Real Estate Principles

A real estate license opens up a world of career possibilities that offer independence, a flexible work schedule, and unlimited earning potential. A real estate license can also save you many thousands of dollars when you buy or sell your home.

California Real Estate Principles offers a comprehensive introduction to the real estate business and reviews basic concepts, including forms of ownership, title and vesting, taxation, appraisal, default and foreclosure, property management, financing, and real estate math concepts.

Class fee includes live class, textbook, quizzes, final exam, and course certificate. Current students click here for highlights of the Real Estate Principles textbook.
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Class Breakdown and Duration:
The Real Estate Principles course takes 4 weeks to complete.
Weeks 1, 3 and 4 are in a live classroom setting. Week 2 is self-study at home.

Week 1:
•  Introduction to licensing process
•  Key Concepts of first half of the book
•  Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 2:
•  Self-Study

Week 3:
•  Key Concepts of second half of the book
• 
Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 4:
•  Final Test
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Completion Certificates will be emailed as a PDF

Course Contents

  • The Business of Real Estate

  • Real Property

  • Ownership

  • Transferring Real Estate

  • Encumbrances 

  • Agency Contracts

  • Financing Real Estate

  • Government Sponsored and Other Financing

  • Escrow and Title Insurance

  • Taxation 

  • Landlord and Tenant

  • Appraising

  • Residential Design and Construction 

  • Land Use 

  • Math 

  • Glossary 

  • Quizzes

Real Estate Practice

A real estate license doesn’t come with an operating manual, so this course was created to talk about what it really takes to succeed in the business. Real Estate Practice discusses getting started, marketing, time management, listings, contracts, agency, disclosures, escrow, finance, completing transactions, and working with buyers and sellers. 

This Practice course includes new state mandated material:
*  Access for All: A Fair Housing Game — Online 24/7
*  Implicit Bias — a concepts video; online and dynamic

CClass fee includes live class, textbook, quizzes, final exam, and course certificate. Current students click here for highlights of the Real Estate Practice textbook.
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Class Breakdown and Duration:
The Real Estate Practice course takes 4 weeks to complete.
Weeks 1, 3 and 4 are in a live classroom setting. Week 2 is self-study at home.

Week 1:
•  Introduction to licensing process
•  Key Concepts of first half of the book
•  Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 2:
•  Self-Study

Week 3:
•  Key Concepts of second half of the book
• 
Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 4:
•  Final Test
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Completion Certificates will be emailed as a PDF

Course Contents

  • Introduction to Real Estate

  • Ethics, Fair Housing and Trust Accounts

  • Agency and Other Mandatory Disclosures

  • Prospecting

  • Listing Presentations and Contracts 

  • Working with Buyers

  • Writing the Offer and Closing the Sale

  • From Offer to Closing

  • Financing: Loan Types and Process

  • Escrow and Title Insurance

  • Real Estate Taxation

  • Real Estate Investing

  • Business Sale, Property Management and Leasing

  • Glossary 

  • Quizzes

Legal Aspects of Real Estate

Real estate is filled with legal issues, forms, and contracts.

This course covers all the essentials. The discussion includes the main laws governing real estate, property interests, title and vesting, dispute resolution, contract law, listing and purchase agreements, and other contracts commonly used in real estate transactions.

Class fee includes live class, textbook, quizzes, final exam, and course certificate. Current students click here for highlights of the Legal Aspects of Real Estate textbook.
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Class Breakdown and Duration:
The Legal Aspects of Real Estate course takes 4 weeks to complete.
Weeks 1, 3 and 4 are in a live classroom setting. Week 2 is self-study at home.

Week 1:
•  Introduction to licensing process
•  Key Concepts of first half of the book
•  Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 2:
•  Self-Study

Week 3:
•  Key Concepts of second half of the book
• 
Real World Examples / Class Q&A

Week 4:
•  Final Test
• 
Completion Certificates will be emailed as a PDF

Course Contents

  • Law Overview

  • Characteristics of Real Property

  • Estates and Ownership

  • Land Use Control

  • Agency Law and Disclosure 

  • Law of Contracts

  • Relationship Agreements

  • Sale and Lease Contracts

  • Conveyances and Disclosures

  • Liens and Encumbrances 

  • Finance and Financing Laws

  • Escrow and Closings

  • Fair Housing Laws 

  • Landlord and Tenant Relations

  • Licensing and Regulations 

  • Glossary 

  • Quizzes

Real Estate Exam Prep

With a California state exam pass rate of less than 50%, it’s a good idea to include highly focused exam preparation and review!

Taught by a veteran real estate broker who has helped many students obtain their license, the Real Estate Exam “Cram” class covers all the important material needed to pass the state exam.

Class fee includes our copyrighted and highly effective “Cram Class Manual” with all the key state exam material, an Exam Prep textbook with 5 simulated state exams, terms and definitions, “hot sheets” of recent exam questions, math review, and test taking tips.
NOTE: During Coronavirus restrictions, we will be teaching this class “live” online via Zoom.

For more information, see Exam Prep Class Course.
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