Principles of Real Estate Practice: Real Estate Express

Real Estate Express students can now purchase complete printed copies of their course’s e-textbook, Principles of Real Estate Practice by Mettling and Cusic. Principles of Real Estate Practice has already helped over 250,000 REX students successfully complete their required courses and state license exam over the past twelve years. Now, to further enhance your learning experience, and to better prepare you to pass both the required course and the state exam, Real Estate Express is pleased to offer all students the immediate availability of the printed text. You can purchase Principles of Real Estate Practice today at a $5.00 discount below the normal retail price. We strongly recommend that you take advantage of this unique opportunity!

Principles of Real Estate Practice is a modern learning tool for the student preparing to enter the real estate business as a licensed professional. The textbook contains the essentials of real estate principles, law, and practices taught in real estate schools and colleges across the country, including all those fundamentals that real estate educators, practicing professionals, national testing services, and state licensing officials agree are necessary for basic competence. Principles of Real Estate Practice covers the national requirements for the initial 30-90+ hours of classroom study, or its equivalent, mandated by state license laws across the country.

Principles of Real Estate Practice is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors’ fifty combined years in real estate education. The textbook is designed to

• make it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate exam
• prepare students for numerous career applications
• stress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.


• Table of Contents
• The Real Estate Business
• Rights in Real Estate
• Interests and Estates
• Ownership
• Encumbrances and Liens
• Transferring and Recording Title to Real Estate
• Real Estate Leases
• Land Use Planning and Control
• Legal Descriptions
• Real Estate Contract Law
• Agency
• Listing Agreements
• The Brokerage Business
• Contracts for the Sale of Real Estate
• Real Estate Market Economics
• Appraising and Estimating Market Value
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Investment
• Real Estate Taxation
• Ethics: Laws and Practices
• Closings
• Real Estate Licensing and Regulation
• Risk Management
• Property Management
• Real Estate Mathematics and Formulas
• Glossary of Residential Style and Construction Terms
• Glossary of General Real Estate Terms
• Index