Barney Fletcher Section I - Intro to Real Estate
Questions and Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) | Latest Update 2026/27 | Graded A+
Abutting - ANSWERS bordering, adjacent to, physically adjoining
Accretion - ANSWERS the process of the addition of soil to real estate by
natural causes (see Alluvion)
Air Rights - ANSWERS The rights to use the air above the land.
Amenities - ANSWERS The intangible aspects of property that give pleasure
and satisfaction to the owner, such as attractive design, good view, etc.
Anchor Tenant - ANSWERS The tenant in a shopping center that leases the
largest space and will draw the greatest amount of traffic. e.g. grocery store in a
plaza or a major department store in a mall.
Anti-Trust Laws - ANSWERS Laws to control monopoly power and to preserve
and promote competition.
Appurtennance - ANSWERS A right, privilege, or improvement belonging to
and passing with the principal property. It is not necessarily a part of the property.
Ex: A right of way through a neighbor's land.
, Assemblage - ANSWERS The combining of adjoining separate parcels of land
into a single tract. Assemblage value (plottage value) refers to the increase in
value that results when parcels are combined, thereby creating a site that has
greater value than the sum of lots individually considered.
Attachment - ANSWERS Seizure of property by court order, to insure payment
of a debt or to have it available to satisfy a possible judgement.
Base Line - ANSWERS Imaginary line running east and west used by surveyors
as a reference in describing land under the government survey system.
Bay Window - ANSWERS Window that sticks out from the outer wall of a
house and usually has three sides.
Benchmark - ANSWERS A formal reference marker, placed by a surveyor at a
known elevation point from which elevators in a topographical survey may be
calculated.
Bequest - ANSWERS A gift of personal property by will.
Blueprints - ANSWERS A drawing of a design plan.
Boundary - ANSWERS Border
Buffer Zone - ANSWERS An area of land that serves as a barrier.
Questions and Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) | Latest Update 2026/27 | Graded A+
Abutting - ANSWERS bordering, adjacent to, physically adjoining
Accretion - ANSWERS the process of the addition of soil to real estate by
natural causes (see Alluvion)
Air Rights - ANSWERS The rights to use the air above the land.
Amenities - ANSWERS The intangible aspects of property that give pleasure
and satisfaction to the owner, such as attractive design, good view, etc.
Anchor Tenant - ANSWERS The tenant in a shopping center that leases the
largest space and will draw the greatest amount of traffic. e.g. grocery store in a
plaza or a major department store in a mall.
Anti-Trust Laws - ANSWERS Laws to control monopoly power and to preserve
and promote competition.
Appurtennance - ANSWERS A right, privilege, or improvement belonging to
and passing with the principal property. It is not necessarily a part of the property.
Ex: A right of way through a neighbor's land.
, Assemblage - ANSWERS The combining of adjoining separate parcels of land
into a single tract. Assemblage value (plottage value) refers to the increase in
value that results when parcels are combined, thereby creating a site that has
greater value than the sum of lots individually considered.
Attachment - ANSWERS Seizure of property by court order, to insure payment
of a debt or to have it available to satisfy a possible judgement.
Base Line - ANSWERS Imaginary line running east and west used by surveyors
as a reference in describing land under the government survey system.
Bay Window - ANSWERS Window that sticks out from the outer wall of a
house and usually has three sides.
Benchmark - ANSWERS A formal reference marker, placed by a surveyor at a
known elevation point from which elevators in a topographical survey may be
calculated.
Bequest - ANSWERS A gift of personal property by will.
Blueprints - ANSWERS A drawing of a design plan.
Boundary - ANSWERS Border
Buffer Zone - ANSWERS An area of land that serves as a barrier.
