Performance Programs Company's Principles of Real Estate Practice in Texas contains the essentials of the national and Texas real estate law, principles, and practices necessary for basic competence as a real estate professional and as mandated by Texas license law for Principles I & II. 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 to

make it easy for students to learn the material and pass their real estate exam

prepare students for numerous career applications

stress practical, rather than theoretical, skills and knowledge.

Principles of Real Estate Practice in Texas 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.

Principles I

​The Real Estate Business

Concepts of Home Ownership

Real Property

Interests and Estates

​Ownership

Encumbrances and Liens

Real Estate Taxation

Legal Descriptions

National Agency

The Brokerage Business

Real Estate Contract Law

Listing Agreements

Sales Contracts

Texas Contracts

Professional Practices

TRELA: The Real Estate Commission

TRELA: Licensing Regulation

TRELA: Standards of Conduct

TRELA: Agency and Brokerage

Principles II

Real Estate Market Economics

Real Estate Appraisal

Real Estate Finance

Land Use Control

Real Estate Investment

Leases

Property Management

Transfers of Title

Closings

Risk Management

TRELA: Special Topics

Real Estate Mathematics

For students looking for a Texas exam prep book, we also publish Texas Real Estate License Exam Prep: All-in-One Review and Testing to Pass Texas' Pearson Vue Real Estate Exam.