Performance Programs Company’s Principles of Real Estate Practice in Illinois contains the essentials of the national and Illinois real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Illinois license law. It is based on our highly successful and popular national publication, Principles of Real Estate Practice, which is in use in real estate schools nationwide.
The text is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. It 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.
Principles of Real Estate Practice in Illinois is streamlined, direct and to-the-point. It includes multiple learning reinforcements. It has a student-oriented organization, both within each chapter and from chapter to chapter. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors‘ many years in real estate education.
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
Leasing Essentials
Land Use Planning and Control
Legal Descriptions
Fundamentals of Contract Law
National Agency
Listing Agreements: An Overview
General Brokerage Practices
Overview of Conveyance Contracts
Real Estate Market Economics
Appraising and Estimating Market Value
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Taxation
Professional Practices
Closings
Risk Management
Property Management
Real Estate Mathematics
Illinois Licensing Regulation
Acquiring & Maintaining a License
Regulation of Business Practice
Agency Relationships
Disciplinary Rules and Procedures
Other Illinois Laws and Practices
Glossary of General Real Estate Terms
Index
For students looking for an Illinois exam prep book, we also publish Illinois Real Estate License Exam Prep: All-in-One Review and Testing to Pass Illinois‘ PSI Real Estate Exam.
Über den Autor
Stephen Mettling and David Cusic have operated one of the nation’s most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. They are perhaps best known for writing Principles of Real Estate Practice, a national real estate principles textbook used by over 50, 000 students per year. Stephen Mettling has been a real estate educator and custom training program developer specializing in real estate over the past forty years. During that time he has written or co-developed over 100 books, professional training programs and texts covering all aspects of residential, commercial, and corporate real estate for national trade organizations and real estate companies. Additionally Steve has directed numerous statewide real estate schools and served as vice president of Dearborn Financial Services where he headed up the country’s largest real estate, securities and insurance license training network.Dr. Cusic, an author and educator, has been engaged in vocation-oriented education since 1966. David earned his Ph.D in linguistics from Stanford University. Specializing in real estate training since 1978, he has developed numerous real estate training programs for corporate and institutional clients around the country including NAR, Core Net Global, and the CCIM Institute.Ryan Mettling, partner and currently publisher of Performance Programs, is an accomplished online curriculum designer, author and course developer. Joy Stanfill has had a far-reaching career in real estate that includes over 25 years of teaching experience. She has served as Managing Broker, Director of Education, and Real Estate School Administrator for schools in three states. Joy has authored, marketed and delivered courses in various markets. She has held numerous real estate designations. Most recently, she has served as Faculty Director for a large online real estate school.Marilyn has 40+ years‘ credentials in real estate education as well as holding her real estate managing broker’s license in Illinois. Marilyn has been a career real estate prelicense and CE instructor known throughout Illinois and has also authored numerous continuing education courses that have been used throughout the real estate industry. She has received the Educator of the Year Award from the National Association of Realtors(R) and from the Association of Illinois Real Estate Educators. Marilyn obtained her Master’s Degree in Adult Education and has earned the AHWD, GRI, CRS, CRB, and PMN designations.