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Real Estate Cali
California Real Estate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Listing Broker can act as a Buyer's Agent Only. True or False? | FALSE |
| The FHA (Federal Housing Administration) was created primarily to: | Provide insurance for home loans made by the approved lender. |
| A Buyer relied upon a seller's fraudulent statement and was damaged. The seller was unaware. The buyer has the right to: | Sue the seller, the seller's agent, and/or has grounds to recision. |
| In order to be valid, a Deed: | Does not have to be recorded to Transfer Title. |
| The provision of the Subdivision Map Act is enforced by: | Planning Commission |
| The encumbrance created for an unpaid construction job is: | A Specific Lien |
| A person who occupies a Condo or Apartment rental technically has: | An Estate in Real Property. |
| Half a Mile by Half a Mile is how many acres? | 160 Acres |
| Brokers cannot sell their own in-house listings? | TRUE |
| If 2 people owned property as Joint Tenants and 1 party encumbered his interest for 10k to pay medical bills, then shortly died, would the living party own the entire property free and clear of all encumbrances? | YES |
| A Title Company could make a title search by searching the records the County Clerk's Office, County Recorder's Office and Federal Land Office? | TRUE |
| A Voidable Contract remains binding upon the parties until the contract is recinded. | TRUE |
| If a roof slopes on all 4 sides it's called a Hip Roof. | TRUE |
| Interest rates on trust deed loans are primarily determined by: | Demand for Supply of Money. |
| Property depreciation because the City widens a street is called: | Economic Obsolescence |
| Promissory Notes are acceptable as deposits if: | The Broker notifies the Seller and the Seller accepts. |
| When an owner refuses to pay a Broker an earned commission, the Broker may properly seek relief by: | Court Action |
| A Broker can legally advertise a $50 incentive to a Buyer or Seller for listing a property through him/her? | TRUE |
| A Joint Tenant can dispose of their interest in their real property through a Will. | FALSE |
| A Trust Deed can have a provision that allows future loans on the property to have priority. This would be called: | A Subordinate Clause |
| If Lee takes over "subject to" a VA loan from Wilson in the transfer of a property. Lee defaults on the loan. Who is primarily liable for the foreclosure? | Wilson |
| When a lender makes a loan regulated by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the loan applicant must be provided with which of the following: | A Good Faith Estimate (GFE) |
| Property Tax Installment dates are: | First installment is due November 1 and delinquent after December 10, Second installment is due on February 1 and delinquent after April 10. |
| A lessee rents a building from May 1 to July 1. His tenancy is considered: | Estate for Years |
| When a deed shows the racial identity of a client, it can be re-written only by: | The Court |
| When gross income is changed into value in one operation, which of the following describes this occurrence? | Rent Multiplier |
| A sublease is considered to be: | A transfer of less than the entire leasehold. |
| A single-agency broker is client oriented. | TRUE |
| A broker receives rental income from several apartment units which he owns. He plans soon to accept an offer accompanied by a deposit to sell one of the units. Under these circumstances, he should not place rent or the sale deposit into a trust account. | TRUE |
| Authorization to Sell generally means: | The Broker is authorized to find a buyer for the property. |
| A listing is the property of the Broker or the Salesperson? | The Employing Broker |
| A Negative Declaration in an Environmental Review means: | Development would have an insignificant effect on the environment and the developer will not have to pay for a full environmental report. |
| Exaggerating features of a property and/or neighborhood when showing the property to prospective buyers is called: | Puffing |
| Define the Term "Single Agency": | The agent represents one client in dealing with a third person |
| A tenant does some work in their unit and notices some asbestos. Does this tenant have legal obligation to warn the other people? | NO |
| The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Special Studies Act is applicable to all counties in California? | TRUE |
| Mortgage Loan correspondents may obtain a license by: | No License Needed |
| A Lender Under a Trust Deed is known as a Beneficiary. | TRUE |
| When a lender in a Trust Deed taskes a deed in Lieu of Foreclosure, who is liable for the second financing? | Beneficiary |
