Real Estate Exam Audio Lessons
Short, free audio lessons for the California, Texas and Florida real estate exams. Each episode takes one high-yield topic from the Day One study guide, like agency, contracts, deeds or fair housing, and explains it in about a minute. Listen here, or add the feed to your podcast app and study on a commute or a walk.
California
Lessons for the California DRE Salesperson Exam.
The Six Fiduciary Duties (OLD CAR)
Episode 1 · 0:35 ·
An agent owes the principal six fiduciary duties: obedience, loyalty, disclosure, confidentiality, accounting and reasonable care. This lesson walks through the OLD CAR memory aid and explains why these duties go only to the client, while everyone else is owed honesty and fair dealing.
The Three-Step Agency Disclosure Process
Episode 4 · 0:45 ·
California agency disclosure happens in three steps: disclose, elect and confirm. You'll hear who delivers the Agency Disclosure form, to whom and when, and where the agency relationship is finally confirmed in writing.
Joint Tenancy and the Four Unities
Episode 7 · 0:48 ·
Joint tenancy is co-ownership with the right of survivorship, so a deceased owner's share passes to the survivors without probate. This lesson covers the four unities of time, title, interest and possession, and what happens when one of them is broken.
Proposition 13 Property Tax Rules
Episode 10 · 0:49 ·
Proposition 13 caps California property tax at 1% of assessed value and limits assessment increases to 2% a year. Learn how base year value works and when a change of ownership triggers reassessment to market value.
The 3-Business-Day Trust Fund Rule
Episode 13 · 0:39 ·
A California broker has three business days to deposit trust funds, hand them to the principal or deliver them to escrow. This lesson covers the rule, the exception for checks payable to an escrow or title company, and when a broker may hold a check longer.
TDS Delivery and the Buyer's Right to Rescind
Episode 16 · 0:33 ·
The Transfer Disclosure Statement should reach the buyer as soon as practicable before title transfers. If it arrives after the buyer signs the offer, the buyer gets 3 days to rescind after in-person delivery or 5 days after delivery by mail, a favorite exam detail.
The Statute of Frauds in Real Estate
Episode 19 · 0:36 ·
California's Statute of Frauds requires certain contracts to be in writing and signed to be enforceable. This lesson explains which real estate agreements are covered, including sales contracts, leases over one year and exclusive listings, plus the partial performance exception.
Fair Housing Act Exemptions
Episode 22 · 0:54 ·
The federal Fair Housing Act has a few narrow exemptions: the Mrs. Murphy exemption, religious organizations and private clubs, and housing for older persons. Learn the limits of each, and why none of them apply once a licensee or discriminatory advertising is involved.
Texas
Lessons for the Texas TREC Sales Agent Exam.
Intermediary Brokerage, Not Dual Agency
Episode 2 · 0:46 ·
Texas doesn't use traditional dual agency. When one broker represents both buyer and seller, the broker acts as an intermediary, which requires written consent from both parties. This lesson covers how an intermediary must treat both sides and protect confidential information.
The Option Fee and Termination Option
Episode 5 · 0:45 ·
The TREC one to four family contract gives buyers a uniquely Texas tool: an unrestricted right to terminate during the option period in exchange for an option fee. Learn who keeps the option fee, what happens to the earnest money and how the fee is handled at closing.
Home Equity Loan Rules
Episode 8 · 0:46 ·
Texas home equity loans come with some of the strictest consumer protections in the country. This lesson covers the 80% loan-to-value cap, the 12-day waiting period before closing, where closing must happen, the 2% fee cap and the ban on prepayment penalties.
The Fair Housing Act's 7 Protected Classes
Episode 11 · 0:43 ·
The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 bans housing discrimination based on seven protected classes. You'll hear all seven, which two were added in 1988, and what the familial status and disability protections cover.
The General Warranty Deed
Episode 14 · 0:27 ·
The general warranty deed is the strongest deed in Texas: the grantor warrants title against all defects, even those from before they owned the property. This lesson lists the five covenants every Texas exam taker should know.
The Inception of Title Doctrine
Episode 17 · 0:30 ·
Texas decides whether property is community or separate based on when title was acquired. This lesson explains the inception of title doctrine with a classic example: a house bought before marriage but paid down with community funds.
Sales Agent Licensing Steps
Episode 20 · 0:50 ·
Here are the six steps to a Texas sales agent license, from 180 hours of pre-license education to broker sponsorship. Learn about the application, the fingerprint background check and the 70% passing score on each exam section.
The Three Types of Depreciation
Episode 23 · 0:35 ·
Appraisers recognize three kinds of depreciation: physical deterioration, functional obsolescence and economic (external) obsolescence. This lesson explains each one with examples, and why economic obsolescence is always incurable.
Florida
Lessons for the Florida Sales Associate Exam.
Transaction Broker Duties
Episode 3 · 0:52 ·
A Florida transaction broker gives limited representation and owes no fiduciary duty. This lesson walks through the seven statutory duties, from dealing honestly and fairly to limited confidentiality.
The Earnest Money Deposit Timeline
Episode 6 · 0:50 ·
A sales associate must deliver a deposit to the broker by the end of the next business day, and the broker must place it in escrow by the end of the third business day. This lesson explains when the clock starts and works through a Monday-to-Thursday example.
The Four Escrow Settlement Procedures
Episode 9 · 0:55 ·
When parties make conflicting demands on escrowed funds, a Florida broker has four settlement procedures: mediation, arbitration, litigation and an escrow disbursement order. Learn how each one works, the 90-day mediation rule and the MALE memory aid.
Essentials of a Valid Contract
Episode 12 · 0:55 ·
A valid Florida real estate sales contract needs competent parties, mutual assent, consideration, a legal purpose and a signed writing. This lesson also covers a common exam trap: an earnest money deposit is not required to form a binding contract.
Documentary Stamp Tax on Deeds
Episode 15 · 1:45 ·
Florida taxes deeds at 70 cents per $100 of consideration, always rounded up to the next $100. This lesson works through examples, including a sale with an assumed mortgage and the Miami-Dade exception.
Homestead Protection
Episode 18 · 0:52 ·
The Florida Constitution protects a homestead from forced sale by most creditors. Learn the half-acre and 160-acre size limits, the debts the protection doesn't cover and the limits on leaving a homestead by will.
How Foreclosure Works
Episode 21 · 0:50 ·
Florida mortgage foreclosure is judicial, so the lender must sue in circuit court. This lesson walks through each step from default and lis pendens to the clerk's sale and certificate of title, plus the deed in lieu and short sale alternatives.
Save Our Homes, the 10% Cap and Portability
Episode 24 · 1:14 ·
Save Our Homes caps annual increases in a homestead's assessed value at 3% or the change in CPI, whichever is lower. This lesson also covers the 10% cap on non-homestead property and how portability moves up to $500,000 of savings to a new homestead, with worked examples.
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