This easy-to-read, self-paced text offers all the information needed to prepare for the real estate licensing exam and a successful career in real estate. Study materials are specifically designed to maximize understanding and mastery of principles and practices in the real estate profession.

This Florida real estate principles text provides up-to-date, state-specific information. Updated annually with the latest developments in Florida real estate law, this text should be a prelicensing staple for real estate students that effectively combines legal and practical aspects of Florida real estate laws and practices for prospectives salespersons.

Principles of Real Estate Practice in Texas contains the essentials of the national and Texas real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Texas license law for Principles I & II. It is based on our highly successful and popular national publication, Principles of Real Estate Practice, which is in use in real estate schools nationwide. The text is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. It 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. Principles of Real Estate Practice in Texas is streamlined, direct and to-the-point. It includes multiple learning reinforcements. It has a student-oriented organization, both within each chapter and from chapter to chapter. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors' many years in real estate education. For students looking for a Texas-specific exam prep book, we also publish Texas Real Estate License Exam Prep

Combining the latest state specific information with solid industry fundamentals, this user friendly text gives students a strong foundation for a career in real estate."California Real Estate Principles comes loading with instructor resources and extra features to enchance the student learning experience and make teaching the class easier than ever.This new fifth edition has been updated for 2004.Chapters include: Introduction Part 1: Teaching Outlines *Chapter 1 The Business of Real Estate *Chapter 2 The Nature of Real Property *Chapter 3 Ownership of Real Property *Chapter 4 Transferring Real Estate *Chapter 5 Encumbrances *Chapter 6 The Law of Agency *Chapter 7 Contracts *Chapter 8 Financing Real Estate *Chapter 9 Government-Sponsored and Other Financing *Chapter 10 Escrow and Title Insurance *Chapter 11 Real Estate Taxation *Chapter 12 Landlord and Tenant *Chapter 13 Real Estate Appraising *Chapter 14 Residential Design and Construction *Chapter 15 Government Control of Land Use Part 2: Chapter Quizzes and Exams, including a Math Appendix Quiz (you need a PIN number to access this file) *Chapter Midterm Exams (you need a PIN number to access this file) and Comprehensive Chapter Exam. Part 3: Answer Keys *Answer Keys for All Quizzes and Exams (you need a PIN number to access this file) Part 4: PowerPoint Slides

Approved by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, OnCourse Learning offers licensee candidates a new and fully updated choice in prelicense textbooks. Authored by experts in the field, this text was written by real estate brokers who offer years of experience, knowledge, and tips to help new candidates enter the field with the necessary resources for a successful career in real estate. Built on a tradition of clear sentences and full explanations, this principles book gives readers the tools they need to successfully navigate today's real estate market. Including practical advice and discussion of recent changes in North Carolina, the topics in this textbook cover the content outline created by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.

For more than forty years, Modern Real Estate Practice has set the industry standard for real estate education, with over 50,000 copies sold every year and over 3 million real estate professionals trained. Now, in this exciting new edition, Modern Real Estate Practice continues that tradition of excellence. Includes a test-building CD-ROM and URLs for key government and professional association websites.

* Decision Points. Highlighted Decision Points in each chapter encourage students to think more deeply about particular issues. The questions require students to exercise their own judgment and the information that precedes the Decision Point. * Ethical Issues. This is the first real estate text to explicitly incorporate ethics. Highlighted sections pose an ethical question for the students to consider and open up topics for class discussion. * Steps-in -the-process approach. Larsen organizes the chapters so students are introduced to information they are interested in right away: how buy, the RE transaction. This is unique and will get students motivated. * From the Wire. Each chapter begins with a high interest/high impact actual RE issue or newsworthy item?from the freshman at University of Arizona who runs the states largest real estate marketing Web site to Fannie Mae's Smart Commute program. These illustrate how the chapter topics relate to what is actually happening today in the world of real estate. * Doing Business sidebars. These are high interest business issues and examples that apply the real estate concepts being discussed. They may be technology oriented-showing how technology is impacting the RE business (automating e-mail contacts) or ethical issues-(be loyal first to your clients), or general in nature. Each Doing Business sidebar offers an inside look at the practical side of the real estate business. * Real Estate on the Web. These are end of chapter exercises and activities that ask students to explore the Web and familiarize themselves with the leading real estate sites. * Practitioner profiles. Each chapter has a profile of a genexer who has made a name for themselves in real estate. This is high interest in keeping with the "relevance" theme of the text. Studenst are interested in success stories of people their own age. * Book Web Site. The Web site features practice quizzes, supplemental material (e.g., Pre-licensing and Continuing Education Requirements for real estate licensees, detailed career information), and sample documents.

Built Up uncovers the roots of the global real estate industry in the machinations of a patron of Shakespeare, the merged lineages of business savvy women and men, startlingly innovative collaborations with the first English architect, and the radical explorations of other denizens of early modern London – and what those colorful origins mean for the practice of property development today. Uniting insights from the author’s career as an internationally recognized developer with meticulous archival research, this resource for scholars and professionals synthesizes economic history and the latest planning and finance literature. The result is an unprecedented effort to codify the principles and activities of real estate development as a foundation for future academic research and practical innovation. By tracing the evolution of property development to its earliest days, Built Up establishes the theoretical groundwork for the next phase in the transformation of the urban environment.

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. It has nearly 500 practice questions to test mastery of the content. 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 Practice Quizzes Practice Exam Glossary of General Real Estate Terms Index We now offer state-specific versions of Principles of Real Estate Practice for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. More coming soon.