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18-Month Requirement: Course
Descriptions
California Real Estate Practice
By Lowell Anderson, Daniel S.
Otto and William H. Pivar
Softcover, 476 pages, 1994 copyright,
8 1/2 x 11"
Our latest edition of California Real Estate Practice offers
practical how to information for the real estate salesperson
and broker. Prospecting methods, sample "comp" presentations
and the newest listing contracts and disclosure forms are only
some of the features of this textbook.
California Real Estate Practice is also available in an online
version. Practice ONLINE includes the textbook, and an online
workbook and testing center. By using this state-of-the-art
real estate course you can take your quizzes and final examination
over the Internet from your office or home computer.
CONTENTS: Getting Started in Real Estate -
Ethics and Fair Housing - Mandatory Disclosures - Prospecting
- Listing Presentations - Servicing the Listing - Advertising
- The Buyer and the Property Showing - Obtaining the Purchase
Offer - From Offer to Closing - Real Estate Financing - Escrow
and Title Insurance - Taxation - Property Management and Leasing
- Glossary - Index
California Real Estate Law
By William Pivar and Robert
J. Bruss
Softcover, 526 pages, 8 1/2 x
11"
California Real Estate Law is an introduction to the vast body
of law that governs real estate transactions in California.
It will help you recognize situations in which legal counsel
should be sought and help you understand rights and obligations
under the law.
California Real Estate Law is also available in an online version.
Real Estate Law ONLINE includes the textbook, and an online
workbook and testing center. By using this state-of-the-art
real estate course you can take your quizzes and final examination
over the Internet from your office or home computer.
CONTENTS: Sources Of Law and the Judicial System
- Law Of Agency - Duties and Responsibilities Of Licensees -
Regulation Of Licensees - Law Of Contracts - Real Estate Contracts
- Property, Estates and Recording - Ownership Of Real Property
- Acquisitions and Conveyances - Real Property Security Devices
- Involuntary Liens and Homesteads - Adjacent Property Rights
- Land Use Controls - Escrows and Title Insurance - Landlord/Tenant
Law - Glossary - Index of Cases - Subject Index of Cases - General
Index
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California Real Estate Finance
By Minnie Lush and David Sirota
Softcover, 468 pages, 8 1/2 x
11"
This clearly written introduction to the world of real estate
finance in California lays the ground work for understanding
how real estate loans get made. It brings you up-to-date coverage
of the latest tax law changes, Cal-Vet, FHA and VA guidelines.
Electronic loan processing and other elements of the evolving
California mortgage industry are discussed throughout the text.
California Real Estate Finance is also available in an online
version. Finance ONLINE includes the textbook, and an online
workbook and testing center. By using this state-of-the-art
real estate course you can take your quizzes and final examination
over the Internet from your office or home computer.
CONTENTS: Nature and Cycle of California Real
Estate Finance - Money and the Monetary System - Fiduciary Sources
for Real Estate Finance - Semi-fiduciary and Non-fiduciary sources
for Real Estate Finance - Conventional, Insured and Guaranteed
Loans - Federal and State Financial Regulations and Lending
Programs - Junior Real Estate Finance - Contemporary Real Estate
Finance - Instruments of Real Estate Finance - Real Estate Loan
Underwriting - Processing Real Estate Loans - The Secondary
Mortgage and Trust Deed Markets - Defaults and Foreclosures
- Investment Financing Strategies - Mathematics of Real Estate
Finance - Glossary - Index.
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Real Estate Economics
Textbook: Essentials of Real
Estate Economics, By McKenzie & Betts
Hardcover, 470 pages, 8 1/2 x
11"
Essentials of Real Estate Economics discusses economic theory
relating to the real estate industry and emphasizes the factors
that cause real estate value to change. To present this complex
subject in a practical manner, the authors have simplified this
text so it is ideal for real estate students who have little
or no background in formal economics.
CONTENTS: Introduction to Real Estate Economics
- Review of the Economic Principles of Capitalism - Government's
Role in the Economy - Money, Credit, and Real Estate - Important
Economic Features of Real Estate - Regional and Community Analysis
- Community Growth Patterns - Neighborhoods: Clusters of Land
Use and Value - Housing Markets - Commercial and Industrial
Markets - The Economics of Real Property Taxation - Land-Use
Controls - Real Estate Development - Summary of Real Estate
Investment Principles - Required Government Reports - Income
Tax Aspects of Investment Real Estate - Applied Real Estate
Economics - Anticipating Change - Index
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Property Management
By Robert C. Kyle and Floyd
M. Baird
Softcover, 458 pages, 8 1/2 x
11"
This updated edition of Property Management holds all the tools
you need for success in today's competitive and ever-changing
environment! Inside you'll find a complete offering of management
techniques designed for a variety of properties -- from apartment
and office buildings to retail and industrial properties.
But this comprehensive text doesn't stop here. You'll find up-to-the-minute
information and advice on key issues affecting the industry,
including: the impact of electronic technology, the effects
of fair housing and ADA legislation, as well as the growing
issues of building security, life safety and interpersonal relationships.
