Real Estate
13 courses · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
RE 101 Real Estate Principles
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
A course in the basic principles of real estate. Includes the study of real property laws pertaining to contracts, deeds, land titles, liens, escrows, leases, financing, land description, brokerage, and selling. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.
RE 105 Real Estate Practices
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course focuses on the professional activities of the broker and salesperson in the real estate business. Special attention is given to the real estate office, listings, valuation of listings, prospecting, advertising, exchanges, property management and leasing, land utilization and development, public relations, supervising the sales force, and ethics of the real estate business. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.
RE 111 Real Estate Finance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This is a practical course in real estate financing, with actual case illustrations demonstrating lending policies, problems, and risks involved in financing transactions in residential, apartment, commercial, and special purpose properties. This course includes the study of techniques of mortgaging, legal aspects of mortgages, nature of mortgages and equity capital, where and how best to obtain funds, appraising for mortgage lending purposes, procedures to follow in financing real estate sales and exchanges, junior financing, and mathematics of real estate finance. Course emphasis will be on residential real estate financing. Recommended for real estate salespersons, brokers, mortgage and escrow professionals, and those seeking personal enrichment in area of real estate finance. Meets coursework requirements for both Certificate and Associate Degree Programs for Real Estate Broker and Escrow. May be applied toward: (1) Real Estate Salesperson’s license; (2) Real Estate Broker’s license.
RE 121 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
A course in California real estate property law with emphasis on practical applications. Includes a study of sources of real estate law, classes of property, fixtures, easements, interests in real property, covenants, conditions, and restrictions. The course also includes real property security devices, escrow, and landlord-tenant law. May be applied toward: (1) Real Estate Salesperson's license; (2) Real Estate Broker's license.
RE 131 Real Estate Appraisal
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This is an introductory course in real estate appraisal confined largely to residential property and to investment property valuation. This course includes studying and applying methods and techniques necessary for the valuation of real estate. These methods and techniques are applicable for valuing real estate for a variety of purposes, including loan origination, estate valuation, marriage dissolution, and personal asset valuation. Case study situations are used, including the study of actual appraisal reports. May be applied toward: (1) Real Estate Salesperson's license; (2) Real Estate Broker's license.
RE 141 Escrow Principles
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course furnishes persons, private or career oriented, with fundamental principles and basic procedures involved in ordinary escrow transactions. Terminology and mechanics of the real estate escrow process are presented using generally used forms. May be applied toward: (1) Real Estate Salesperson's license; (2) Real Estate Broker's license.
RE 161 Property Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Completion of RE 101.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Includes the principles and practices of managing income properties. Covers nature and types of property management, leases and contracts, collections, rent schedules, tenant selection and supervision, budgets, apartments, shopping centers, office and condominium management. May be applied toward: (1) Real Estate Salesperson's license; (2) Real Estate Broker's license.
RE 180 Real Estate Capstone
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours, 18 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of RE 101 and RE 105
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students who complete this capstone course are revisiting terminology and topics in previous real estate courses to strengthen their understanding and to prepare them for careers in this field. Topics include property ownership and transfer, laws of agency and duties, property valuation, financing, and disclosures and activities.
RE 199 Work Experience Education
- Units
- 1-8
- Hours
- 432 lab hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students must also attend a scheduled orientation or meet individually with the supervising instructor for an individual orientation. Work Experience Education is supervised employment designed to provide students with a realistic learning experience through work in the real estate industry. The ultimate goal is to teach students skills and attitudes that will equip them to function and adapt as employees in various situations and jobs in the real estate field. Work Experience Education is supervised employment extending classroom-based occupational learning in an on-the-job learning situation related to the real estate environment. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to eight units per semester.
RE 901 Real Estate Principles
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
This course covers the basics of real estate by focusing on the key concepts of property ownership, the sale of real estate, contract and property law, appraisal, financing, and the business elements of buying and selling real estate under California law. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.
RE 902 Real Estate Practices
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
This course focuses on the professional activities of the broker and salesperson in the real estate business. Special attention is given to the real estate office, listings, valuation of listings, prospecting, advertising, exchanges, property management and leasing, land utilization and development, public relations, supervising the sales force, and ethics of the real estate business. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.
RE 903 Real Estate Finance
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
This is a practical course in real estate financing, with actual case illustrations demonstrating lending policies, problems, and risks involved in financing transactions in residential, apartment, commercial, and special purpose properties. This course includes the study of techniques of mortgaging, legal aspects of mortgages, nature of mortgages and equity capital, where and how best to obtain funds, appraising for mortgage lending purposes, procedures to follow in financing real estate sales and exchanges, junior financing, and mathematics of real estate finance. Course emphasis will be on residential real estate financing. Recommended for real estate salespersons, brokers, mortgage and escrow professionals, and those seeking personal enrichment in area of real estate finance. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.
RE 904 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total
A course in California real estate property law with emphasis on practical applications. Includes a study of sources of real estate law, classes of property, fixtures, easements, interests in real property, covenants, conditions, and restrictions. The course also includes real property security devices, escrow, and landlord-tenant law. This course meets one of the educational requirements toward a California Real Estate Salesperson's license.