Principles of Real Estate Practice in North Carolina contains the essentials of the national and North Carolina real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by North Carolina 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 examprepare students for numerous career applicationsstress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.Principles of Real Estate Practice in North Carolina 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 ContentsThe Real Estate BusinessRights in Real Estate Interests and EstatesOwnershipEncumbrances and LiensTransferring and Recording Title to Real Estate Leasing Essentials Land Use Planning and ControlLegal DescriptionsFundamentals of Contract LawNational Agency Listing Agreements: An OverviewGeneral Brokerage PracticesOverview of Conveyance ContractsReal Estate Market Economics Appraising and Estimating Market ValueReal Estate Finance Real Estate Investment Real Estate Taxation Professional PracticesClosingsOverview of Licensing and Regulation Risk Management Property Management North Carolina License Regulation North Carolina License Requirements North Carolina License Status, Violations, & Discipline North Carolina Agency Relationships North Carolina Brokerage Practice Regulation North Carolina Sales Contracts North Carolina Property Management Property Insurance Other North Carolina Laws & PracticesReal Estate Mathematics and FormulasGlossary of Residential Style and Construction TermsGlossary of General Real Estate TermsIndexFor students looking for a North Carolina-specific exam prep book, please check out our North Carolina Real Estate License Exam Prep page.
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, CoreNet Global, and the CCIM Institute.
