Joe Irwin - Real Estate Professor
Contact Information:
Email: joseph.irwin@hccs.edu
Phone: 713-718-5139
Office: 3100 Main
MC 1740
Houston, TX 77002
Syllabus
Real Estate Principles 1301 Syllabus
Law of Agency RELE 2301 Syllabus
Principles of Real Estate II RELE 1338 Syllabus
Real Estate Construction RELE 1335 Syllabus
Basic Appraisal Principles RELE 1372 Syllabus
Basic Appraisal Procedures RELE 1373 Syllabus
All Distance Education Student Materials are Online at:
HCC Real Esate Homepage:
Student Resources:
HCC Real Estate Certificates (once open, click mouse to advance slides)
HCC Real Estate Degree (once open, click mouse to advance slides)
Licensing Requirements:
Real Estate Exam Information Link: PSI Handbook
Information on Obtaining a License
Real Estate Professional Inspector License
Useful Real Estate Industry Links:
Complied by John Haynie and Joe Goeters.
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US GOVERNMENT |
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| US Department of Housing and Urban Development | www.hud.gov |
| Department of Veteran Affairs | www.va.gov |
| Federal Trade Commission | www.ftc.gov |
| Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act | www.hud.gov/fha/sfh/res/respa_hm.html |
| National Fair Housing Advocate | www.fairhousing.com/ |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | www.epa.gov |
| Air Pollution Sites | www.scorecard.org/ |
| The White House | www.whitehouse.gov |
| STATE OF TEXAS | |
| The Texas Real Estate Commission | www.trec.state.tx.us |
| Real Estate Center at A & M |
http://recenter.tamu.edu |
| Texas Laws | www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.htm |
| Texas Property Code | www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/pptoc.html |
| Texas Government e-Services (records-birth-death) | www.texasonline.com |
| Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board | www.talcb.state.tx.us |
| Texas Mortgage Broker Regulation | www.tsld.state.tx.us |
| Window on State Government (school data) | www.cpa.state.tx.us |
| LOCAL SITES | |
| Harris County Appraisal District | www.hcad.org |
| Harris County Tax Collector (autos, voter reg., etc) |
www.tax.co.harris.tx.us |
| Harris County Flood Control | www.hcfcd.org |
| Allison Storm Recovery Plan | http://maps.tsarp.org |
| ORGANIZATIONS | |
| World Wide Real Estate Network (WREN) | www.america-homes.com |
| American Real Estate Exchange |
www.amres.com |
| ARELLO – Assoc of Real Estate License Law Orgs | www.arello.com |
| Residential Sales Council | www.rscouncil.com |
| RESICOM | www.resicom.com |
| Dallas Central Appraisal District |
www.dallascad.org |
| REAL ESTATE COMPANIES | |
| The Buyer’s Agent | www.homebuyerschoice.com |
| Martha Turner Properties | www.marthaturner.com |
| Coldwell Banker | www.coldwellbanker.com |
| Househunters | www.househunters.com |
| GMAC Real Estate | www.realtor-sites.com/ |
| MORTGAGE INFORMATION | |
| Fannie Mae’s Home Buying | www.homepath.com |
| An Index of Loan Rates |
www.rate.net |
| Internet Mortgage Information | www.eloan.com |
| Countrywide Mortgage | www.countrywide.com |
| Homebuyers Fair | www.homefair.com |
| RELOCATION INFORMATION | |
| Salary Calculator & Relocation Information | http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html?type=to |
| Moving Services |
www.moversresource.com |
| Relocation Information | www.digitalcity.com |
| Homebuyer’s Information | www.homeadvisor.com |
| DIRECTORIES | |
| International Real Estate Directory |
www.ired.com |
| Information on Congressmen |
www.congress.org |
| Phone Directory | www.whowhere.com/phone |
| REALTOR SITES – AGENT RESOURCES | |
| National Association of Realtors | www.realtor.com |
| Texas Association of Realtors |
www.tar.org |
| Houston Association of Realtors | www.har.com |
| Great RE Site | http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/students/gres/resources.asp |
| Real Estate Software | www.realtown.com |
| RE Newsletter (Stephen Canale) | www.canale.com |
| Texas Real Estate Advertisement Directory |
www.amtexpo.com/TXREAD |
| Houston Commercial Real Estate | www.comspace.com/dir/usa/relisutx |
| Blue Moon Software – Forms | www.bluemoon.com |
| Real Estate Law | www.real-estate-law.com |
| Landauer |
www.landauer.com |
| Find Pre-Screened Agents and Lenders | http://www.servicemagic.com/ |
| Color Printing by Email | www.expresscopy.com |
| Star Power Retreat | www.brinton.com |
| Prep Software | www.prepsoftware.com |
| Virtual Tours | www.bamboo.com |
| Virtual Tours | www.ipix.com |
| Greater Dallas Assoc of Realtors | www.dallasrealtor.com |
| Best Free Personal Web Site | www.homestead.com |
