REAL ESTATE BROKER EXAM COVERAGE

I. GENERAL AND  FUNDAMENTALS (25%)

 Fundamentals of Property Ownership
 Code of Ethics and Responsibilities
Legal Requirements for Real Estate Service (RA 9646/ IRR)
 RA 9646 (full text)

 RA 9646 IRR
 Presentation – RA 9646/RESA Law
Real Estate Laws and Taxation (Agri Law, CARPER, RA 7160/ 8424, etc.)
 RA 6657 – Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988
 RA 9700 CARPER Law
 RA 7160 – Local Government Code
 Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
 Creditable Withholding Tax (CWT)
 Value Added Tax (VAT)
 Documentary Stamps Tax (DST)
 Transfer Tax
 Real Property Tax (RPT)
 Donor’s Tax
 Estate Tax
 Etc.

II. SPECIAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE (25%)

Subdivision Development (incl. PD 957, BP 220, RA 7279, etc.)
 PD 957 – Subdivision and Condominium buyer’s Protective Decree)
 PD 957 IRR
 BP 220 – Socialized and Economic Housing
 BP 220 IRR
 RA 7279 – Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992
 IRR Sec 18 of RA 7279
 Etc.
Condominium Concept and Other Types of Real Estate Holdings
 RA 4726 – The Condominium Act
 RA 7899 – An act amending The Condominium Act
Legal Aspect of Sale, Mortgage, and Lease
 Sales Outline by Atty. Cesar Villanueva
 RA 6552 (Maceda Law)/Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act
Documentation and Registration
 PD 1529 – Property Registration Decree
 RA 26 – An Act Providing a Special Procedure for the Reconstitution of Torrens Certificates
of Title lost or destroyed
 Registering property
 BIR Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) 15-03 – Requirements for Certificate Authorizing
Registration
III. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 50%
Real Estate Brokerage Practice
 Real Estate Finance and Economic
 Planning, Development, and Zoning 
 CLUP Guidebook 
Basic Principles of Ecology
 Wikipedia page on Ecology
(1.9.2016)

Urban and Land Use

 PD 1517 IRR – Urban Land Reform
Basic Appraisal for Real Estate Brokers
 Presentation – Philippine Valuation Standards 

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