California Real Estate Practice Book

California Real Estate Practice provides an overview of the practical, day-to-day aspects of the real estate business. It discusses the essential skills required of real estate agents in California, including:

• working with clients and customers,
• pricing property,
• complying with fair housing laws,
• filling out listing agreements and deposit receipts,
• handling offers and counteroffers,
• prequalifying buyers for financing, and
• guiding a transaction through the closing process.

This manual serves as the basis for continuing education courses in real estate practices that are required by the Department of Real Estate.

California Real Estate Practice incorporates the latest real estate laws, regulations, and business practices. It also offers a variety of study aids, including examples of forms and worksheets used in real estate practice, chapter outlines and summaries, chapter review quizzes with answers and explanations, and a glossary that explains hundreds of real estate terms.