This course is a 60-hour course in Real Estate Principles as defined by the Texas Real Estate License Act. Here’s a glance at what is covered in an interactive learning style:

• licensing as a broker or salesperson;
• ethics of practice as a license holder;
• titles to and conveyance of real estate;
• legal descriptions;
• deeds, encumbrances, and liens;
• distinctions between personal and real property;
• appraisal;
• finance and regulations;
• closing procedures;
• real estate mathematics;
• housing discrimination, credit discrimination, and community reinvestment;
• property management.

This course is designed to give students an in-depth exposure to the issues in real estate laws that are specific to the Texas real estate practitioner. Included are the key terms and concepts used in real estate. The text also includes sections of the most important constitutional and statutory provisions accompanied by explanations making the law digestible by the layperson. The text also includes samples of many of the forms relevant to real estate in Texas. Each chapter is concluded with a concise summary. The text also has a very user-friendly index glossary.