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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to real estate principles and practices, including ethics, titles to and conveyance of real estate, legal descriptions and deeds, encumbrances, closing procedures, land economics, real estate finance, brokerage (including an overview of licensing as a real estate broker and salesperson), marketing, appraising, real estate investment, and taxation. Additional topics include law of agency, contracts, distinctions between personal and real property, real estate mathematics, government fair housing and fair lending law, land use planning, market and feasibility analysis, zoning (including urban problems and environmental hazards), primary and secondary markets, and real estate management. Satisfactory completion of this course, along with FIN 4220/4221, and one other Real Estate course, will qualify an individual to take the Texas real estate license examination.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to the concept of agency as it relates to the area of real estate, including the creation of the fiduciary relationship and termination of the agent's authority. Additionally, various related topics, including employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing and buying procedures, requirements for disclosure of agency, intermediary status, and the distinction between assistance and representation, will be discussed. Satisfactory completion of this course, along with FIN 3405, FIN 4221, and one other Real Estate course, will qualify an individual to take the Texas real estate license examination.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to the essential elements of a contract including discussions of offer and acceptance, the statute of frauds, parol evidence, specific performance and remedies for breach, and the unauthorized practice of law. Other related topics include the Texas Real Estate commission's rules pertaining to the use of promulgated forms, owner disclosure requirements, option periods, Phase I Environmental Assessments, and case analysis of specific transactions utilizing all contract forms provided by the Commission. Satisfactory completion of this course, along with FIN 3405, FIN 4220, and one other Real Estate course, will qualify an individual to take the Texas real estate license examination.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the intriguing process of financing the pursuit of opportunity and growth without regard to assets controlled currently. The major focus is on start-up or acquisition and the initial stages of growth. There is an emphasis on high growth firms, and the central objective is to gain an understanding of how entrepreneurs obtain and use financial resources. The course also examines how value is created.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the financial implications of death, disability and retirement, as well as the corresponding forms of individual life insurance, health insurance and annuities. Elementary life and health insurance programming, taxation, legal aspects, business uses of individual life and health insurance, regulation, and insurer operations and functions are covered.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the property-liability insurance industry, including the economic and financial issues inherent in property-liability insurance contracting. Topics may include commercial insurance contracts, automobile insurance costs and prices, tort reform effects on insurance markets, economics of distribution systems, corporate governance and organizational form, pricing models, solvency measurement, solvency regulation and market discipline, reinsurance and catastrophic risk, underwriting and risk selection, rate-making techniques, and underwriting cycles.
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3.00 Credits
The valuation of real estate including the functions, purposes and techniques of appraising land and improvements. Additionally, an extensive review of the concepts of ownership interests, zoning, land use regulation and related topics that affect the value of real estate is included. Students will be instructed in the use of the three fundamental approaches to valuation: the sales comparison approach, the cost-less depreciation approach, and the income capitalization approach as well as capitalization techniques used in the profession. To facilitate an understanding of the discounted cash flow techniques used in valuation, the real estate industries leading computer software ARGUS Financial Analysis will be included.
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3.00 Credits
A study of international financial management, including multinational corporations (MNCs), international financial markets, international trade, foreign exchange rate, currency futures, forwards, options and swaps, currency exposures, and short- and long-term financing decisions of MNCs. With a focus on the enhancement of analytical skills based on the tools and theory of international finance, this course will promote critical thinking skills of the student.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the rationale for, and basic details of, (1) employer provided group-life and group-health benefits, (2) private pension plans, and(3) government requirement required benefits, including social security, Medicare and Medicaid, disability income, and unemployment benefits. The approach focuses on the economic theory and historical developments of each of these areas.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of real estate investments using ARGUS Financial Analysis, the real estate industry's leading computer software specifically designed for the analysis of income-producing properties. Additionally, an extensive review of legal issues related to ownership interests, mortgages, fair housing, and ADA requirements is included. Current issues as well as analytical methods are presented in a case study approach. Creative financing and income tax considerations are also included.
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