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1. Violating an anti-trust law could mean which of the following? Up to three years in jail Up to a $1,000,000 fine for a business
1. Violating an anti-trust law could mean which of the following?
Up to three years in jail
Up to a $1,000,000 fine for a business
Up to a $100,000 fine for an individual
All of the answer choices provided are correct
2. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is commonly referred to as?
Chapter VII
7th amendment
Title VIII
Title VI
3. Under Megan's Law, agents should provide the following information to buyers?
A list of parks not to take children to
The Megan's Law disclosure
A list of sex offenders in the area
A list of convicted murderers in the area
4. HUD uses ............ as a tool in order to identify agents who may engage in activities prohibited under the Fair Housing Act.
Hidden Cameras
Inspectors
Testers
Spies
5. The practice in which real estate brokers guide prospective home buyers towards or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race is known as...?
Steering
Blockbusting
Redlining
Testing
6. Which of the following is a State law that is equivalent to the federal fair housing laws?
Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
RELRA
ADA
TREC
7. An agreement between members of a trade to refrain from competition in specific market areas is known as...?
Tie-in arrangement
Group boycott
Price fixing
Market allocation
8. A person can file a discrimination claim through HUD using all of the following avenues. expect for...?
HUD's Facebook page
By mail
The HUD Online Portal
Phone
9. The practice on the part of unscrupulous speculators or real estate agents of including panic selling of homes at prices below market value, especially by exploiting the prejudices of property owners in neighborhoods in which the racial make-up is changing or appears to be on the verge of changing is known as...?
Testing
Redlining
Steering
Blockbusting
10. Volunteers from state or private agencies who enforce fair housing by claiming to be home seekers, thereby finding out if brokers deal fairly with all clients/customers are known as...?
Customers
Testers
Agents
Brokers
11. Under the FHA, it is illegal to refuse to rent to a person based on...?
Sex
All of the answer choices provided are correct
Income level
Credit rating
12. The landmark Supreme Court case that confirmed the Civil Rights Act was legal was...?
Jones versus Alfred H. Mayer Company
Smith versus Alfred H. Mayer Company
Jones versus Smith
Jones versus Smith Company
13. A buyer asks you if a particular neighborhood is safe, you should tell them?
Tell them you think it is a safe neighborhood
They should contact the local police department
Tell them about the recent break-ins
You can no longer work them
14. A neighborhood in a city has suddenly become very popular. There were two well-established local real estate agencies in that neighborhood that previously served all the real estate needs for that area. However, due to the surge in popularity, many new real estate agencies have begun to try and do business in that neighborhood. The two established real estate agencies agree to only share listings with each other, and not with any of the newer agencies that have come to the neighborhood. Which below statement is true of these two real estate agencies?
They are engaging in smart business practices.
They are guilty of group boycotts.
They are guilty of market allocation.
They are protecting their communities by ensuring business stays local to people who really understand the neighborhood.
15. Recently, agents in a town have noticed that the commissions they have been able to negotiate with potential sellers have gotten lower and lower. A 6% commission has become impossible to negotiate, and many are resorting to going below 3% to get listings. The three largest agencies in the town agree to not take any listings for below 4% so that they can bring the average commission back up. Which statement is true?
They are guilty of market allocation
They are smart business people
Because there are still other real estate agencies in the town, the anti-trust laws do not apply to this scenario
They are guilty of price-fixing
16. The Federal Trade Commission Act...?
offsets much of the regulations established by the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Laws.
is a 21st century law to regulate trusts in the digital age.
was created to help enforce the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Laws.
deals solely with television advertising.
17. The purpose of preventing group boycotts is...?
To make sure that the real estate industry is fair for all real estate agencies.
To stop real estate practices that discriminate against groups of people.
To lower real estate prices so that homes remain affordable.
To stop a group of agencies from joining forces to prevent competition.
18. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1974 made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of?
Sex
Ancestry
Religion
Income Levels
19. According to RELRA, an individual must be at least ........of age in order to become a real estate salesperson.
21
20
25
18
20. If a seller tells an agent that they only want to sell their home to "Latino buyers", the agent should...?
Take the business but not listen to the client
Call the police
Not take their business
Only show the home to Latino buyers
21. A broker employed by another broker is known as a/an...?
Dual agent
Designated agent
Associate broker
Real estate salesperson
22. A real estate salesperson is permitted to do which of the following?
All of the answer choices provided are correct
Provide legal advice to clients
Provide financial advice to clients
Lease real estate
23. All of the following properties are covered by the FHA, except for...?
Single family homes, when the owner owns less than 3 properties
Buildings with 5 or more units
Multi-family properties
Federally owned property
24. Megan's Law makes information regarding ............ available to the public.
Convicted drunk drivers
Sex offenders
Convicted murderers
Convicted robbers
25. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was enacted in 1890 in order to...?
stop practices that restrain trade and encourage competition in the marketplace.
regulate the real estate industry.
prevent financial competition from getting out of hand.
keep the marketplace well-regulated.
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