You'll also benefit from a useful collection of the property
manager's tools of the trade in the form of numerous charts,
agreements, leases and checklists. Plus, each chapter wraps
up with an open-ended case study that challenges you to explore
a real-life management problem, while testing your own knowledge
of that chapter's key points.
CONTENTS: Professional Property Management
- Property Management Economics and Planning - Managing Owner
Relations - Marketing Management - Managing Leases - Managing
Lease Negotiations - Managing Tenant Relations - Managing Maintenance
and Construction - Managing Reports and Insurance - Managing
the Office and Computers - Managing Residential Property - Managing
Cooperative, Condominium and Subsidized Property - Managing
Office Property - Managing Retail Property - Managing Industrial
Property - Managing Life Safety and Environmental Issues - Glossary
- Index
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Real Estate Office Administration
Textbook: Real Estate Brokerage,
By Cyr, Sobeck & McAdams
Softcover, 510 pages, 7 x 9 1/4"
Survival in the radically changing business environment of real
estate brokerage requires sound management. This updated edition
of Real Estate Brokerage: A Management Guide, will show you
not only how to set up a sound business, but also how to make
it flourish! Using a generally accepted business management
model, this guidebook provides the five success steps to follow
in establishing and keeping a brokerage on course.
Then after you've discovered how each function impacts a brokerage,
the last unit of the book focuses on personal development as
a manager -- how to be an effective leader, coach and communicator.
Real Estate Brokerage: A Management Guide is your road map to
success, designed to steer you through the challenges new and
experienced brokers face in running their businesses.
Office Administration is also available in an online version.
Office Administration ONLINE includes the textbook, and an online
workbook and testing center. By using this state-of-the-art
real estate course you can take your quizzes and final examination
over the Internet from your office or home computer.
CONTENTS: The Challenge of Change - Analyzing
the Business Climate - Analyzing the Market - Developing a Plan
- Structuring Your Organization - Structuring Your Business
Systems - Structuring Your Finances - Business Policies and
Procedures - Marketing and Advertising - Recruiting, Selecting
and Hiring the Staff - Professional Development for Your Staff
- Coaching Your Staff - Monitoring Your Operations - Managing
Risk - Becoming a Leader - Developing as a Manager - Being a
Communicator - Appendix - Glossary - Bibliography -
Index
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California Real Estate Appraisal
Textbook: Fundamentals of Real
Estate Appraisal By Tosh & Rayburn
Softcover, 464 pages, 8 1/2 x
11"
This new edition addresses the changes in the appraisal industry,
their impact on real estate transactions, and their practical
application for appraisers, real estate professionals, lenders
and consumers.
California Real Estate Appraisal is also available in an online
version. Appraisal ONLINE includes the textbook, and an online
workbook and testing center. By using this state-of-the-art
real estate course you can take your quizzes and final examination
over the Internet from your office or home computer.
CONTENTS: Importance and Purposes of Appraisals
- Nature and Characteristics of Property and Value - Principles
Controlling Real Estate Value - Economic Analysis - The Appraisal
Process - Considerations in Site Analysis - Fundamentals of
Site Evaluation - Construction Methods and Materials - Architectural
Styles and Utility - Cost Approach vs Replacement Cost - Cost
Approach: Accrued Depreciation Analysis - Sales Comparison,
or Market Data Approach - Income Approach: Income Expense Analysis
- Income Approach: Capitalization Theory and Techniques - Reconciliation
and Final Value Estimate Appraisal Statistical Concepts - Writing
the Report - Computerization of the Appraisal Process - Considerations
in Appraising Other Types of Single-Family Residences - Special
Purpose Appraising - Professional Opportunities in Real Estate
Appraising - License and State Examination Requirements, Lender
Appraisal Guidelines, and Common Errors and Omissions - Appendix,
Glossary, Index
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Mortgage Loan Brokering
By Walt Huber and William Pivar
Softcover, 500 pages, 8"
x 10"
Mortgage Loan Brokering has been developed in accordance with
the strict outline developed by the Department of Real Estate
so salespeople, brokers, and the general public have a better
understanding of California laws and regulations relating to
mortgage loan brokering. This edition covers all matters related
to origination, assigning, and selling loans on real property.
Mortgage Loan Brokering & Lending is also available in an
online version. Mortgage Loan Brokering & Lending ONLINE
includes the textbook, and an online workbook and testing center.
By using this state-of-the-art real estate course you can take
your quizzes and final examination over the Internet from your
office or home computer.
CONTENTS: Scope of Mortgage Loan Brokerage
- The California Department of Real Estate - California Department
of Corporations Licensing - Mortgage Loan Activities Requiring
a License - Exemptions From Licensing Requirements - Supervision
and Licensing Compliance - Agency - Disclosures In Mortgage
Loan Disclosures - Fair Lending Practices - Trust Fund Handling
- Hard Money Makers and Arrangers - Securities In the Lending
Industry - Third Party Originators - Mortgage Banking - Glossary
- Index - Available With Final Exam Online Only.
The course includes a printed textbook and online final exam.
$7 will be added to your order for shipping and handling. By
using this state-of-the-art real estate course you can take
your quizzes and final examination over the Internet from your
office or home computer. Take a test drive to see how the online
course works.
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