| When a residential neighborhood is composed mostly owner occupied residential property, it tends to: | Stabilize Value |
| When using multiple properties as security for a loan, the mortgage would be called: | A Blanket Mortgage |
| When a Broker is unable to resolve a conflict in a contract between buyer and seller and there is also a conflict with the deposit. The matter must be referred to a third party person via: | Interpleader Action |
| Contingency in a contract must contain: | Nature, Duration and Method of Removal |
| The purpose of a deed is: | The evidence in change of title or an interest. |
| The Agent who will earn a commission is the one that: | Communicated the offer and acceptance from seller to buyer. |
| CPI refers to: | Commercial Leases |
| Who pays the service charge under a FHA loan? | Seller |
| When comparing FHA and conventional loans, the Conventional Loan offers lower Loan to Value (LTV) ratios. | TRUE |
| The right of an interest in Real Property is represented by: | Quiet Title Action |
| Two Siblings owned a property as Joint Tenants. One dies penniless and in debt. The title to the other sibling is now free and clear. | TRUE |
| High prices, with demand and supply lag best refers to a Seller's Market. | TRUE |
| Can a Broker be liable for prosecution if one of his sellers is receiving referral fees from a lender they do business with? | YES |
| Are there any Insurance Policies that cover ALL risks? | NO |
| Bond, Deed of Trust and Notes held by a Third Party is known as: | ESCROW |
| A Contract replaced entirely by a new one is called: | Novation |
| A voidable contract may be voided by one of the parties. | TRUE |
| When comparing Real Property to Personal Property, Real Property is Immovable by Law. | TRUE |
| Standard Policy will cover against Legal Incompetence of the Grantor. | TRUE |
| The Max Amount that may be recovered from the Recovery Trust Fund is: | $100,000 |
| A Blind Ad doesn't identify the: | Broker |
| For a property under default, the property is held in possession by: | Trustor |
| Earthquake Hazard Report must be issued to properties in: | All Counties |
| A Contractor's Lien would start on which date? | Commencement of the work start date. |
| Ordinary repairs on a property are considered: | Cosmetic Maintenance |
| The Standard Insurance Policy checks boundary lines and property survey. | FALSE |
| When a property is being old through an Option, the Broker must inform the client that he is acting as a: | Principal |
| If the feeling property has an item that is not present on the comparable, the appraiser has subtract from the subject property to the subject property. | TRUE |
| A document to transfer property from trustee to trustor is: | Reconveyance Deed |
| When an Agent is a subagent of the selling Broker, he is working for: | The Buyer |
| When an Appraiser appraises a commercial building for $550,000, the appraiser must have which type of license: | General Appraisal License |
| Which appraisal report is the most complete? | Narrative Report |
| The Pest Control Company must provide a copy of the report to the Owner. | TRUE |
| Once and binding contract has been created between buyer and seller, it is in Equitable Title. | TRUE |
| Selling a house to receive a commission (other than your own) without a license is punishable by whom? | District Attorney |
| Cost Approach is used in what aged building? | New Building |
| Eminent Domain may be exercised by Cities, Public Utilities, or Public Education. | TRUE |
| What State Agency would a consumer contact in order to obtain a written report disclosing the presence of wood destroying organisms? | Structural Pest Control Board |
| The Earthquake Booklet was not necessary to be disclosed of property was built after: | 1960 |
| When an expensive home is built in a neighborhood of cheaper houses. This is called: | Economic Obsolescence. |
| Granting a property to someone with conditions, such as a rule like "No drinking" is called: | A Fee Simple Defeasable |
| Which sort of relationship does a salesperson NOT have with his/her client? | Attorney-Client |
| How large is a commercial Acre? | An acre after deductions of streets, sidewalks, curbs and alleys |
| The purpose of the assessment roll, as compiled by the assessor office is: | The establishment of the tax base. |
| An estate at sufferance: | Possession of the lease after expiration of the lease term. |
| Can an agent hold a post-dated deposit check? | YES, if the seller agrees. |
| Personal property may be hard to identify because: | It can be alienated, Hypothecated and become Real Property. |
| When rent on a business is computed on gross sales of a business it's termed a: | Percentage Lease. |
