Duration of the online course: 11 hours and 1 minutes
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Boost your real estate exam confidence with a free course on essential concepts, practice-style questions, and clear explanations to help you pass faster.
In this free course, learn about
What a real estate license is and what activities it legally allows
Key property concepts: emblements, appurtenant rights, air rights, water rights
Easements basics: dominant vs servient estate, in gross, prescriptive, ingress/egress
Estates in land: freehold, leasehold, life estates, joint tenancy vs tenancy in common
Obsolescence & depreciation: physical deterioration, functional and economic obsolescence
Government powers (PEAT) and related concepts: eminent domain, condemnation, escheat
Contracts: bilateral vs unilateral, valid/void/voidable, executed/executory, implied, option
Agency & ethics: agency roles, dual agency disclosures, principal vs customer, commingling
Fraud & misrepresentation: actual fraud, puffing, and advertising issues like blind ads/offers
Title/deeds & ownership transfer: title vs deed, equitable title, deed types, habendum clause
Getting ready for a real estate licensing exam can feel overwhelming: hundreds of terms, similar-sounding legal concepts, and questions designed to test precision. This free online course helps you turn that chaos into clarity by strengthening the exam foundations that show up again and again. Instead of memorizing disconnected definitions, you’ll learn how key real estate ideas fit together so you can recognize what a question is really asking and choose answers with confidence.
You’ll build fluency in the language of property and ownership, from the permissions a license provides to the types of estates and the practical meaning of rights that attach to land. You’ll also sharpen your understanding of real-world limitations and influences on property value, including forms of obsolescence, market dynamics, and appraisal reasoning. The goal is not just knowing a term, but understanding how it affects decisions in transactions, valuation, and legal responsibilities.
Contract and transaction topics are covered in a way that supports test performance and everyday professionalism. You’ll clarify the purpose of escrow, distinguish contract types and validity, and connect financing clauses to their impact on buyers and sellers. You’ll also learn to spot high-risk areas such as fraud, commingling, and agency relationship mistakes, which often appear on exams because they protect the public and define standards of conduct.
Equally important, the course strengthens your grasp of housing and lending regulations that shape ethical practice. You’ll encounter major fair housing concepts, protected classes, advertising pitfalls, and prohibited practices, along with foundational consumer-protection and settlement rules. Understanding these principles can help you answer compliance-focused questions and prepare to operate responsibly once you’re licensed.
To keep your progress practical, the learning approach mirrors how exams challenge you: quick concept explanations paired with question-driven reinforcement, vocabulary review, and test-taking strategies that reduce pressure. By the end, you should feel more prepared to interpret wording, eliminate distractors, and recall the right concept at the right time—skills that matter for passing the exam and for building a confident start in a real estate career.
Course content
Video class: Real Estate License: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.02m
Exercise: What does a real estate license allow a person to do?
Video class: Functional Obsolescence: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.01m
Exercise: What is an example of functional obsolescence in real estate?
Video class: Economic Obsolescence: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.01m
Exercise: What is economic obsolescence in real estate?
Video class: Emblements: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.01m
Video class: Easements: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.01m
Exercise: What is an easement in property law?
Video class: Puffing: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.01m
Exercise: What is the term used to describe exaggerated claims by sellers to attract buyers?
Video class: Freehold Estates: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.02m
Exercise: Which of the following describes a freehold estate with the greatest interest and is only subject to limitations by government powers?
Video class: Leasehold Estates: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.02m
Exercise: What distinguishes a fixed-term tenancy from other leasehold estates?
Video class: Contingent Property: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: What does the term 'pending' mean in real estate?
Video class: Government Powers: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What is NOT considered one of the four main government powers affecting real estate, often remembered using the acronym 'PEAT'?
Video class: Water Rights: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: What is the main difference between riparian and littoral rights?
Video class: Appurtenant: What does it mean? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What is the difference between 'appurtenant' and 'appurtenance' in real estate?
Video class: Escrow: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: In real estate transactions, what is the primary purpose of placing an asset into escrow?
Video class: Bilateral Contracts vs Unilateral Contracts: The difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Fraud: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What is considered actual fraud in real estate?
Video class: Agency Relationships: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Exercise: In real estate, what is the primary distinction between a principal (or client) and a customer?
Video class: Air Rights: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What are air rights in the context of real estate?
Video class: Dominant vs Servient Estate: The difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: Which property is the dominant estate in an easement scenario?
Video class: Dual Agency: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Exercise: What is required in most states where dual agency is legal?
Video class: Habendum Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of a habendum clause in a real estate contract?
Video class: Alienation Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.02m
Video class: Defeasance Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: In title theory states, what is the main purpose of a defeasance clause in a mortgage contract?
Video class: Acceleration Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Video class: Prepayment Penalty Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Subordination Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of a subordination clause in real estate transactions?
Video class: Release Clause: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Video class: Escheat: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Video class: Eminent Domain: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Exercise: What is the primary difference between eminent domain and condemnation?
Video class: Attorney-in-Fact: Who is that? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Video class: Title vs Deed: The difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Equitable Title: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: What is equitable title in the context of a real estate transaction?
