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Estates & Ways to Hold Title

National · Property Ownership & Land Use — free cheat sheet for the real estate licensing exam.

🏘️ Property Ownership & Land Use

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Fee simple absolute = fullest ownership
Life estate ends at death → remainderman/reversion
Joint tenancy = right of survivorship
Tenancy in common = willable, can be unequal
Severalty = sole owner
Tenancy by entirety = married couples (where allowed)
Condo = own unit + common elements; Co-op = shares + lease

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Is Estates & Ways to Hold Title on the real estate exam?

Yes. Property Ownership & Land Use is a scored domain on the real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the national portion.

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