Real Estate
15 courses · El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
RE 11 Real Estate Principles
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course covers various aspects of real estate, including an introduction to legal aspects, title and escrow procedures, property management, appraisal, finance, and the ownership of real property. Students develop basic vocabulary and test-taking skills in partial preparation for state examination for a California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license. Note: The California DRE requires completion of this course prior to taking the California Real Estate Salesperson Examination and has approved this course for credit for the DRE broker's license requirement. This course is also approved by the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) for credit hours towards the appraisal license.
RE 12A Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Eligibility for English C1000 or equivalent
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction on the buying, selling, and management of real property. Students study California property law, community property, liens, sales contracts, escrow, commissions, transfers, licensing regulations, and public policy. Note: The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) has approved this course as one of the elective courses for the salesperson license in addition to the required courses of Real Estate Principles and Real Estate Practice. The California DRE has approved this course as one of the required courses for the real estate broker license. This course is also approved by the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) for credit hours towards the appraisal license.
RE 13 Real Estate Practice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 concurrent enrollment or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license or equivalent experience
- Transfers to
- CSU
In this course, students will be introduced to the standard forms used in the real estate industry and will learn techniques necessary to close a residential real estate transaction. Students will develop skills in partial preparation for the state examination for a California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license, with emphasis placed on advertising, listings, finance, appraisal, escrow and the tax aspects of real property ownership.
RE 14A Real Estate Finance I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 or concurrent enrollment or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license or equivalent experience AND BUS 115
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction on the various aspects of finance, including fixed and variable rate loans, conventional and government financing programs, and creative financing options. Students will calculate unpaid loan balance, interest, and loan qualifying ratios.
RE 14B Advanced Real Estate Finance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- Real Estate 11 with a minimum grade of C or Real Estate 14A with a minimum grade of C
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction on the more advanced methods of financing real estate projects, including non-residential commercial and industrial property. Emphasis is placed on the instruments of finance, types of structured loans, discounting leases, and the sale-leaseback transaction. Note: The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) has approved this course as one of the elective courses for the real estate broker and salesperson license. This course is also approved by the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) for credit hours towards the appraisal license.
RE 16 Real Estate Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 or RE 14A AND RE 40 or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license or California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) license.
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction on the aspects that tie economics and politics to real estate land use. Emphasis is on the factors, which create value in real estate, including urban development, governmental policies and requirements for development, as well as the business and real estate cycles.
RE 19 Real Property Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 AND RE 12A or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license or California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) license or equivalent AND BUS 115
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course covers various aspects of property management for income producing real property, including rights of the parties, personnel for on-site and off-site rental-income property, introduction to legal contracts for rental property, physical maintenance, and trust fund accounting fundamentals including security deposits.
RE 21 Real Estate Investments
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 and RE 14A
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course discusses the acquisition phase, holding period and disposition analysis for real estate investment property. The course covers a review of pro forma statements, the effects of leverage and cash flow operating statements. Students develop strategies for decision-making alternatives for a sale, exchange, continuation of operations, and capital restructure using depreciation, installment sale and tax basis.
RE 26 Escrows
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction in the functions of an escrow in a real property transaction. Emphasis is on residential escrow, with transactional variations studied for an escrow involving a seller, a buyer, refinance or loan, mobile home, and non-residential specialty escrows including commercial and industrial property, liquor license, impound account, probate and securities transaction. The course covers title insurance, prorations, and escrow settlement closing statements.
RE 31 Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 or concurrent enrollment or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) license or equivalent experience AND BUS 115
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces the student to the principles and operations of the mortgage loan brokering field. The emphasis is on the lending rules for residential property. Students learn lending laws of Regulation Z, usury laws, disclosures, maximum fees and charges, agency relationships, advertising laws, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) calculations and the loan process. This course partially satisfies the California requirements for the Real Estate Salesperson and California Real Estate Broker licenses.
RE 40 Real Estate Appraisal
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 or California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) license or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) broker license
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction in the valuation principles of real estate appraisal, including architectural styles, types of construction, lot valuation, depreciation, the approaches to value, and appraisal standards and ethics.
RE 41 Advanced Real Estate Appraisal
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- RE 40 with a minimum grade of C or California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) license or California Department of Real Estate (DRE) broker license
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides instruction in advanced concepts of the income approach to value process for real property, analyzing operating expenses, capitalization, and depreciation. Students develop proficiency in utilizing residential income and commercial and industrial property appraisal guidelines to create a standard appraisal form. Emphasis is placed on the advanced cost approach valuation, in addition to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) ethics.
RE 95 Cooperative Work Experience Education
- Units
- 2-4
- Hours
- hours to be arranged
- Formerly
- Real Estate 95/96abcd
- Transfers to
- CSU
Through a set of learning objectives established by the student, supervisor, and instructor, each student will work with and learn from experts in the Real Estate/Business field. These experiences will enable students to improve job skills, analyze career opportunities and requirements, and compare them to personal abilities and career expectations.
RE 501 Real Estate License Exam Preparation Review Course 1
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 and RE 13 OR equivalent coursework
Students completing the real estate license exam preparation certificate of completion will have learned the concepts and skills required to successfully pass the state of California real estate license examination. The exam preparation will include a review of the key subjects covered in the college's real estate courses including fundamental information regarding practice of real estate with emphasis on real estate law, principles, practice, and other topics covered in the state licensure examination. Important preparation for those intending to take the California real estate salesperson's or broker's license examination.
RE 502 Real Estate Brokers License Exam Preparation Review Course 2
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- 6 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RE 11 and RE 13 OR equivalent coursework.
In this course students will learn the advanced concepts and skills required to successfully pass the California state real estate brokers license examination. The course will include a review of the key subjects covered in the college's real estate courses including advanced information regarding practice of real estate with emphasis on real estate law, principles, practice, and other topics covered in the state licensure examination. Important preparation for those intending to take the California real estate broker's license examination.