Introduction to real estate -- Nature and description of real estate -- Rights and interests in land -- Forms of ownership -- Transferring title -- Recordation, abstracts, and title insurance -- Contract law -- Real estate sales contracts -- Mortgage and note -- Deed of trust -- Lending practices -- The loan and the consumer -- Sources of financing -- Types of financing -- Taxes and assessments -- Title closing and escrow -- Real estate leases -- Real estate appraisal -- Licensing laws and professional affiliation -- The principal-broker relationship : employment -- The principal-broker relationship : agency -- Fair housing, ADA, equal credit, and community reinvestment -- Condominiums, cooperatives, PUDs, and timeshares -- Property insurance -- Land-use control -- Real estate and the economy -- Investing in real estate.