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IAAO 101 – Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal Exam
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Coverage
IAAO 101 covers ad valorem taxation principles, assessor responsibilities (discovery, listing, valuation),
property rights (bundle of rights), governmental restrictions (police power, eminent domain, taxation,
escheat), forces influencing value (physical, economic, governmental, social), neighborhood analysis and
life cycle (growth, stability, decline, revitalization), appraisal process steps, highest and best use analysis
(four tests), land valuation methods (sales comparison, allocation, abstraction, anticipated use, ground
rent capitalization, land residual), cost approach (replacement cost, reproduction cost, depreciation
types and measurement), sales comparison approach (data stratification, units of comparison,
adjustment process), income approach basics, mass appraisal concepts, assessment ratio and tax rate
calculations, and ethics provisions .
1. An assessor is reviewing a property that has been converted from a single-family residence to a small
law office. The neighborhood remains primarily residential with some commercial encroachment. Which
test of highest and best use is MOST likely violated?
A) Physically possible
B) Legally permissible
C) Financially feasible
D) Maximally productive
Answer: B
Highest and best use analysis begins with legal permissibility; zoning and land-use regulations may
prohibit commercial use in a residential zone .
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2. A property sold for 250,000.Theassessedvalueis250,000.Theassessedvalueis100,000. What is the
assessment ratio?
A) 25%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 250%
Answer: B
*Assessment ratio = Assessed value ÷ Market value = 100,000÷100,000÷250,000 = 0.40 or 40% .*
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic responsibilities of an assessor?
A) Discovery
B) Listing
C) Appraisal review
D) Valuation
Answer: C
The assessor's three basic responsibilities are discovery (finding taxable property), listing (recording it),
and valuation (estimating its value) .
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4. A property owner has the right to sell, lease, use, give away, enter or leave, and refuse to do any of
these with their property. This is best described as:
A) Fee simple interest
B) The bundle of rights
C) Escheat
D) Eminent domain
Answer: B
The bundle of rights includes the six rights: sell, lease, use, give away, enter or leave, and refuse; often
remembered as SLUGER .
5. Which governmental restriction allows the government to take private property for public use with
just compensation?
A) Police power
B) Taxation
C) Eminent domain
D) Escheat
Answer: C
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Eminent domain is the government's right to take private property for public use; just compensation is
constitutionally required .
6. A neighborhood has experienced increasing vacancy rates, deteriorating housing stock, and declining
property values over the past decade. What stage of the neighborhood life cycle is this?
A) Growth
B) Stability
C) Decline
D) Revitalization
Answer: C
The neighborhood life cycle includes growth, stability, decline, and revitalization; decline is characterized
by deterioration and falling values .
7. An appraiser is valuing a property that is currently used as a parking lot. The property is located in a
downtown area zoned for mixed-use development. The owner plans to continue using it as a parking lot.
For highest and best use analysis, the appraiser should consider:
A) Only the current use as a parking lot
B) The use that produces the highest residual land value
IAAO 101 – Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal Exam
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Coverage
IAAO 101 covers ad valorem taxation principles, assessor responsibilities (discovery, listing, valuation),
property rights (bundle of rights), governmental restrictions (police power, eminent domain, taxation,
escheat), forces influencing value (physical, economic, governmental, social), neighborhood analysis and
life cycle (growth, stability, decline, revitalization), appraisal process steps, highest and best use analysis
(four tests), land valuation methods (sales comparison, allocation, abstraction, anticipated use, ground
rent capitalization, land residual), cost approach (replacement cost, reproduction cost, depreciation
types and measurement), sales comparison approach (data stratification, units of comparison,
adjustment process), income approach basics, mass appraisal concepts, assessment ratio and tax rate
calculations, and ethics provisions .
1. An assessor is reviewing a property that has been converted from a single-family residence to a small
law office. The neighborhood remains primarily residential with some commercial encroachment. Which
test of highest and best use is MOST likely violated?
A) Physically possible
B) Legally permissible
C) Financially feasible
D) Maximally productive
Answer: B
Highest and best use analysis begins with legal permissibility; zoning and land-use regulations may
prohibit commercial use in a residential zone .
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2. A property sold for 250,000.Theassessedvalueis250,000.Theassessedvalueis100,000. What is the
assessment ratio?
A) 25%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 250%
Answer: B
*Assessment ratio = Assessed value ÷ Market value = 100,000÷100,000÷250,000 = 0.40 or 40% .*
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic responsibilities of an assessor?
A) Discovery
B) Listing
C) Appraisal review
D) Valuation
Answer: C
The assessor's three basic responsibilities are discovery (finding taxable property), listing (recording it),
and valuation (estimating its value) .
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4. A property owner has the right to sell, lease, use, give away, enter or leave, and refuse to do any of
these with their property. This is best described as:
A) Fee simple interest
B) The bundle of rights
C) Escheat
D) Eminent domain
Answer: B
The bundle of rights includes the six rights: sell, lease, use, give away, enter or leave, and refuse; often
remembered as SLUGER .
5. Which governmental restriction allows the government to take private property for public use with
just compensation?
A) Police power
B) Taxation
C) Eminent domain
D) Escheat
Answer: C
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Eminent domain is the government's right to take private property for public use; just compensation is
constitutionally required .
6. A neighborhood has experienced increasing vacancy rates, deteriorating housing stock, and declining
property values over the past decade. What stage of the neighborhood life cycle is this?
A) Growth
B) Stability
C) Decline
D) Revitalization
Answer: C
The neighborhood life cycle includes growth, stability, decline, and revitalization; decline is characterized
by deterioration and falling values .
7. An appraiser is valuing a property that is currently used as a parking lot. The property is located in a
downtown area zoned for mixed-use development. The owner plans to continue using it as a parking lot.
For highest and best use analysis, the appraiser should consider:
A) Only the current use as a parking lot
B) The use that produces the highest residual land value
