Real Estate QUIZMASTER
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Real Estate QUIZMASTER
Definitions
Potpourri
Miscellaneous
Numerical
ARMs
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100
100
100
100
200
200
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Definitions for 100
The rate that a bank
charges its most
creditworthy customers
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Definitions for 200
A stream of equal
payments occurring at
regular intervals of time
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Definitions for 300
The term for the type of
mortgage where the
regular monthly
payments completely
and exactly pay off all
the principal in over the
course of the loan
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Definitions for 400
The ratio of the present
value of the annuity to
the amount of each
payment
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Definitions for 500
The payment per dollar
of loan (including both
interest and principal
amortization)
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Potpourri for 100
Government Securities
can be used as a proxy
for ______ investments
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Potpourri for 200
The future value of
$20,000 which grows at an
annual interest rate of 12%
per year for two years
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Potpourri for 300
The amount of the loan supportable
by a commercial property with NOI of
$50,000, debt coverage ratio
requirement of 1.25 and current rates
at 9.0% for 25 years, with monthly
payments, ignoring loan to value
constraints is _____
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Potpourri for 400
A lender makes a $30,000
loan at 9.0% for 31 years with
monthly payments of $239.89.
To bring the APR up to 9.5%
_____ points must be charged,
assuming no prepayment
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DAILY
DOUBLE
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Daily Double
Potpourri for 500
This “Rule” relates to the
amount of time or the interest
rate required for a present
value to double its value
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Miscellaneous for 100
MMC
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Miscellaneous for 200
P L A MS
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Miscellaneous for 300
Generally if mortgage
interest rates drop by more
than ____ basis points,
refinancing will save the
borrower money
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Miscellaneous for 400
R A M
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Miscellaneous for 500
L I B O R
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Numerical for 100
If we were indifferent between
receiving $3,500,000 today
and receiving $4,000,000 after
one year, our opportunity cost
of capital would be ______
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Numerical for 200
The effective cost of borrowing on
a $1,000,000 loan with 2 points,
10% amortizing over 25 years, and
prepayment expected in 15 years
with no prepayment penalty is ___
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Numerical for 300
The supportable loan for a
REIT with 8% interest, 25
year amortization and DCR
of 2, with an available cash
flow of $50,000,000 is
approximately ____
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Numerical for 400
A simple interest rate of
1.725% per month gives
an EAR of _____
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Numerical for 500
OSLB after 10 years on a
$1,000,000 loan at 10%, 25
year mortgage will be _____
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ARMs for 100
Typical Life Caps on
ARMs run _______ over
the course of the loan
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ARMs for 200
In an ARM rate
calculation:
Contract – ??????
= Index
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ARMs for 300
The most common
caps in ARMs are
_____ and Lifetime
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ARMs for 400
The first year rate of an
ARM is often less than
the longer term expected
rate and is called a
____________ rate
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ARMs for 500
______ borrowers with
few liquidity concerns
will often opt for ARMs
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