Real Estate Finance Online Course (30-Credit Hours) (#451)
Gain Expertise in Real Estate Finance and Master Your Licensing Exam
This exam-focused course combines key concepts in real estate finance with the information needed to master your licensing exam’s finance questions. Based on Essentials of Real Estate Finance, this course not only prepares you for success on your licensing exam, but also gives you a strong foundation for a career in real estate.
In this course, you will learn about monetary systems, primary and secondary money markets, and sources of mortgage loans. You will also learn about federal government programs, loan applications, processes and procedures, closing costs, alternative financial instruments, equal credit opportunity acts, Community Reinvestment Act, and the state housing agency.
Topics Include:
- The Nature and Cycle of Real Estate Finance
- Money and the Monetary System
- Additional Government Influence
- The Secondary Mortgage Market
- Sources of Funds: Institutional, Non-Institutional, and Other Lenders
- Instruments of Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Financing Programs
- Government Loans
- Processing Real Estate Loans
- Defaults and Foreclosures
Key Points:
- Understand the importance of financing to the national economy and discuss government financing programs that stimulate the economy.
- Learn about the role of the U.S. Department of the Treasury as the nation’s fiscal manager, the role of the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLB), and the responsibilities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
- Learn the responsibilities and activities of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and important acts of federal legislation that affect real estate finance.