Real Estate Exam [California] 15, Agency Relationships and Fiduciary Duties

Real Estate Exam [California] 36, Buyer Broker Agreements

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The critical difference between exclusive and non-exclusive buyer broker agreements in California. - How broker compensation is determined, negotiated, and handled when a seller's offer differs. - The six fiduciary duties a buyer's agent owes their client, remembered by the acronym OLDCAR. - The specific rules and notice periods for terminating exclusive versus non-exclusive agreements. - The required timing for presenting the agency disclosure form to a potential buyer in California. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

Real Estate Exam [California] 35, Listing Agreements

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - An "Exclusive Right to Sell" listing guarantees the broker a commission if the property sells during the term, regardless of who finds the buyer. - All California exclusive listings must have a definite and final termination date; automatic renewal clauses are prohibited. - Net listings, while legal in California, are discouraged due to potential conflicts of interest and require full disclosure. - The "safety clause" protects a broker's commission for a specified period after expiration for buyers they introduced to the property, provided a written list is given to the seller. - A listing agreement is a bilateral employment contract between the seller and the broker, not the salesperson. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

Real Estate Exam [California] 34, Probate, Foreclosure, and Court-Supervised Transfers

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to calculate the minimum overbid in a California probate sale using the statutory formula. - The critical difference between the right of reinstatement and the right of redemption in a nonjudicial foreclosure. - The specific timeline for a California trustee sale, including the 90-day period after a Notice of Default and the 21-day period after a Notice of Sale. - Why there is no statutory right of redemption for the borrower after a nonjudicial trustee's sale in California. - The definition of REO (Real Estate Owned) property and how it is created when a property fails to sell at a foreclosure auction. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

Real Estate Exam [California] 33, Property Tax, Proposition 13, and Proposition 19

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How Proposition 13 establishes a base-year value and limits annual property tax increases to 1% of assessed value and a 2% maximum annual adjustment. - The function of a supplemental tax bill, which is issued following a sale to cover the difference between the old and new assessed values mid-year. - The difference between the general tax levy and special assessments like Mello-Roos, which are not subject to Prop 13's 1% limit. - The key portability benefits of Proposition 19, allowing homeowners over 55 to transfer their tax base to a new primary residence anywhere in California. - How the Homeowner's Exemption reduces the assessed value by $7,000 for an owner-occupied principal residence. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

Real Estate Exam [California] 32, Escrow and Closing Process

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The non-negotiable role of the neutral escrow holder and why it's crucial for the exam. - Why written escrow instructions are the ultimate authority in a transaction, superseding any verbal agreements. - How prorations for expenses like property taxes are calculated and appear as debits and credits on the closing statement. - The critical sequence of events at closing: lender funding followed by recording the deed to officially transfer title. - Common exam traps involving verbal requests, changing instructions, and the absolute conditions required for escrow to close.