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Fundamentals of Real Estate

RES420

  • Level 4
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 10 hours per week
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This online course provides you with the knowledge you will require at the outset of your real estate career, including knowledge of licensing, professional conduct and fundamentals of legislation relevant to real estate.

Students who successfully complete this online course will be able to

  • Apply the standards of professional conduct expected of real estate licensees to realistic scenarios, identify the duties of licensees regarding unsatisfactory conduct and misconduct and distinguish the steps in the complaints process.
  • Apply the requirements for licensing in the real estate industry to realistic scenarios.
  • Identify the main duties relating to real estate work as provided in legislation.
  • Explain land ownership titles and key property law definitions as they apply to real estate practice.
  • Discuss key points of the law relating to ownership (including co-ownership) and transfer of land in New Zealand. 
  • Identify relevant points of consumer protection law applicable to real estate practice.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

 

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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