Real Estate
11 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
RLEST 2A Principles of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic laws and principles of California real estate: Provides understanding, background, and terminology necessary for advanced study in specialized courses; designed to assist those preparing for the real estate salesperson’s licensing examination.
RLEST 3 Real Estate Brokerage Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Advisory
- RLEST 002A.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Successful operation of a real estate office: Management, leadership, communications, staffing, market analysis, and finance.
RLEST 4A Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Legal aspects of real estate: Study of methods and techniques to determine how real estate and the law interact; emphasis on federal tax laws, arbitration and mediation concepts, electronically transmitted contracts and registration systems.
RLEST 5 Real Estate Practice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Comprehensive presentation of daily activities of brokers and salespersons: Selling, listing, advertising, taking and presenting offers, qualifying buyers; appraisal, finance, and escrow procedures; taxation, investment property, and exchanges.
RLEST 6A Real Estate Finance - Residential
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic real estate finance: Study and analysis of money markets, interest rates, real estate financing, lending policies, and problems involved in financing real property; and emphasis on homes with brief introduction to multi-family units.
RLEST 7A Real Estate Appraisal
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic real estate appraisal: Study of methods and techniques used to determine value; emphasis on residential property with brief introduction to multi-family units.
RLEST 8 Property Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- RLEST 002Aor corequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Real estate management: Neighborhood analysis and trends, rent schedules, leases, accounting, maintenance, and landlord/tenant relations; the business of property management.
RLEST 9 Real Estate Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- RLEST 002Aor corequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic real estate economics: Study of methods and techniques used in the current economic markets during real estate transactions; emphasis on real estate economics principles and practices in California.
RLEST 11 Real Estate Escrow Procedures
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- RLEST 002Aor corequisite.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic real estate escrow procedures: Study of methods and techniques used around the natural flow and sequence of events in a real estate transaction; emphasis on the escrow dynamics and recent changes in modern real estate escrow procedures.
RLEST 14 Real Estate Investments
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic real estate investments: Study of methods and techniques used to analyze economic values; emphasis on the key factors and financial analysis involved in making real estate investments.
RLEST 250 BRE Salesperson/Broker Exam Preparation
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 1 hour lecture
- Advisory
- RLEST 002A.
California Salesperson/Broker Licensing Exam preparation: Simulated exam and review of essential course content from all courses in real estate.