| Warehousing activity would refer to a mortgage Broker collecting loans prior to resale. | TRUE |
| A Monthly Interest would not be included in an impound account. | TRUE |
| The purpose for the assessment roll is: | Establishment of the Tax Base. |
| Valuable, Adequate and Sufficient means: | Consideration |
| When a seller makes a counter offer, the offeree becomes the new offerer. | TRUE |
| In a flood hazard report, the degrees of flood hazard are: | Inundation, Sheet Overflow, and Ponding of Local Storm Water. |
| Is stock in a mutual water company Real Property? | YES |
| Alienation expresses a meaning most completely opposite to: | Acquisition |
| A holder of an easement that is not attached to any lands owned by the easement holder has what type of an Easement? | An Easement in Gross |
| When a Real Estate Broker negotiates the sale of a used mobile home, it's the Broker's responsibility to give written notice of transfer to the Department of Housing and Community Development with how many days? | 10 Calendar Days |
| The max amount a Broker's personal funds can keep in his trust account without being guilty of commingling. | $200 |
| The current use of a building to its highest and best use is called: | Interim Use |
| In Appraisal, the method used to evaluate a shopping center is called: | Cost Approach |
| How many Sq Ft in an Acre? | 43,560 |
| What is this defining: a surveyor's desc of a parcel of real property, using carefully measured distances, angles, and directions, which results in what is called a "legal description" of the land. | Metes and Bounds |
| How many acres in a square mile? | 640 |
| Name this roof shape: Although flat they are generally gently pitched. | Flat or Shed Roof |
| Name this roof shape: A simple roof design shaped like an inverted V | Gable (also called: ridged, dual-pitched, peaked, saddle, pack-saddle, saddleback, span roof) |
| Name this roof shape: Shaped like an A- typically in snowy areas | A-Frame |
| Name this roof shape: A gable roof with one side longer than the other, and thus closer to the ground unless the pitch on one side is altered | Salt-Box |
| Name this roof shape: sloped in two pairs of directions (e.g. N-S and E-W) | Hipped Roof |
| Name this roof shape: A hip roof on a square building | Pyramid (Pavilion) |
| Name this roof shape: Looks like a Traditional Barn | Gambrel |
| Name this roof shape: A roof with the pitch divided into a shallow slope above a steeper slope. | Mansard (French) |
| As to Ethics, the best guideline to determine if an action is ethical will be found in which book: | The Business and Profession Code |
| Who is in charge of constructing street's utilities and curbs? | Developer |
| Charge for the preparation of the Uniform Settlement Act is: | Nothing |
| Guidance Disclosure sequence is as follows: Confirmation, Election Disclosure | TRUE |
| If a licensee fails to renew his or her license prior to its expiration date, the licensee must renew within how how long? | Two Years |
| Recovery Fund | State regulated fund used to pay purchasers of real estate who have suffered a loss due to actions or inactions of licensee. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Prohibits discrimination against race and color in certain real estate transactions |
| Federal Fair Housing Act | Act that prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, national origin, gender, familial status and handicap in certain real estate transactions |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 | Act which ensures fairness in the marketplace |
| Blind Ads | Advertisements placed by a sales agent that doesn't include the employing broker's name |
| Salesperson | One who performs real estate activities while employed by or associated with a licensed real estate broker |
| Designated Broker | One who supervises all activities of sales agents and is liable for their actions. |
| Employing Broker | Firm name or entity - not a person |
| Associate Broker | A real estate broker working for a designated broker |
| Referring Broker | Real estate broker who receives referral fee |
| Agent | Broker or Salesperson |
| Loan to Value or LTV | Ratio of a mortgage principal to the property appraised value or its sales price, whichever is lower |
| Collateral | Property that is pledged as security for a debt |
| Equity | Value over and above what is not debt |
| Promissory Note | Unconditional promise made in writing to repay a debt |
| Mortgage | A written instrument to secure repayment of a debt for real property |
| Mortgagor | In a mortgage, the buyer or borrower |
| Mortgagee | In a mortgage, the lender |
| Assignment | When a mortgage is sold or assigned to another lender |