Video class: Types of Deeds: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Adverse Possession: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Video class: Color of Title: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.02m
Exercise: Which statement best describes 'color of title' in real estate?
Video class: Ingress and Egress: The Difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Debits and Credits: The Difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Real Estate Economics: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.10m
Exercise: In the context of real estate economics, what typically happens to prices when there is low supply and high demand?
Video class: Real Estate Novation: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.09m
Video class: Commingling: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.09m
Video class: Valid Contracts: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Exercise: Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a real estate contract to be considered valid?
Video class: Valid, Void, and Voidable: The Difference? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Video class: Executed and Executory: The Difference? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Video class: Implied Contracts: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Exercise: Which of the following best describes an 'implied in fact' contract?
Video class: Option Contracts: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.09m
Video class: Market Data Approach: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Video class: Cost Approach: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Exercise: In real estate appraisal, the cost approach is a method used to determine the value of a property. Which of the following best describes how the cost approach works?
Video class: Income Approach: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Principle of Conformity: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Principle of Substitution: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: In real estate, what does the principle of substitution imply about a buyer's decision-making process?
Video class: Principle of Contribution: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Principle of Highest and Best Use: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Principle of Progression: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Exercise: Which appraisal principle states that the value of a property increases when more valuable properties are built in the surrounding area?
Video class: Physical Deterioration: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Blind Ads: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Blind Offer: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Exercise: What is a blind offer in the context of real estate?
Video class: Easement in Gross: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Prescriptive Easements: What are they? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Blockbusting: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Exercise: Which of the following is a practice that seeks to profit from fears of homeowners by encouraging them to sell their homes due to demographic changes in the neighborhood?
Video class: Steering: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.10m
Video class: Protected Classes in Real Estate: Real estate license exam questions.09m
Video class: The Civil Rights Act of 1866: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Exercise: What significant change did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 bring to the real estate industry?
Video class: The Sherman Antitrust Act: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Group Boycotting: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.03m
Video class: Tie in Agreement: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Price Fixing: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Truth in Lending Act: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Video class: Fair Housing Act Amendments: Real estate license exam questions.07m
Exercise: Which of the following classes was added to the protections under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988?
Video class: Redlining: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Mrs. Murphy Exemption: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Single Family Home Exemption: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Exercise: Under what condition does the single-family home exemption not apply when a homeowner is selling their property?
Video class: Affinity Housing: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Equal Credit Opportunity Act: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Jones v. Mayer Supreme Court Case: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Exercise: What principle was established by the Jones v. Mayer Supreme Court case?
Video class: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Kickback: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.08m
Exercise: Which of the following is a key requirement of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)?
Video class: Usury: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Lessor vs Lessee: The Difference? Real estate license exam questions.04m
Video class: Net Lease: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Exercise: In a triple net lease (NNN lease), which of the following responsibilities typically falls on the tenant?
Video class: Gross Lease: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.06m
Video class: Percentage Lease: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: Sandwich Lease: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Exercise: In a real estate transaction involving a sandwich lease, what is the role of the investor?
Video class: Leaseback: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.07m
Video class: Variable Lease: What is it? Real estate license exam questions.05m
Video class: 5 Secrets to Crush Exam Pressure10m
Exercise: Which of the following techniques is described as a way to improve focus and decision-making by concentrating on a specific object to train attention?
Video class: Must-Know Real Estate Exam Terms (1-30) (2024)17m
Video class: Must Know Real Estate Exam Terms (31-60) (2024)17m
Video class: Must Know Real Estate Exam Terms (61-90) (2024)16m
Video class: Must-Know Real Estate Exam Terms (91-120)(2024)17m
Video class: Must-Know Real Estate Exam Terms (121-150)(2024)16m
Video class: The Best New Resource to Pass Your Real Estate Exam08m
Exercise: What is an effective way to ensure a strong understanding of essential real estate topics when preparing for the real estate licensing exam?
Video class: 150 Real Estate Exam Vocab Terms (2024)1h18m
Video class: Crush the Real Estate Exam with These New 7 Acronyms08m
Video class: 10 Insider Tips to Help You Pass Your Real Estate Exam in 202407m
Exercise: Which of the following strategies is advised for efficiently dealing with difficult multiple-choice questions during a real estate exam?
Video class: Joint Tenancy VS Tenancy in Common: The BEST Comparative Guide to Pass the Real Estate Exam10m
Video class: Life Estates 101: Your Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Exam Concepts05m
What is the difference between functional obsolescence and economic obsolescence in real estate?
Functional obsolescence is a loss in value caused by outdated or poorly designed property features; economic obsolescence results from external factors, such as nearby noise, declining demand, or adverse zoning.
What are the four government powers affecting real estate under PEAT?
PEAT stands for Police Power, Eminent Domain, Taxation, and Escheat—government powers that can regulate, acquire, tax, or receive real property.
What is the difference between a dominant estate and a servient estate?
The dominant estate benefits from an easement, while the servient estate is the property burdened by it, such as land crossed for access.
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