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This course covers the principles and practices of real estate appraisal, including general data analysis, residential real estate markets, neighborhood analysis, site description and analysis, highest and best use, specific data analysis, improvement analysis, principles of value, gross rent multiplier, and special appraisal techniques. This course also covers the three approaches to value--sales comparison (or market data), cost, and income--along with case studies and practice exercises pertaining to each approach. Real estate professionals who complete this course will have a thorough understanding of the steps involved in the appraisal process. (TREC Course #: 0211)

This course focuses on the set of concepts and techniques used to analyze and finance income-producing real property. Topics covered in this course: financing instruments and creative financing techniques; in-depth mortgage payment patterns and concepts, economic characteristics and standards, and financing of single and income-producing properties; sources and availability of mortgage money and credit and the impact of various factors on the mortgage market; and special government activities having an impact on real estate financing. (TREC Course #: 0411)

This course covers real estate investments characteristics, techniques of investment analysis, time-valued money, discounted and non-discounted investment criteria, leverage, tax shelters, depreciation, and applications to property tax. This course has emphasis on financing, evaluation, and management of real estate investment (TREC Course #: 0911)

This course teaches students the fundamentals of real estate marketing. The course covers the psychology of marketing, listing procedures, advertising, the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, and negotiating and closing. (TREC Course #: 0511)