| Trustor | In a deed of trust, the borrower |
| Trustee | Impartial third party |
| Beneficiary | Lender |
| Interest | Charge for using another's money |
| Usury | When a lender charges an interest rate above the legal limit |
| Origination Fee | Fee charged by the lender for making the loan |
| Discount Point | Fee charged by the lender for lowering the interest rate for the borrower |
| Assumption | When a buyer assumes the current loan under the same terms and conditions of the original borrower |
| Conforming Loans | Standardized conventional loan that meets the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
| Non-Conforming Loans | Loan that fails to meet the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
| FHA Escape Clause | Borrower must be shown the appraisal and if not may withdraw from the sale penalty free |
| Title | The right to ownership |
| Estate | The extent of interest a person has in real estate |
| Ownership | Method of taking title |
| Leasehold | An estate that lasts for a fixed period of time (rent or lease) |
| Freehold | An estate in real property that could last an indefinite duration |
| Dower | Interest of ownership that a wife has in the real estate of her deceased husband |
| Curtesy | Interest of ownership that a husband has in the real estate of his deceased wife |
| Pur Autre Vie | For the life of another - Life estate contingent on the life of someone other than the grantee |
| Intestate | Dies with no will |
| Judicial Partition | When a court divides property due to a dispute regarding the use or sale of the property |
| Separate Property | Real and personal property owned solely by either spouse before marriage |
| Community Property | Property attained after marriage |
| Right of Survivorship | When the interest of a property is equally divided between its surviving owners or remaining owner |
| Inter Vivos Trust | Living Trust |
| Testamentary Trust | A trust that becomes effective after a person dies |
| Actual Notice | Express information or fact attained in a transaction |
| Uniform Residential Landlord & Tenant Act of 1973 | Created for regulating the relationship between landlord and tenant in residential leases |
| Constructive Notice | Knowledge that is implied by the law or legal notice |
| Parol Evidence Rule | Written agreement is the final expression of the agreement of the parties and prevails over prior oral negotiations |
| Liquidated Damages | Compensation amount predetermined and paid to an injured party because of a contract breach |
| Escheat | Reversion of property to the state or county |
| Acknowledgement | Formal declaration made before an authorized officer to confirm a person has signed a document not under duress |
| Rescission Agreement | Mutual agreement signed by the seller and buyer to cancel the contract, stating disposition of earnest money |
| Homestead | Life estate in real estate occupied as the family home |
| Laches | A doctrine to bar a legal claim due to delay or failure to assert the claim or right |
| Conversion | When a broker spends trust money |
| Reversionary Rights | Right to take back possession of a property if a lease ends |
| Inverse Condemnation | When an owner requests that his property be condemned because of damages caused by government actions |
| Taxation | Right of the government to tax private property to pay for the costs of government and area improvements |
| Ad Velorem | According to Value |
| Assessment Tax | A specific levy for a definite purpose such as adding curbs or sewers in a neighborhood |
| Prior Appropriation | Landowner's right to use available water based on a government administered permit system |
| Non-Conforming Use | Permitted use of real property that no longer conforms to current zoning laws |
| Variances | Permit deviations from existing zoning laws |
| RESPA | Real Estate Settlement Proceedures Act - Requires full disclosure of all costs invoved in obtaining financing and closing on a property |
| Temporary Broker | When designated broker becomes ill or dies, the broker that steps in to manage agents |
| Cooperating Broker | Broker who assists another broker in a real estate transaction |
| Hypothecate | To pledge property as security for a loan without giving up possession |
| Estoppel Certificate | Legal instrument verifying the exact loan amount, the current rate of interest and the date to which interest is paid |
| Consideration | Valuable or good |
| Constructive Eviction | Actions of a landlord that disturb or impair a tenant's enjoyment of the leased premises and causes him to leave |
| Novation | Substituting a new obligation for an old one or for new parties to an existing obligation |
