Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland

Performance Programs Company's Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland contains the essentials of the national and Maryland real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Maryland license law. It is based on our highly successful and popular national publication, Principles of Real Estate Practice, which is in use in real estate schools nationwide.
The text is tailored to the needs of the pre-license student. It is designed tomake it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate examprepare students for numerous career applicationsstress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.
Principles of Real Estate Practice in Maryland is streamlined, direct and to-the-point. It includes multiple learning reinforcements. It has a student-oriented organization, both within each chapter and from chapter to chapter. Its examples and exercises are grounded in the authors' many years in real estate education.
Table of ContentsThe Real Estate BusinessRights in Real EstateInterests and EstatesOwnershipEncumbrances and LiensTransferring and Recording Title to Real EstateLeasing EssentialsLand Use Planning and ControlLegal DescriptionsFundamentals of Contract LawNational AgencyListing Agreements: An OverviewGeneral Brokerage PracticesOverview of Conveyance ContractsReal Estate Market EconomicsAppraising and Estimating Market ValueReal Estate FinanceReal Estate InvestmentReal Estate TaxationProfessional PracticesClosingsRisk ManagementProperty ManagementReal Estate MathematicsThe Maryland Regulatory EnvironmentMaryland Licensing RequirementsMaryland Regulation of Business ConductMaryland Brokerage Relationships and DisclosureEthical Practices and Fair HousingOther Maryland Laws and PracticesGlossary of General Real Estate TermsIndex
For students looking for a Maryland exam prep book, we also publish Maryland Real Estate License Exam Prep: All-in-One Review and Testing to Pass Maryland's PSI Real Estate Exam.

Stephen Mettling and David Cusic have operated one of the nation's most successful custom training organizations specializing in real estate program development. They are perhaps best known for writing Principles of Real Estate Practice, a national real estate principles textbook used by over 50,000 students per year. Stephen Mettling has been a real estate educator and custom training program developer specializing in real estate over the past forty years. During that time he has written or co-developed over 100 books, professional training programs and texts covering all aspects of residential, commercial, and corporate real estate for national trade organizations and real estate companies. Additionally Steve has directed numerous statewide real estate schools and served as vice president of Dearborn Financial Services where he headed up the country's largest real estate, securities and insurance license training network.Dr. Cusic, an author and educator, has been engaged in vocation-oriented education since 1966. David earned his Ph.D in linguistics from Stanford University. Specializing in real estate training since 1978, he has developed numerous real estate training programs for corporate and institutional clients around the country including NAR, CoreNet Global, and the CCIM Institute.-Ryan Mettling, partner and currently publisher of Performance Programs, is an accomplished online curriculum designer, author and course developer. Christine has been consulting in the real estate industry for over 15 years. An alumna of UNC-Charlotte and NYU, she has served as Broker-in-Charge, Education Director and NC Real Estate Commission Education Officer. Christine maintains several NAR designations and certifications including GRI®, ePRO®, PSA, RSPS and is also an NC REC Certified Instructor and ARELLO Certified Distance Education Instructor (CDEI(TM)).