must be a use feasible future use

Ex: Transportation, Resources, Zoning, Elevation & Contour (shape of the land)

30
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Protective Covenants

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An agreement restricting specified financial transactions.

Ex: a loan agreement states that a person may not borrow money from another lender against certain collateralized property.

31
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Immobility

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Physical Characteristic that is impossible to move or relocate. B/c of the immobility, the value of the piece of RE is directly affected by its surroundings.

Ex: Land

32
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Indestructible

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A Permanence of land

33
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What is the single most important economic characteristic of land?

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Location

34
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What increase in economic supply of land?

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  1. Increased utilization of the physical supply of land
  2. Modification of improvements to the land
  3. High density development
35
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Restrictive Covenants

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  1. A clause in a deed or lease to real property that limits what the owner of the land or lease can do w/ the property.
  2. It allows surrounding property owners w/ similar covenants in their deeds to enforce the terms of covenants in a court of law.
36
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What are physical characteristics of land?

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  1. NonHomogeneity
  2. Permanence
  3. Immobility
  4. Indestructibility
37
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What are public land use restrictions?

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  1. Building Codes
  2. Zoning Laws
  3. Regional Planning
38
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What is a separable Ownership in land?

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The characteristics of land that causes the RE market to be essentially a local market of its physical characteristic of immobility
Exceptions: Nonhomogeneity