Real Estate

REAL 100: Real Estate Principles

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the real estate industry. Topics include basic concepts, nature of real estate, agency, law, contracts, finance, appraisal, taxation, property management, and public control. The course meets one of three courses required to qualify for the California Real Estate Sales examination.

REAL 105: Real Estate Practice

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This course enhances the knowledge and skill level of beginning and practicing real estate agents by focusing on the essentials of being a successful agent. Topics range from getting started, setting goals, traditional selling and marketing techniques, contract writing, developing a marketing niche, creating a business plan, and creating seller/buyer files.

REAL 110: Real Estate - Legal Aspects

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This introduction to real estate law emphasizes the advanced application of real estate contracts and disclosures. Topics include the judicial system, agency, landlord/tenant relationships, ownership methods, escrow and title insurance, mediation, and arbitration.

REAL 120: Real Estate Finance

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This course introduces real estate finance, the Federal Reserve System, lenders, secondary mortgage market, various types of conventional financing, government programs, qualifying buyers, credit reports, loan applications, and creative alternatives to financing.

REAL 130: Real Estate Appraisal

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This basic real estate appraisal course covers the fundamentals of appraisal, elements, principles, and forces that affect value. It focuses on the three major approaches of appraisal and includes how to fill out a basic real estate appraisal report. The course is designed to meet a core requirement for the broker's license and is not part of the requirement to obtain an appraisal license.

REAL 206: Real Estate Economics

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This introductory course covers economic issues and concepts that directly affect the real estate market. Topics include money, the Federal Reserve System, economic indicators, housing and community issues, real estate development, and economic trends. The course focuses on sustainability/the green movement.

REAL 240: Computer Applications in Real Estate

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This course focuses on basic computer hardware and software and how it can be applied to the real estate profession. Activities include utilizing technology and the Internet to enhance and increase productivity. The course emphasizes the Internet and digital marketing.

REAL 250: Property Management

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This basic course designed for professional real estate brokers, salespersons, and investors covers accepted principles of professional property management. Topics include property management laws, screening tenants, writing rental contracts, fair housing, and landlord-tenant relationships.

REAL 292: Internship Studies

Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work per unit.
Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperative work experience and/or internship studies concurrently.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU

This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or intern at a new site upon each repetition. Students may not earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience (general or occupational) and/or internship studies during community college attendance.

REAL 296: Topics in Real Estate

Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (0511.00)

This course gives students an opportunity to study topics in Real Estate that are not included in regular course offerings. Each Topics course is announced, described, and given its own title and 296 number designation in the class schedule.

REAL 299: Occupational Cooperative Work Experience

Units: 1-4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work per unit.
Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperative work experience and/or internship studies concurrently.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU

Cooperative Work Experience is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of their discipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilities and learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students may not earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience (general or occupational) and/or internship studies during community college attendance.