Real Estate Principles and Practices is organized around the natural flow and sequence of events in a real estate transaction. Written in a friendly tone and accessible reading style for new real estate professionals, the author takes a more realistic and practical approach making it the "text of choice." This book first allows you to gain a solid foundation in basic real estate principles to more easily understand the various aspects of real estate practice. 408 pp.

Features:

• New environmental issues chapter covers various federal environmental acts as well as many other issues affecting real estate.
• Useful websites highlighted in the margins allow for further research.
• Topic coverage of Buyer Agency, Property Listings, the Federal Reserve and License Law has been added.
• Updated to reflect changes in modern real estate law and practice along with new forms and contracts.
• End-of-chapter review questions, with answers at the end of text, help students reinforce important concepts.
• Discussion questions help to facilitate lively classroom discussion and promote real-world application.
• Practice exam helps prepare students for the real estate license examination.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Real Estate and the Economy.
• 2. Land: Its Characteristics and Acquisition.
• 3. Land Descriptions.
• 4. Land Use Controls.
• 5. Estates, Interests, Deeds, and Title.
• 6. Contracts and Business Law.
• 7. Agency Law and Representation.
• 8. Listing the Property.
• 9. Marketing and Selling Real Estate.
• 10. Lending Institutions and Loans.
• 11. Financing.
• 12. Closing Statements.
• 13. Condominiums and Cooperatives.
• 14. Leases.
• 15. Property Management.
• 16. Investment and Tax Aspects of Ownership.
• 17. The Appraisal Process.
• 18. Environmental Issues and Real Estate.
• 19. Fair Housing Law.
• 20. License Law.
• 21. Real Estate Math.