Real Estate
8 courses · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Spring 2026
RE 164 Real Estate Principles
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
A study of the characteristics of real estate from physical, legal, and economic standpoints. Course material is designed to assist those preparing for the real estate salespersons and brokers license examinations.
RE 171 Real Estate Economics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
A study of the economic aspects of real estate and their effects on real estate markets, urban growth and finance. Particular emphasis is made on governmental and agency controls on development of regional and local areas, past and future.
RE 172 Real Estate Practice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
A comprehensive study of the techniques used to successfully operate a real estate business. Includes office management administration, in-service training of associate licensees, implicit bias and anti-discrimination training, legal and statutory compliance, and agency and other oversights. Required for students to take the California Salesperson License.
RE 173 Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
This course is a prerequisite for students planning to take the California Salesperson Licensing Exam. It presents a comprehensive study and analysis of California law as applied to the most common legal issues arising from real estate practices and transactions. This course introduces students to the essential legal documents involved real estate sales, purchases, and financing transactions. Course content includes a survey of property law, contract law, agency law, financing devices, and consumer protection law. This course further explores discriminatory real estate practices and the state and federal fair housing laws most relevant to the work of California real estate professionals. While analyzing the real estate industry's connection to current patterns of persistent wealth inequality, students critically examine how banks, insurance companies, lawmakers, and the real estate industry historically implemented policies and practices—such as redlining and steering—to define and sustain a state-sponsored system based on racial and ethnic segregation. Students are encouraged to understand and assess the value of adopting an anti-racist professional approach in their practice. Interactive role-plays and other practice-based activities emphasize the legal and ethical responsibility that California real estate practitioners must bear to confront the legacy of social and economic inequities caused by policies and practices once widely accepted in the real estate industry.
RE 174 Real Estate Finance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
A comprehensive study and analysis of money markets, interest rates, and financing as applied to real estate transactions.
RE 175 Principles of Appraisal
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
An entry level appraisal course introducing students to basic appraisal principles, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Contents include: Influences on value, legal considerations, economic principles, real estate markets and analysis, valuation process, property description, highest and best use analysis, appraisal statistics, sales comparison and cost approaches to value.
RE 176 Advanced Residential Appraisal Practice
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
An advanced appraisal course covering the principles, procedures and techniques needed to appraise all types of residential properties up to four units. The contents include: Review of basic appraisal principles, use of all Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) forms, basic income and expense estimating, gross rent multipliers, appraisal ethics and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Students will appraise a custom home, a condominium and a small income residential property.
RE 177 Income Property Appraisal and Analysis
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture weekly, 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- RE 175 (Principles of Appraisal)
An advanced appraisal course covering the principles, procedures and techniques needed to appraise commercial property, including large apartment buildings. The course content will include review of basic appraisal principles, income and expense estimating, operating expense ratios, direct capitalization, cash flow estimates, measures of cash flow and discounted cash flow analysis. The use of financial calculator will be required.