| Deed | Written instrument transferring the ownership of real property from one person to another |
| Grantor | One giving up possession or the Seller |
| Grantee | One receiving possession, or the Buyer |
| Grant | The act of conveying ownership |
| Contract | Legally enforceable agreement for consideration between competent parties to perform or not perform an act |
| Statute of Frauds | A requirement that everything must be in writing |
| Misrepresentation | False statement of concealment of a fact |
| Fraud | Any form of misrepresentation with intent to deceive |
| Blue Sky Laws | Laws which regulate the registration and sale of investment securities |
| Offeror | Giver of the offer |
| Offeree | Receiver of the offer |
| Offer | Expressed promise made by one party to act or perform in a specified manner |
| Comingling | Mixing of the broker's operating money with trust funds |
| Breach of Contract | Violation of any terms in a contract without legal excuse |
| Option | An agreement kept open to buy or lease the owner's property at a fixed price within a stated period of time |
| Optionor | When exercising an option, the Seller |
| Optionee | When exercising an option, the Buyer |
| Lease | Contract between a lessor and a lessee that transfers right to exclusive possession and use of property for specified period of time in exchange for rent |
| Lessor | Landlord |
| Lessee | Tenant |
| Subletting | Transferring part of a lessee's interest to another for a portion of the term of the lease |
| Actual Eviction | Legal process that results in the tenant being physically removed from the leased premises |
| Distraint | Landlord's legal right to seize a tenant's belongings for damages or rents in arrears under court order |
| Public Accomodation | Privately owned entity that provides services or accomodations to the public |
| Eminent Domain | The right of the government to take private property for "necessary public use" in exchange for compensation |
| Condemnation | The process by which the government takes property by eminent domain |
| Active Management Areas | Areas where the water supply is limited and where water management programs are most needed |
| Littoral Rights | Rights associated with navigable waterways |
| Riparian Rights | Rights associated with nonnavigable waterways |
| Set Back | Amount of space required between lot line and building line |
| Buffer Zone | Strip of land separating one land use from another |
| Unsubdivided Land | Land with 6 or more parcels of 36 acres but less than 160 acres each |
| Subdivided Land | Land with 6 or more parcels under 36 acres each |
| Master Planned Community | Area of 2 or more platted subdivisions with the same CC&R's |
| Zoning | Regulation that governs structures ona property and use of land within a particular area |
| Closing | When seller delivers title to the buyer in exchange for the purchase price |
| Escrow | Arrangement in which money and/or documents are then transferred by escrow agent according to purchase and sale agreement |
| Affidavit of Legal Value | A recorded document indicating the sale price of the property and signed by the buyer and seller for tax purposes |
| Prorating | The dividing of all costs proportionally between the buyer and seller |
| Chain of Title | Ownership history of a property from creation |
| Title Evidence | Proof in the form of documents that seller conveys legal title |
| Abstract of Title | A history of all recorded instruments that has affected title to a property |
| Acknowledged Deed | A formal declaration made before a notary public or duly authorized officer by the person who has signed the document itself |
| Testate | When a person dies with a will |
| Intestate | When a person dies without a will |
| Probate | When a court determined the validity of a will or the order of descent if there is no will. |
| Devise | The transfer of real property by will |
| Devisee | The person who receives property by will |
| Descent or Intestate Succession | Real estate distributed by descent statutes after deceased owner died intestate |
| Interpleader Action | When the title company turns earnest money over to court due to a dispute between buyer and seller |
| Executor | Person who is named in will to carry out the deceased person's wishes |
| Adverse Possession | The actual, open, notorious, hostile and continuous possession of another's land |
| Appraisal | An estimate or opinion of the value of a piece of property as of a certain date. |
| Appraiser | One who estimates the value of real or personal property |
| Reconciliation | When an appraiser arrives at a final estimate of value after examining each appraisal approach |
