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National Real Estate Exam Vocab | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the legal right to use someone else's land for a specific purpose called?✔✔Easement
What is the process of increasing land area by the natural deposit of soil called?✔✔Accretion
What is the opposite of accretion, where land is lost due to water or natural causes?✔✔Erosion
What is the sudden and violent loss of land called, usually due to water?✔✔Avulsion
What is the government power to take private land for public use with compensation?✔✔Eminent domain
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What is the legal process of taking land under eminent domain called?✔✔Condemnation
What is the term for land and everything permanently attached to it?✔✔Real estate
What is a fixture in real estate?✔✔An item that was personal property but is now permanently attached to real property
What is personal property also known as in real estate?✔✔Chattel
What is the document that transfers ownership of real property?✔✔Deed
What is the document that transfers ownership of personal property?✔✔Bill of sale
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What is the right to use water from a river or stream that flows through or near property called?✔✔Riparian rights
What are underground water rights called in real estate?✔✔Subsurface rights
What are the rights to control, occupy, and use the air above a property called?✔✔Air rights
What is a freehold estate that is inheritable and lasts indefinitely?✔✔Fee simple absolute
What is a type of ownership that exists only for the lifetime of a person?✔✔Life estate
What is the future interest held by the grantor after a life estate ends?✔✔Reversion
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What is the future interest held by a third party after a life estate ends?✔✔Remainder
What is an interest in land that gives someone the right to possess property for a limited time?✔✔Leasehold estate
What is a lien?✔✔A legal claim on a property to secure payment of a debt
What is a voluntary lien created by a borrower when taking out a mortgage?✔✔Mortgage lien
What is an involuntary lien for unpaid property taxes?✔✔Tax lien
What is a general lien that applies to all property of a debtor?✔✔Judgment lien
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