Principles of Real Estate Practice: 6th Edition

Principles of Real Estate Practice is a modern learning tool for the student preparing to enter the real estate business as a licensed professional. The textbook contains the essentials of real estate principles, law, and practices taught in real estate schools and colleges across the country, including all those fundamentals that real estate educators, practicing professionals, national testing services, and state licensing officials agree are necessary for basic competence. Principles of Real Estate Practice covers the national requirements for the initial 30-90+ hours of classroom study, or its equivalent, mandated by state license laws across the country.

Principles of Real Estate Practice is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors' fifty combined years in real estate education. The textbook is designed to

• make it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate exam
• prepare students for numerous career applications
• stress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.

Table of Contents

• The Real Estate Business
• Rights in Real Estate
• Interests and Estates
• Ownership
• Encumbrances and Liens
• Transferring and Recording Title to Real Estate
• Real Estate Leases
• Land Use Planning and Control
• Legal Descriptions
• Real Estate Contract Law
• Agency
• Listing Agreements
• The Brokerage Business
• Contracts for the Sale of Real Estate
• Real Estate Market Economics
• Appraising and Estimating Market Value
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Investment
• Real Estate Taxation
• Professional Practices
• Closings
• Real Estate Licensing and Regulation
• Risk Management
• Property Management
• Real Estate Mathematics and Formulas
• Glossary of Residential Style and Construction Terms
• Glossary of General Real Estate Terms
• Index

Author: Stephen Mettling, David Cusic
Publisher: Performance Programs Company LLC
Published: 03/15/2019
Pages: 486
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780915777761

About the Author
Mettling, Stephen: - Stephen Mettling has been a real estate educator and custom training program developer specializing in real estate over the past forty years. During that time he has written or co-developed over 100 books, professional training programs and texts covering all aspects of residential, commercial, and corporate real estate for national trade organizations and real estate companies. Additionally Steve has directed numerous statewide real estate schools and served as vice president of Dearborn Financial Services where he headed up the country's largest real estate, securities and insurance license training network.Cusic, David: - Dr. Cusic, an author and educator, has been engaged in vocation-oriented education since 1966. David earned his Ph.D in linguistics from Stanford University. Specializing in real estate training since 1978, he has developed numerous real estate training programs for corporate and institutional clients around the country including NAR, CoreNet Global, and the CCIM Institute.