California Broker License Courses Online

The Legal Aspects of Real Estate course presents a comprehensive overview of the laws that affect real estate transactions and the real estate profession in California. This course examines the legal issues surrounding real estate ownership and transfer, rights and duties of ownership, conveyance issues, mortgages and deeds of trust, government control and powers, escrow and title insurance, zoning, landlord and tenant problems, real estate brokerage and agency relationships, and agency ethics. Because this course covers the law and its application to the real estate industry, it will also assist you in preparing for your real estate licensing exam.

The Real Estate Appraisal course presents a current overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, with an emphasis on residential appraisal practice. In this course, you will learn about steps in the appraisal process, analyzing highest and best use, valuation methods, appraisal reports, and the appraisal profession.

As a subset of economics, real estate economics follows the general rules and theories of general economics. This course looks at how various economic factors influence the real estate market and affect real estate values.

The Escrow course presents an overview of the escrow process and describes the duties of the escrow holder and the responsibilities of the sellers and buyers. Because there are so many things that sellers and buyers must do to complete the transaction, they rely on their respective real estate agents to help them meet these obligations within the applicable timeframes. This course is designed to help listing and selling real estate agents understand the “ins” and “outs” of the escrow process in order to help their clients meet their responsibilities so that the escrow can close on time.

Real Estate Finance covers basic finance principles. You will learn about the impact of financial markets on real estate transactions and the growing role of technology in financing. You will also learn about the many options that are available to homebuyers.

The Real Estate Office Administration course presents concepts used by brokers who own and manage successful real estate brokerage offices. The course presents various approaches to real estate brokerage management problems in order to prepare you to open and/or manage a real estate brokerage firm. It introduces you to the basic business concepts of planning for your business, obtaining financing, managing risk, marketing, and promotion. Additionally, you will become familiar with techniques to recruit and retain top sales associates. The course proposes methods to evaluate the profitability of both your sales associates and the business and discusses four proven ways of business expansion.

The Property Management course gives a practical description of the “nuts and bolts” of the business of property management. You will learn the secrets of the trade and the value of professionalism and ethics that will assist you in maximizing the income to the owners, while protecting the asset and treating tenants fairly. Other topics covered in the include course tenant relations; landlord/tenant law; leasing/renting; human resources; office administration; insurance; financial statements/budgets; building maintenance; vendor services; and property management as a career.