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*IAI (Illinois Articulation Agreement) - An agreement among participating Illinois colleges and universities to help Illinois college students transfer credit as easily as possible. See an advisor in the Advising and Counseling Center for additional information, or read about the IAI at www.iTransfer.org.

Real Estate

RES131 - Real Estate Transactions
Course introduces fundamentals of real estate transactions in practice and theory. Content includes basic principles for buying, selling or owning real estate. Course is MANDATORY for persons planning to take the Illinois Real Estate Salesperson License Examination. Also satisfies the 45-hour Mandatory Requirement for students planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES135 - Home Inspection
Course examines the major elements of home inspection, focusing on exteriors, interiors, roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, structural and miscellaneous appliances. Illinois Home Inspector Law/Administrative Rules and Standards of Practice are also covered. Students involved in lab work and practicum relating to home inspection. Course satisfies the educational requirements of Division of Banks and Real Estate for Home Inspector licensing.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 4; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES140 - Basic Principles of Appraisal
Course focuses on processes of real property valuation on residential property. Content includes methodology, terminology and procedures of valuing real property, review of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Illinois license requirements, and current Uniform Residential Appraisal Report form. Satisfies MANDATORY Illinois course requirement for Associate Appraiser Examination. May be used as an ELECTIVE course for persons planning to take the Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination. (DBRE course IL II)
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES141 - Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
Course examines Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Content includes explanatory comments and ethics provisions, standards of Competency Provisions and guidelines for professional practice. Satisfies MANDATORY Illinois course in Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) required to take Associate Appraiser Examination. (DBRE course IL I)
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES142 - Residential and Single Family Appraisal
Course examines nature of real property value. Content includes construction terminology and construction processes. Topics cover various functions and methods of estimating value with emphasis on residential property. Satisfies MANDATORY Illinois course requirement in basic appraisal procedures for Associate Appraiser Examination. (DBRE course IL III)
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES143 - Real Estate Appraisal Methods
Course provides in-depth coverage of basic valuation procedures primarily for appraising properties. Content includes site valuations, estimations; depreciations, applications, units and elements of comparison, adjustments, capitalization, and reconciliation. MANTADORY course for Illinois certified residential appraiser applicants. (DBRE course IL IV) Prerequisite: RES 131 or RES 140 or Associate Appraisers License or consent of department coordinator.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES144 - Principles of Capitalization
Course introduces methods and techniques of capitalization applied to income producing properties. Content includes gross and net operating incomes, expenses, debt service, direct capitalization, financial function tables, lease analysis, cash flows, discounting, evaluation and applications. Use of financial calculator required. MANDATORY course for Illinois certified real estate general appraiser applicants. (DBRE course IL V) Prerequisite: RES 131 or RES 140 or Associate Appraisers License or consent of department coordinator.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES145 - Residential Appraisal Report Writing
Course provides basic understanding of effective writing of residential real estate appraisals. Focus is on developing understanding designing a narrative report relative to value of residential property. Course fulfills one of the educational requirements necessary to become a certified residential appraiser. Prerequisite: RES 140 or RES 141 or RES 142, or consent of instructor. (DBRE course IL VI)
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES151 - Advanced Principles 2000
Course focuses on advanced principles in real estate including agency, disclosure, environmental issues, escrow and license law. One of three MANDATORY courses for persons planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES202 - Real Estate Contracts and Conveyances
Course concentrates on contracts and conveyances in real estate. Content includes deeds, fixtures, contracts, real estate closings, foreclosure and redemption; land use controls, landlord/tenant relationship, cooperatives and condominiums. One of three MANDATORY courses for persons planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES203 - Real Estate Brokerage Administration
Course focuses on brokerage administration of a real estate business. Content includes Illinois real estate law and licensure, listings, title search, forms for closing, contract forms and the broker-salesperson relationship. One of three MANDATORY courses for persons planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES204 - Real Estate Finance
Course examines financing of real estate. Content includes types of financing, sources of financing, mortgages, mortgage documents, mortgage closing, interest, liens, foreclosure, real property insurance, mortgage risk, principles of property value for mortgage credit, mortgage analysis and construction loans. An ELECTIVE course for persons planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES205 - Commercial and Industrial Real Estate
Advanced course presents overview of real estate concerned with brokerage, management; leasing and investing in commercial and industrial properties. It assumes student has had some exposure to real estate profession. Content includes types of properties, valuation techniques, financial analysis, locating and acquiring properties, marketing, rentals, sales, and general management.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES206 - Real Estate Investments
Course introduces characteristics of all income-producing properties and techniques used to evaluate such properties. Contemporary analysis stressed. Content includes tax implications, leasing, management, syndication, building and development, and financing.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES207 - Basic Principles of Title Insurance
Introductory course concentrates on the concept of title with all rights and interests attached to it and protection of purchase of real estate against loss or damages due to defects in the title. RES 207 requires understanding of considerable amount of terminology. Content includes real estate principles, title searching, abstracts, legal descriptions, underwriting, closings, various policies, federal agency regulation, and real estate title business.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES208 - Advanced Principles of Title Insurance
Course continues detailed study of principles of RES 207. Review and updating of information suitable for those with experience in the field of title, for attorneys and real estate brokers, and students in the mortgage loan area. Areas of concentration include public records, subdivisions, water and other rights, various encumbrances, uniform commercial code, title commitments, various title policies, endorsements, closing details and services, bankruptcy, claims, reinsurance, business management, and other subjects. Prerequisite: RES 207 or consent of department coordinator.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES209 - Property Management in Real Estate
Course explores management of real property. Content includes fundamentals of tenant-management relationship; property modernization; property maintenance; leases, real property insurance; commercial property; industrial property and advertising. An ELECTIVE course for persons planning to take Illinois Real Estate Broker License Examination.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

RES280 - Mortgage Loan Originator
Course covers the contemporary issues of mortgage lending. Contents include Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), various Acts that pertain to mortgage lending as well as an overview of conventional, government and sub prime lending. Course satisfies the Illinois course requirement for a mortgage loan originator
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)

RES290 - Topics in Real Estate
Course concentrates on special interest needs of real estate students and local business organizations. Topics will be offered for variable credit from one to four semester credit hours. Students may repeat RES 290 up to three times on different topics for maximum of nine semester credit hours. Prerequisite may vary by topic.
1-4 Credit Hours (lecture: 1-4; lab: 1-4)


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