Real Estate RE

RE 410 Real Estate Principles

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: Yes

TOP Code: 051100

Fundamentals of real estate, covering basic laws and principles of California real estate. Gives understanding, background, and terminology necessary for advanced study in the specialized courses.

Offered: Summer 2026 (2 sections, listed as RE-410) · Fall 2026 (4 sections, listed as RE-410) · Spring 2027 (3 sections, listed as RE-410)

RE 415 Real Estate Practice

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Advisory

RE 410

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051100

Office procedures and practices of the broker and salesperson in the real estate business, including listing, prospecting, advertising, financing, exchanges, and sales techniques. Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s license and real estate salesperson’s license.

Offered: Summer 2026 (1 section, listed as RE-415) · Fall 2026 (2 sections, listed as RE-415) · Spring 2027 (2 sections, listed as RE-415)

RE 460 Real Estate Finance

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Advisory

RE 410

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051100

Analysis of real property financing. Topics include: primary and secondary sources of real estate loans, mathematics and legal aspects of finance, role of government agencies, mortgage insurance and interest rates, credit reporting, real estate appraisal, and taxation. Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s license and real estate salesperson’s license.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as RE-460) · Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as RE-460)

RE 470 Real Estate Appraisal

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Prerequisite

Completion with a C or better in: RE 410 or

Other: current real estate license.

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051100

Introductory course covering the purposes of appraisals, the appraisal process and approaches, and the methods and techniques used to determine the value of various types of property, with emphasis on the single-family residence. Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s license and real estate sales-person’s license.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as RE-472)

RE 472 Advanced Real Estate Appraisal

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Prerequisite

Completion with a C or better in: RE 470

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051100

Appraisal of residential apartment buildings, small office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial buildings. Course meets California real estate broker license requirements, and is accepted as 54 hours toward Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA) certificate-residential/certificate-general appraisal requirements.

Not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

RE 475 Real Estate Escrow

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Advisory

RE 410

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051110

Case method study of escrow procedures, including the actual processing of sale escrow. Topics include: encumbrances, interest adjustments, reconveyance, mortgages, insurance, taxes, fees, unique vocabulary, title policy types, drawing of documents, and other processing details pertinent to the handling of an escrow from inception to closing. The course helps to fulfill the education requirements for broker’s and real estate salesperson’s licenses.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as RE-475)

RE 486 Real Estate Property Management

Units

3

Hours

48-54 Lecture

Grading: Letter Grade

Credit for Prior Learning: No

TOP Code: 051100

Introduction to management of real estate property. Identification and analysis of functions, responsibilities, legal rights, liabilities, and leasing instruments of property management. Course is an elective for the California sales or broker’s license.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections, listed as RE-486) · Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as RE-486)