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National conceptContracts & Agency
A buyer offers $320,000 on a home. The seller responds with a written counteroffer at $335,000. The home was listed at $340,000. The buyer sends a new written offer at that list price, but the seller has not accepted it. Is the seller bound to sell?
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| Concept | Scope | More free practice |
|---|---|---|
| Offer and counteroffer | National principle | Contracts & Agency questions |
| Written intermediary consent | Texas rule | Texas Agency & Intermediary questions |
| School-district tax calculation | National math skill, Texas example | Math Calculations questions |
| Comparable-sale adjustments | National principle | Value & Appraisal questions |
| Completing forms versus legal drafting | Texas rule | Texas Contracts & Forms questions |
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1. Offer and counteroffer
A buyer offers $320,000 on a home. The seller responds with a written counteroffer at $335,000. The home was listed at $340,000. The buyer sends a new written offer at that list price, but the seller has not accepted it. Is the seller bound to sell?
- Yes, because the buyer agreed to pay even more than the seller's counteroffer
- Yes, because the list price is a standing offer the buyer may accept anytime
- No, the counteroffer terminated the buyer's offer, and the buyer's statement is a new offer the seller may accept or reject
- No, because the buyer permanently ended negotiations by not accepting the counteroffer
Answer C: No, the counteroffer terminated the buyer's offer, and the buyer's statement is a new offer the seller may accept or reject
When the seller countered, the buyer's original offer was terminated. A list price is an invitation to negotiate, not an open offer the buyer can accept. The buyer's new $340,000 offer is not an acceptance of the seller's $335,000 counteroffer. It is an offer that the seller is now free to accept or reject.
Watch for this: A higher price does not replace acceptance. Keep the original offer, counteroffer, and new offer separate.
Why the other choices do not work
A. Wrong. Offering a different price is not acceptance of the counteroffer. The seller must accept the new offer.
B. Wrong. A list price is an invitation to negotiate, not an offer the buyer can accept.
D. Wrong. Negotiations are not permanently ended; the seller may accept the buyer's new offer.
Contract law · Offer, counteroffer, and acceptance (a counteroffer terminates the original offer)
Practice more Contracts & Agency questions2. Written intermediary consent
A single broker is asked to represent both the buyer and the seller in the same Texas transaction. What is the correct way for the broker to proceed?
- Act as a dual agent after both parties sign a written consent
- Act as an intermediary, with the written consent of both parties
- Act as a transaction broker giving limited representation to each side
- Withdraw, because one broker can never work with both parties in Texas
Answer B: Act as an intermediary, with the written consent of both parties
Texas uses intermediary representation for one broker representing both parties. Each party must give written consent stating the source of expected broker compensation. Appointments of separate associated license holders require authorization and written notice; the intermediary broker remains impartial.
Watch for this: Do not substitute another state's agency label. Written intermediary consent is required before the broker represents both parties.
Why the other choices do not work
A. Wrong. Texas does not recognize dual agency, even with written consent.
C. Wrong. Transaction brokerage is an other-state model; Texas does not use it.
D. Wrong. One broker may work with both parties as an intermediary.
TRELA · Texas Occupations Code Ch. 1101.559-.561 · Intermediary relationship
Practice more Texas Agency & Intermediary questions3. School-district tax calculation
For this example, a Texas home's school-tax value before exemptions is $300,000. It receives a $140,000 school-district homestead exemption. The school tax rate is $1.00 per $100. With no other exemptions or limits, what is the annual school-district tax?
- $3,000
- $1,600
- $160
- $1,400
Answer B: $1,600
Subtract the exemption first: $300,000 minus $140,000 equals $160,000 taxable value. Then $160,000 / 100 x $1.00 = $1,600 in school-district tax. This is not the total property-tax bill. Other taxing units use their own rates and exemptions. The value and rate are illustrative.
Watch for this: Subtract the applicable exemption before applying that taxing unit's rate. Do not apply the school exemption to a combined city, county, and school tax rate.
Why the other choices do not work
A. Wrong. This applies the rate to the full appraised value without subtracting the homestead exemption.
C. Wrong. This is one-tenth of the correct result. Divide taxable value by 100, not 1,000.
D. Wrong. This taxes only the exemption amount, which is backwards.
Texas Comptroller · Residence homestead exemptions and property-tax calculation
Practice more Math Calculations questions4. Comparable-sale adjustments
In the sales comparison approach, a comparable has a pool that the subject lacks. Market evidence shows the pool contributes $15,000 to value. All other features are equal. How should the appraiser adjust the comparable's sale price?
- Add $15,000 to the subject property
- Subtract $15,000 from the comparable, because it is superior
- Add $15,000 to the comparable
- Make no adjustment, because pools are amenities
Answer B: Subtract $15,000 from the comparable, because it is superior
Adjust the comparable's sale price to reflect the subject's features. Here the comparable is superior by $15,000, so subtract $15,000. Use market-supported contributory value, not the pool's construction cost. A pool does not automatically add value in every market.
Watch for this: Adjust the comparable, not the subject. Comparable better: subtract. Comparable inferior: add.
Why the other choices do not work
A. Wrong. You never adjust the subject property in the sales comparison approach.
C. Wrong. Adding to a superior comparable moves the value the wrong direction.
D. Wrong. The question supplies a market-supported $15,000 difference, so a zero adjustment would ignore that evidence.
Fannie Mae Selling Guide B4-1.3-09 · Market-supported comparable adjustments
Practice more Value & Appraisal questions5. Completing forms versus legal drafting
A buyer asks for a custom cancellation right not covered by an applicable approved form. The sales agent drafts a new legal clause in Special Provisions to create that right. Is this proper?
- Yes, because the agent is serving the client's wishes
- Yes, if the sponsoring broker approves the wording
- No, the agent may not draft a custom legal clause and should refer the buyer to an attorney for the provision
- No, but only because the provision is unusual
Answer C: No, the agent may not draft a custom legal clause and should refer the buyer to an attorney for the provision
TREC Rule 537.11 permits license holders to complete authorized forms, add informational items when no mandatory form covers the purpose, and make conspicuous changes specifically instructed in writing by a principal. It does not permit an agent to draft or recommend a custom clause that defines or affects legal rights, obligations, or remedies. The buyer should be referred to an attorney for unusual legal language.
Watch for this: Following a client's wishes or getting broker approval does not authorize legal drafting. The problem is creating legal language, not completing an authorized form as Rule 537.11 permits.
Why the other choices do not work
A. Wrong. Serving the client does not authorize drafting contract language.
B. Wrong. Broker approval does not cure the unauthorized practice of law.
D. Wrong. An unusual matter is a reason to recommend attorney review, but the violation is the agent drafting a provision that affects legal rights.
22 TAC §537.11(b)(1)-(5) · Use of Standard Contract Forms
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