| Seller's Market | Real estate market where the demand for homes is greater than the supply |
| Buyer's Market | Real estate market where the supply of homes is greater than the demand |
| Subject Property | The property being appraised |
| Comparable Property(comps) | A recently sold property being used as a means of comparison |
| Reproduction Cost | The construction cost at current prices of an exact duplicate of the subject property |
| Replacement Cost | The construction cost at current prices of a property that serves the same purpose or function as the original |
| Physical Deterioration | Decay, disintegration, or wear and tear |
| Functional Obsolescence | Loss of value inside property lines from functional problems like age or design |
| Economic Obsolescence | Loss of Value off the subject property |
| Capitalize | To convert future income to present value |
| Plottage | Combining parcels for greater value |
| Assemblage | Combining two or more adjacent lots to increase value |
| Real property | Land and anything permanently attached to it |
| Fixture | Personal property changed to real property by permanently attaching it to the real estate |
| Personal Property | Movable items not attached to real estate |
| Trade Fixtures | Personal property used in a business or trade that is attached to real estate |
| Contiguous | Touching at any point |
| Abutting | Butting against each other |
| Government Check | In a 24-mile-square parcel, there are 16 townships |
| Plat Map | A map that only shows lot locations and size |
| Encumberance | Any claim attached to real property that may lessen its value or impair its use |
| Lien | A claim against one property owner as security for debt |
| Mechanics Lien | Lien placed on property for the labor and or material rendered in the improvement of the property |
| Easement Appurtenant | Easement that is attached to the land and passes with the land |
| Domaning Estate (tenement) | The estate that benefits from the easement |
| Servient Estate (tenement) | The estate that is the giver of the easement |
| Party Wall | A common wall between properties |
| License | Not an interest in land but merely permission to use the land of another for some limited purpose |
| Encroachment | An unauthorized intrusion of real property reducing its value. |
| Egress | The ability to exit a property |
| Ingress | The ability to enter a property |
| Principal (client) | In a real estate transaction, the person represented |
| Agent | In a real estate transaction, the person being represented |
| Subagent | When the original agent delegates authority to another agent, that person is called a subagent |
| General Agent | One authorized to act on behalf of another |
| Dual Agency | When an agent represents both buyer and seller |
| Expressed Agency | Agency, whether written or oral, that was clearly stated in words |
| Implied Agency | Agency with someone who appears to act on behalf of a prncipal with no formal listing agreement |
| Agency by Ratification | To later acknowledge or restate a previously implied relationship |
| Estoppel Agency | When the principal creates agency because he fails to "esstop" someone from acting like his agent |
| Agency | A legal relationship when a person acts on behalf of another in business |
| Attorney in Fact | A competent and disinterested person who is authorized by another person to act in his or her place |
| Customer | A prospective buyer of real estate |
| Fiduciary | A relationship that implies a position of trust |
| Special Agent | One authorized by a principal to perform a particular act |
| Dual Agent | One authorized to act on behalf of the buyer and the seller with written consent |
| Steering | When brokers direct buyers away or to some of their listings to change or keep the character of an area the same |
| Redlining | The illegal practice of lending institutions denying loans based on ethnicity instead of financial reasons |
| Blockbusting | A practice whereby a broker hopes to profit thru persuading owners to enter into a real estate transaction by telling them that change may occur in the neighborhood in regards to race, sex, religion, color, handicap, or familial status |
| Listing Contract | A written agreement authorizing a real estate broker to find a buyer for a property owner |
| Seller's Property Disclosure Stmt (SPDS) | Statement to the best of the sellers knowledge identifying condition of property being sold |
| Misrepresentation | A false, unintentional statement by which on party tries to gain advantage |
| Negligent Representation | A false statement that the broker should have known about a fact |
| Fraud | An intentional, false statement of a material fact by which on party tries to gain advantage |
