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The MTREB exam has 135 questions and runs 4 hours.
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A restaurant tenant installed a commercial exhaust hood and range, bolting them to the floor and venting them through the roof. The lease permits removal of business equipment before expiration if the tenant repairs any damage. Two days before the lease ends, the tenant removes the equipment and properly repairs the premises. How are the removed items most likely classified?
Correct answer: C - Trade fixtures remaining the tenant's personal property
Before closing, a buyer's broker visits a parcel and finds a neighboring farmer openly using a driveway across it while claiming a long-standing access right. The title commitment shows no recorded easement. What should the broker recommend?
Correct answer: A - Investigate the visible use and obtain title or legal review before closing
An appraiser is analyzing a tract as if vacant. Apartments and a hotel are both legally permissible, physically possible, and financially feasible, but market evidence shows the hotel would produce the higher land value. Which use is the tract's highest and best use?
Correct answer: D - The hotel, because it is the maximally productive use
A homeowner asks a listing broker for a probable listing range based on recent competing listings and closed sales. No lender, court, or tax authority requires a formal appraisal. Which service best fits the request?
Correct answer: B - A comparative market analysis prepared by the broker
A seller signs a buyer's offer but changes the closing date from June 15 to June 30 before returning it. The buyer never agrees to the change. What is the legal effect?
Correct answer: B - A counteroffer, so the original offer was not accepted
A purchase contract permits assignment. The buyer assigns the contract to an LLC, and the seller acknowledges the assignment but never agrees to release the buyer. The LLC later fails to perform. Which statement is accurate?
Correct answer: D - The buyer may remain liable because no novation released the buyer
An apartment applicant with a disability asks for an assistance animal despite the property's no-pets policy. The disability-related need is not obvious, but the applicant provides reliable supporting information, and no direct-threat issue is present. What is the lawful response?
Correct answer: A - Grant the accommodation without treating the animal as a pet
During a local association meeting, four competing brokers agree that none will accept a residential listing below a 5% commission because discounting is hurting the market. Their agreement is best characterized as:
Correct answer: C - Horizontal price fixing
A buyer is ready to contract for a 1966 single-family home. The seller has a prior lead inspection report, no federal exemption applies, and the buyer has not waived or modified the evaluation period. Which sequence is required before the buyer becomes obligated?
Correct answer: D - Provide the disclosures, available records, EPA pamphlet, and a 10-day inspection opportunity
Records research identifies a former dry-cleaning operation on a property, and the site visit reveals stained soil near a rear drain. The buyer now needs to determine whether chlorinated solvents are present in soil or groundwater. What is the most appropriate next step?
Correct answer: B - Conduct a Phase II assessment with sampling and laboratory analysis
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