Core Real Estate Course List
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These courses are defined in the Provisions of the Real Estate License Act (TRELA), Chapter 1101, Texas Occupations Code Section 1101.003, and the Rules of the Texas Real Estate Commission, Section 535.69.
Principles of Real Estate, Law of Agency, and Law of Contracts are required courses.
Principles of Real Estate -
Shall include but not be limited to an overview of licensing as a real estate broker and salesperson, ethics of practice, titles to and conveyances of real estate, legal descriptions, deeds encumbrances and liens, distinctions between personal and real property, appraisal, finance and regulations, closing procedures, real estate mathematics , and at least three classroom hours of instruction on federal, state, and local laws relating to housing discrimination, housing credit discrimination, and community reinvestment.
Law of Agency -
Shall include but not be limited to the principal-agent and master- servant relationships, the authority of an agent, the termination of an agent's authority, the fiduciary and other duties of an agent, employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing or buying representation procedures, and the disclosure of agency.
Law of Contracts -
Shall include but not be limited to the elements of a contract, offer and acceptance, the statute of frauds, specific performance and remedies for breach, unauthorized practice of law, commission rules relating to use of adopted forms, and owner disclosure requirements
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Real Estate Appraisal -
Shall include but not be limited to the central purposes and functions of an appraisal, social and economic determinant of value, appraisal case studies, cost, market data and income approaches to value estimates, final correlations, and reporting.
Real Estate Law -
Shall include but not be limited to legal concepts of real estate, land description, real property rights and estates in land, contracts, conveyances, encumbrances, foreclosures, recording procedures, and evidence of titles.
Real Estate Finance -
Shall include but not be limited to monetary systems, primary and secondary money markets, sources of mortgage loans, federal government programs, loan applications, processes and procedures, closing costs, alternative financial instruments, equal credit opportunity acts, community reinvestment act, and state housing agency.
Real Estate Marketing -
Shall include but not be limited to real estate professionalism and ethics, characteristics of successful salesperson, time management, psychology of marketing, listing procedures, advertising, negotiating and closing, financing, and the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, as amended, Section 17.01 et seq., Business & Commerce Code.
Real Estate Mathematics -
Shall include but not be limited to basic arithmetic skills and review of mathematical logic, percentages, interest, time-valued money, depreciation, amortization, proration, and estimation of closing statements.
Real Estate Brokerage -
Shall include but not be limited to law of agency, planning and organization, operational policies and procedures, recruiting, selection and training of personnel, records and control, and real estate firm analysis and expansion criteria.
Property Management -
Shall include but not be limited to role of property manager, landlord policies, operational guidelines, leases, lease negotiations, tenant relations, maintenance, reports, habitability laws, and the Fair Housing Act.
Real Estate Investments -
Shall include but not be limited to real estate investments characteristics, techniques of investment analysis, time-valued money, discounted and non-discounted investment criteria, leverage, tax shelters, depreciation, and applications to property tax.
Promulgated Contract Forms -
Shall include but not be limited to the unauthorized practice of law, broker-lawyer committee, current promulgated forms, commission rules governing use of forms, and case studies involving the use of forms.
Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents -
Shall include but not be limited to property condition addendum, inspector and client agreement, tools and procedures, electro-mechanical system (plumbing, heating, air conditioning, appliances, energy saving considerations), and structures (lot and landscape, roofs, chimney, gutters, paved areas, walls, windows and doors, insect damage and storage areas
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SPECIALLY PRICED REAL ESTATE PRE-LICENSE PACKAGES
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(210 HOURS) Normally $799
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The 7 Course Package is designed for students preparing for the Salespersons State Exam and the future years of their career. This package includes the primary required courses (Principles, Law of Contracts and Law of Agency) and also includes three electives. One of these electives must be taken before applying for the state exam to satisfy the initial elective credit requirement of 30 hours. The remaining two elective courses qualify for Sales Persons Annual Education credit for the first year of your career.
Courses included in package:
- Real Estate Principles I (30hours) TREC 0111
- Real Estate Principles II (30 hours) TREC 0112
- Law of Contracts (30 hours) TREC 1200
- Law of Agency (30 hours) TREC 1111
- Finance One (30 hours) TREC 0411
- Marketing: Building a Real Estate Practice (30 hours) TREC 0511
- Marketing II Negotiations Techniques (30 hours) TREC 0512
- Texas Salesperson Exam Prep
- National Salesperson Exam Prep
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Package (150 Hours) Normally $599
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This complete Pre-Licensing package includes all necessary courses to qualify to take the Real Estate Salesperson state exam. The included courses in this course package.
- Real Estate Principles I (30hours) TREC 0111
- Real Estate Principles II (30 hours) TREC 0112
- Law of Contracts (30 hours) TREC 1200
- Law of Agency (30 hours) TREC 1111
- Marketing II Negotiations Techniques TREC 0512
- Texas Salesperson Exam Prep
- National Salesperson Exam Prep
- Texas Salesperson Exam Prep
- National Salesperson Exam Prep
Core real estate course list: Required courses for agents and brokers -
Principles of Real Estate, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Real Estate Appraisal , Real Estate Law, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate Mathematics, Real Estate Brokerage, Property Management, Real Estate Investments, Promulgated Contract Forms, Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents, MCE, Texas Mandatory Legal Update and Ethics Update courses