| Puffing | An exaggerated or superlative comment or opinion |
| Caveat Emptor | Statement that means: Let the Buyer Beware |
| Caveat Venditor | Statement that means: Let the Seller Beware |
| Superfund | Nickname for an act which focuses on cleaning up waste and hazardous material on property and identifying responsible parties |
| Assignment | When the right and interest in a property is transferred to another for the entire term |
| Power of Sale | Clause that permits the trustee to sell the property if the borrower defaults without a court of law |
| Severance Damages | The partial taking of property through eminent domain |
| Specific Performance | A legal action to compel a party to carry out the terms of a contract |
| Consequential Damages | Damage that occurs due to something off the subject property but that causes a loss of value |
| Trust Deed | A legal document in which the title to the property is transferred by a borrower to a third party as security for the beneficiary/lender |
| Police Power | Government's right to enact legislation for the health, safety, and general welfare of the public |
| Name Architectural Style: A neoclassical style of architecture inspired by and incorporating features of Greek temples from the 5th century BC, popular in the US and Europe in the first half of the 19th century. | Greek Revival |
| Name Architectural Style: English Baroque architectural style revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century | Queen Anne |
| Name Architectural Style: Usually has a formally defined living room, dining room and sometimes a family room. The bedrooms are typically on the second floor. They also have one or two chimneys that can be very large. | Colonial |
| Name Architectural Style: The 19th century Movement sparked the Craftsman and bungalow styles. The beams on the porch and inside the house are often exposed. | Arts and Crafts |
| Name Architectural Style: Heavy chimneys and steeply pitched roofs with medieval flavor. The windows of this home include a lot of casements. Typically off-white with a lot of dark brown trim throughout. | Tudor |
| Name Architectural Style: Houses usually have low-pitched tiled roofs, white stucco walls, and rounded windows and doors. Other elements may include scalloped windows and balconies with elaborate grillwork, decorative tiles around doorways and windows. | Spanish |
| Name Architectural Style: Flat roofs, metal window casements, and smooth stucco walls with rectangular cut-outs mark the exteriors. Facades are typically flush with zigzags and other stylized floral, geometric, and "sunrise" motifs. | Art Deco |
| Name Architectural Style: Flat roofs, parapet walls with round edges, earth-colored stucco or adobe-brick walls, and roof beams that project through the wall. Interior typically features corner fireplaces, raw wood columns, and tile or brick floors. | Pueblo |
| Name Architectural Style: Overhanging eaves, a low-slung gabled roof, and wide front porches framed by pedestal-like tapered columns. Material often included stone, rough-hewn wood, and stucco. | Craftsman |
| Name Architectural Style: One-story, pitched-roof construction, built-in garage, wood or brick exterior walls, sliding and picture windows, and sliding doors leading to patios. | Ranch |
| Name Architectural Style: Architecture dates from the second half of the 19th century. These homes combine modern materials with 19th century details, such as curved towers and spindled porches. | Victorian |
| Name Architectural Style: Ionic or Corinthian columned porches often extend the full height of the house. Also typical: symmetrical facades, elaborate, decorative designs above and around doorways, and roof-line balustrades (low parapet walls). | Neo-Classical |
| Name Architectural Style: Square or rectangular with one or one-and-a-half stories and steeply pitched, gabled roofs. It may have dormers and shutters. The siding is usually clapboard or brick. | Cape Cod |
| Name Architectural Style: Odd-sized and often tall windows, lack of ornamentation, and unusual mixtures of wall materials--stone, brick, and wood. | Contemporary |
| Name Architectural Style: These narrow, rectangular one and one-half story houses have low-pitched gabled or hipped roofs and small covered porches at the entry. The style became so popular that you could order a kit from Sears and Roebuck catalog. | Bungalow |
| Name Architectural Style: Brick with detailing in copper or slate. Windows and chimneys are symmetrical and balanced. Defining features include a steep, high, hip roof; balcony and porch balustrades; rectangle doors set in arched openings. | French Providential |
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