Stephen Mettling & David Cusic 
Principles of Real Estate Practice 

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. It has nearly 500 practice questions to test mastery of the content.

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


• Professional Practices


• Closings


• Real Estate Licensing and Regulation


• Risk Management


• Property Management


• Real Estate Mathematics and Formulas


• Practice Quizzes


• Practice Exam


• Glossary of General Real Estate Terms


• Index

We now offer state-specific versions of Principles of Real Estate Practice for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. More coming soon.