California Real Estate Principles
by Stapleton, Charles O., IIIEdition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-01
Publisher(s): Kaplan
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Summary
California Real Estate Principles is an introduction to the many interesting aspects of the real estate business. The text is suitable for both distance learning and classroom instruction.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| The Business of Real Estate | p. 1 |
| The Real Estate Law | p. 1 |
| Real Estate Brokerage | p. 3 |
| Activities of a Real Estate Broker | p. 6 |
| Business Opportunity Brokerage | p. 12 |
| Prepaid Rental Listing Service License | p. 14 |
| Exemptions from Real Estate Licensing Requirements | p. 14 |
| Real Estate Licensing Requirements | p. 15 |
| Enforcement of the Real Estate Law | p. 21 |
| Licensee Conduct | p. 25 |
| Other Activities of the Department of Real Estate | p. 25 |
| Professional Associations | p. 29 |
| Summary | p. 30 |
| Important Terms | p. 31 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 31 |
| Achievement Examination 1 | p. 32 |
| The Nature of Real Property | p. 35 |
| Historical Perspective | p. 35 |
| Real Property and Personal Property | p. 39 |
| Land Description | p. 45 |
| Summary | p. 54 |
| Important Terms | p. 55 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 56 |
| Achievement Examination 2 | p. 57 |
| Ownership of Real Property | p. 59 |
| Estates in Land | p. 59 |
| Taking Title to Real Estate | p. 63 |
| Business Ownership of Real Estate | p. 69 |
| Summary | p. 73 |
| Important Terms | p. 74 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 74 |
| Achievement Examination 3 | p. 75 |
| Transferring Real Estate | p. 77 |
| How Real Estate May Be Acquired | p. 77 |
| Deeds | p. 89 |
| Summary | p. 96 |
| Important Terms | p. 97 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 98 |
| Achievement Examination 4 | p. 99 |
| Encumbrances | p. 101 |
| Encumbrances to Real Estate | p. 101 |
| Liens | p. 102 |
| Bankruptcy | p. 107 |
| Easements | p. 108 |
| Restrictions | p. 114 |
| Encroachments | p. 118 |
| Homesteads | p. 119 |
| Summary | p. 121 |
| Important Terms | p. 123 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 123 |
| Achievement Examination 5 | p. 124 |
| The Law of Agency | p. 127 |
| The Concept of Agency | p. 127 |
| How an Agency Relationship Is Created | p. 137 |
| Agency Agreements | p. 139 |
| Rights and Duties of Principal and Agent | p. 153 |
| Termination of an Agency | p. 162 |
| Summary | p. 162 |
| Important Terms | p. 164 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 165 |
| Achievement Examination 6 | p. 166 |
| Contracts | p. 169 |
| What Is a Contract? | p. 169 |
| Elements of a Contract | p. 171 |
| Discharging a Contract | p. 180 |
| Real Estate Contracts | p. 184 |
| Summary | p. 208 |
| Important Terms | p. 209 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 210 |
| Achievement Examination 7 | p. 211 |
| Financing Real Estate | p. 213 |
| Purposes of Financing Real Estate | p. 213 |
| Cost of Credit | p. 215 |
| Real Estate as Security | p. 219 |
| Real Estate Lenders-The Primary Mortgage Market | p. 234 |
| Federal Disclosure Requirements | p. 248 |
| Other Loan Considerations | p. 252 |
| Summary | p. 255 |
| Important Terms | p. 256 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 257 |
| Achievement Examination 8 | p. 258 |
| Government-Sponsored and Other Financing | p. 261 |
| Government-Sponsored Financing | p. 261 |
| Creative Financing | p. 272 |
| The Secondary Mortgage Market | p. 275 |
| Summary | p. 277 |
| Important Terms | p. 278 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 278 |
| Achievement Examination 9 | p. 279 |
| Escrow and Title Insurance | p. 281 |
| Escrow | p. 281 |
| Escrow Procedures | p. 287 |
| Title Insurance | p. 301 |
| Summary | p. 309 |
| Important Terms | p. 310 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 310 |
| Achievement Examination 10 | p. 311 |
| Real Estate Taxation | p. 313 |
| Property Taxation | p. 313 |
| Federal Income Taxes | p. 327 |
| State Income Tax | p. 332 |
| Summary | p. 334 |
| Important Terms | p. 336 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 336 |
| Achievement Examination 11 | p. 337 |
| Landlord and Tenant | p. 339 |
| The Leasehold | p. 339 |
| Mobile-Home Tenancies | p. 364 |
| Other Lease Arangements | p. 366 |
| Property Management | p. 367 |
| Rent Control | p. 371 |
| Summary | p. 372 |
| Important Terms | p. 374 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 374 |
| Achievement Examination 12 | p. 375 |
| Real Estate Appraising | p. 377 |
| Appraiser Licensing | p. 377 |
| What Is a Real Estate Appraisal? | p. 379 |
| The Appraisal Process | p. 384 |
| Sales Comparison Approach | p. 387 |
| Cost Approach | p. 390 |
| Income Capitalization Approach | p. 396 |
| Reconciliation and the Appraisal Report | p. 399 |
| Summary | p. 404 |
| Important Terms | p. 405 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 405 |
| Achievement Examination 13 | p. 406 |
| Residential Design and Construction | p. 409 |
| Building Construction Standards | p. 409 |
| Architecture | p. 413 |
| Design and Function | p. 417 |
| Construction Stages | p. 420 |
| Manufactured Homes | p. 430 |
| Summary | p. 432 |
| Important Terms | p. 432 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 433 |
| Achievement Examination 14 | p. 434 |
| Government Control of Land Use | p. 437 |
| Land-Use Regulations | p. 437 |
| Subdivisions | p. 445 |
| Fair Housing Laws | p. 453 |
| Summary | p. 456 |
| Important Terms | p. 457 |
| Open for Discussion | p. 458 |
| Achievement Examination 15 | p. 459 |
| Math Appendix | p. 461 |
| Dollars and Decimals | p. 461 |
| Interest and Loan Finance Problems | p. 464 |
| Area | p. 466 |
| Summary | p. 470 |
| Math Achievement Examination | p. 471 |
| Internet Appendix | p. 473 |
| Glossary | p. 477 |
| Answer Key | p. 497 |
| Index | p. 517 |
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