Real Estate Principles
DRE Pre-License Sponsor Number: S0715
Phone Number: 562-789-5388
achieversREschool.com
15025 Whittier Blvd., Whittier, CA 90603
Course Name:
Real Estate Principles
Course Description:
Real Estate Principles is mandatory by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) to obtain a real estate license, this course covers in-depth detail the aspects of title issues, transfers and proficient information on representation, disclosures, property description, escrow, financing and appraisals.
Method of Presentation: Correspondence, the final exam must be proctored by the school.
Course Hours:
45
Pre-License Course Offering Fee:
Textbook $50
Shipping and handling $25
Enrollment $150
Textbook Information
TITLE: REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
AUTHOR: WALT HUBER
COPY RIGHT DATE: 2025
TOTAL PAGES: 614
EDITION: 17TH
PUBLISHER: EDUCATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY, INC.
REFUND POLICY: 100% refund within 10 days from enrollment date. There will be no refund for damaged textbook, missing pages or writing
Student Final Exam Instructions
FINAL EXAMINATION CRITERIA: Open book
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 100
TYPE OF QUESTIONS: Multiple choice
TIME: 2 hours
HOW MANY DIFFERENT EXAMS: 2
MINIMUM PASSING PERCENTAGE: 60
DRE Disclaimer Statement
This course is approved for statutory/pre-license education credit by the California Department of Real Estate. However, this approval does not constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions which are expressed by the course sponsor, instructors, authors, or lecturers.
Student Enrollment
A student may enroll in any number of courses with the following guidelines:
1. Schools may not offer a single correspondence course that is to be completed* in less than 2½ weeks. This rule applies regardless of the number of schools the student is taking courses from.
2. No more than two courses may be completed* in a five-week period.
Number of Courses Min. Completion Time*
1 2 1/2 weeks
2 5 weeks
4 10 weeks
6 15 weeks
8 20 weeks
3. All courses shall require completion within one year from the date of registration. If the course is not completed within one year, the student must re-enroll in the course, adhering to the course requirements.
* The time from the date the student receives access to the course material to the date the final exam is successfully passed.
Final Exam Notes
An offering may include a provision for one retake of a different final examination by a student who failed the original final examination provided the questions in the re-examination are different questions than those contained in the original examination. A student who fails the re-examination cannot receive credit for the course. The student is not barred from enrolling and completing the same course but must retake the course and pass the final examination to compete the course and receive a course completion certificate.
Correspondence Course Identification Statement
Participants shall present one of the following forms of identification immediately before the administration of the final examination:
A. A current California driver’s license.
B. A current identification card described in Section 13000 of the California Vehicle Code
C. Any identification of the participant issued by a governmental agency or a recognized real estate related trade organization within the immediately preceding five years which bears a photograph, signature and identification number of the participant.
Online Evaluation Statement
A course and instructor evaluation is available on the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) website at www.dre.ca.gov. Access this form by typing in “RE 318A” in the search box located in the upper right corner of the home page.
Course Provider Complaint Statement
A course provider complaint form is available on the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) website at www.dre.ca.gov. Access this form by typing in “RE 340” in the search box located in the upper right corner of the home page. An informational form regarding course provider complaints, “RE 340A” is also available.
Timed Course Outline
The minimum time to complete this course is 18 days. This course consist of 15 correspondent reading assignments. After 18 days the student may request a proctored final exam of 100 multiple choice questions, the final exam is 2 hours. An alternate final exam with different questions will be provided if the student is not successful in the first attempt. The student is not required to retake the course after the first attempt failed, the student must retake the course if the second attempt failed.
Timed Course Outline:
CHAPTER HOURS TOPICS
1 3
Introduction to Real Estate.
2 3 Estates, Transfers and Titles.
3 3 Encumbrances.
4 3 Agency RLA Bundle, and Buyer’s Agency.
5 3 Real Property Disclosures and Advisories.
6 3 Contracts in the Digital Age.
7 3 Property Management (landlord & Tenant).
8 3 Escrow and Title Insurance.
9 3 Real Estate Finance.
10
3 Financial Institutions
11
3 Appraisal Basics.
12
3 Appraisal Methods.
13
3 Subdivisions and Government Control.
14
15
3 Taxation of Real Estate.
3 Licensing, Education, And Associations.
FINAL EXAM 2 Hours
TOTAL HOURS: 45 hours
Final Exam Instructions
The student has to contact the school to schedule an appointment to take the final examination.
The examination must be proctored by the school. A correspondence course must provide for a final exam administered and supervised by a person designated by the school for that purpose.
The school shall send the final exam materials to the person so designated and the completed final exam shall be returned to the school by the person so designated.
The exam administrator or proctor cannot be related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, or any other relationship (i.e. future responsible broker) to the person taking the exam which would influence them from properly administering the exam.
Under no circumstances shall the final exam be furnished directly to the students.
The final exam can be provided at the school facility or a designated location by the school.
The final exam is open book.
Number of questions 100 multiple choice.
The minimum passing score is 60% or greater to receive a certificate of completion.
The student must complete the 100 questions within 2 hours.
A retake is available if not successful in the first attempt, the reexamination are different questions than those contained in the original examination.
The student who fails the alternate exam must retake the course and pass the final examination to complete the course and receive a course completion certificate.
After the second attempt the student must wait 18 days to re-test.