Vocational: Real Estate
9 courses · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
VRE 102 Real Estate Principles
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 103 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 105 Real Estate Practice
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 106 Real Estate Finance
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 110 Real Estate Economics
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 112 Real Property Management
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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.
VRE 151 Fundamentals of Escrow
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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).
VRE 153 Real Estate License Preparation
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- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
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- VRE 102 (Real Estate Principles) and VRE 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.
VRE 160 Real Estate Employability Skills
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- 1 hours lecture weekly, 18 contact hours total
Students will enhance basic employability skills, workplace skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, and leadership skills.