Real Estate
14 courses · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
RE 102 Real Estate Principles
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides basic information about real estate and prepares students for advanced study in specialized courses. Includes deeds, titles, agency, contracts, mathematics, finance, appraisal, escrow, leases. Required for the California real estate salesperson license.
RE 103 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
California real estate law including contracts, ownership, estates, easements, landlord-tenant, trust deeds, liens, agency, security devices, and land use. Applies towards: (1) required course for the California real estate salesperson licensing and (2) California real estate broker’s license requirements.
RE 105 Real Estate Practice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Operation of the real estate business and the role of the agent. Includes listing, prospecting, sales techniques, use of current real estate forms; financing, title insurance, escrow, and taxation. This course is required for the educational requirement for the California real estate salesperson license and may be applied toward the California real estate broker license requirements.
RE 106 Real Estate Finance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Analysis of real estate financing. Covers the mortgage market, lenders, conventional and government-backed loans, processing and closing loans, foreclosures. Applies towards the partial fulfillment for the educational requirements for (1) California real estate salesperson license and (2) California real estate broker license.
RE 110 Real Estate Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Covers the factors influencing real estate values. Includes business cycles, regional and community growth, influences on real estate development. Applies towards the partial fulfillment for the educational requirements for (1) California real estate salesperson license and (2) California real estate broker license.
RE 112 Real Property Management
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Principles and practices of managing residential, apartment, commercial, and income properties. Covers property management, leases and contracts, collections, rent schedules, tenant selection and supervision, and budgets. Applies towards the partial fulfillment for the educational requirements for (1) California real estate salesperson license and (2) California real estate broker license.
RE 114 Appraisal Principles and Procedures
- Units
- 3.5
- Hours
- 63 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
The principles and procedures of appraisal used to estimate market values; location analysis, standards and ethics, and the sales comparison, cost, and income approaches for residential properties. The course applies 60 hours of educational instruction towards the requirements for licensure from the California Office of Real Estate Appraisal (OREA). The course is required for the appraisal licenses for Trainee, Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General license. The course meets the requirement for the Department of Real Estate (DRE) Brokers License and qualifies as one of the required courses for the Salespersons License.
RE 116 Residential Real Estate Appraisal
- Units
- 3.5
- Hours
- 63 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Studies in residential market analysis and highest and best use; residential appraiser site valuation and cost approach; and residential sales comparison and income approach. The course applies 60 hours of educational instruction towards the requirements for licensure from the California Office of Real Estate Appraisal (OREA). The course is required for the appraisal licenses for Trainee, Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General license. The course meets the requirement for the Department of Real Estate (DRE) Brokers License and qualifies as one of the required courses for the Salespersons License.
RE 117 Residential Report Writing and Case Studies
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Residential report writing and case studies in appraisal to include theories, techniques, and procedures of using various residential forms and reports for appraisal. The course applies 16 hours of educational instruction towards the requirements for licensure from the California Office of Real Estate Appraisal (OREA). The course is required for the appraisal licenses for Trainee, Residential, Certified Residential, and Certified General license.
RE 151 Fundamentals of Escrow
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course covers the principles and current practices of the escrow process in California. Topics include terminology, documentation, escrow instructions, encumbrances, interest adjustments, reconveyance, mortgages, insurance, taxes, and fees, other processing details pertinent to the handling of an escrow from inception to closing including fiduciary and ethical responsibilities. This course is one of the elective courses for the real estate salesperson or broker license requirement as set forth by the California Bureau of Real Estate (BRE).
RE 153 Real Estate License Preparation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- RE 102 (Real Estate Principles) or RE 105 (Real Estate Practice)
Real estate licensure preparation. Fundamental information regarding the practice of real estate with an emphasis on real estate law, principles, practice, and other topics covered in the state licensure examination. An important preparation for those intending to take the California real estate salesperson's or broker's license examination. Former Title: Real Estate 053, Real Estate License Preparation (2020)
RE 155 Real Estate the Ethical Way
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 36 contact hours total
Familiarizes students, as future or current real estate professionals, with the Realtor(TM) Code of Ethics. Provides examples of ethically challenging situations in real estate transactions and daily work. Examines duties and responsibilities. Provides analytical strategies for ethical decision making.
RE 160 Real Estate Employability Skills
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students will enhance basic soft skills, workplace skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, and leadership skills.
RE 171 Real Estate Work Experience Education (WEE)
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 216 contact hours total
- Advisory
- RE 102 (Real Estate Principles) and RE 105 (Real Estate Practice)
- Transfers to
- CSU
Through a set of learning objectives established by the student, on-the-job supervisor and instructor, students will extend their classroom-based occupational learning by working at a job related to their major and to their occupational goal. 0.5 - 4 Units of Real Estate Work Experience Education/Career Internship require . 54 work equals one unit of course credit. Units may be awarded in increments of 0.5. Student repetition is allowed per Title 5, Section 55253. Students may earn a maximum of 14 units of credit for work experience education. Open Entry/Open Exit