URBS410: Real Estate Principles

A distance education course taught in English. No prerequisites. The Kentucky Real Estate Commission has an education requirement for taking the sales license exam. Taking two real-estate courses help you meet the education requirement.
URBS410: Real Estate Principles

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Schedule

Distance Learning Course, Fall, 2023

Instructor

Andrew Schuhmann, MUP, J.D.

andrew.schuhmann@louisville.edu

Course Details

A distance education course taught in English. No prerequisites. The Kentucky Real Estate Commission has an education requirement for taking the sales license exam. Taking two real-estate courses help you meet the education requirement. 

Course Description

The course provides decision makers with a basic understanding of real estate principles that will help them to make informed business and development decisions relating to real estate development. A general introduction to the role of real estate in governance, and the particulars of the wide range of subjects associated with it as a business and necessary for its practice as a profession, are provided. Heightened attention will be paid to the importance of value in real estate decision making to include whether and how to lease, buy, or mortgage a property acquisition. Also of particular focus will be the professional ethical obligations and expectations of those whose professional employment is as a Realtor, City Manager, or Planner.