| Internet Support Services for Realtors | www.programs.com |
| Find a Graphic for Presentations | www.ditto.com |
| Example of Agents Web Sites | www.wynnea.com |
| Example of Agents Web Sites | www.isellchicago.com |
| Example of Agents Web Sites | www.greggorman.com |
| Example of Agents Web Sites | www.teriisner.com |
| Example of Agents Web Sites | www.laurasworld.com |
| All Texas MLS | http://www.realestate-resources.com/texas-mls.html |
| Web Design and Web Hosting | http://www.rncinternet.com/real_estate.html |
| Environmental Info for Realtors | http://www.envirochex.com/Real_Estate.htm |
| Put your pictures on DVDs | http://www.photodex.com/ |
| Low Income Housing Cap Rate | http://www.hcad.org/lowincome.asp |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SITES | |
| Asbestos Institute | www.asbestos-institute.ca.content |
| Air & Waste Management Association |
www.awma.org |
| EPA Office of Solid Waste | www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/index |
| Texas Endangered Species | www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang |
| EPA Office of Solid Waste | www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/index |
| Environmental Law | www.law.cornell.edu/topics/environmental.html |
| National Estuary Program | www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/nep |
| Keep America Beautiful | www.kab.org |
| Greenpeace | www.greenpeaceusa.org |
| EPA Global Warming | www.epa.gov/globalwarming |
| Radon | www.radon-links.com |
| Toxic Waste Sites | www.envirolink.org/elib/earth-pollution |
| Radon Map | www.epa.gov/iaq/radon |
| Asbestos in the Home | www.deq.state.la.us/oarp/asbestos |
| MAPS | |
| Satellite Maps | http://terraserver.microsoft.com |
| Maps and Trip Planner |
www.mapquest.com |
| Maps and Trip Planner | www.excite.com/travel/maps |
| Maps and Trip Planner | www.mapblast.com |
| NEWS | |
| Inman News Service | www.inman.com |
| Real Estate News and Information |
www.frogpondgroup.com |
| Real Estate News and Information | www.realdata.com |
| Real Estate News and Information | www.realtytimes.com |
| Home Search | www.homes.com |
| New York Times | www.nytimes.com |
| The Drudge Report |
http://www.drudgereport.com/ |
| The Smoking Gun | www.thesmokinggun.com |
| APPRAISAL AND DATA SITES | |
| Listing of Commercial Properties | www.loopnet.com |
| Demographics | www.caci.com |
| Demographic information | www.digitalcity.com |
| US Census Bureau Information | www.census.gov |
| Commercial Property Listings | www.cityfeet.com |
| ORGANIZATIONS | |
| American Land Title Association | www.alta.org |
| Appraisal Institute | www.appraisalinstitute.org |
| Building Owners and Managers Association | www.boma.org |
| National Apartment Association | www.naahq.org |
| National Association of Real Estate Brokers | www.nareb.org |
| Industrial Real Estate | www.idrc.org |
| Institute of Real Estate Managers | www.irem.org |
| National Association of Home Builders | www.nahb.org |
| Commercial Investment Institute | www.ccim.org |
| Urban Land Institute | www.uli.org |
| Texas Real Estate Teachers Association | www.treta.org |
| Real Estate Educators Association | www.reea.org |
| CLIP ART | |
| Presentation Information and Tutorials | www.presentersuniversity.com |
| Presentation Information and Tutorials | www.wilderpresentations.com |
| Presentation Information and Tutorials | www.presentationpro.com |
| Presentation Information and Tutorials | www.soniacoleman.com |
| Presentation Information and Tutorials | www.photoshare.com |
| Clipart | www.eclipsed.com |
| Clipart | www.clipart.co.uk/ |
| Great Free Real Estate Clip Art | www.realestateclipart.com/help/resources.htm |
| INTERNET SITES | |
| Internet Service Providers | www.thelist.com |
| Learn About the Internet | www.learnthenet.com |
| How to Use Email | www.everything.email.com |
| Search for a Domain Name | www.rs.internic.net/cgi-bin/whois |
| Electronic Postcards | www.ynot.com |
| Promote Your Website | www.virtualpromote.com |
| A Free Place for Your Website |
www.geocities.com |
| Example of agents Websites | www.come2az.com |
| SEARCH SITES | |
| The Mother of all Search Sites | www.mamma.com |
| Yahoo | http://www.yahoo.com |
| Excite | www.excite.com |
| Search for People | www.bigfoot.com |
| Search for Listings | www.homeadvisor.com |
| Search for Listings | www.cyberhomes.com |
| Search for Sellers | www.homegain.com |
| Search for General Answers | www.ask.com |
| Search for Business and People | www.switchboard.com |
| Search for Metroplex ISPs | www.webfeats.com |
| Search for Best Web Hosting ISPs | www.tophosts.com |
| TEACHER SITES | |
| US Department of Education | www.ed.gov |
| Masie Center | www.masie.com |
| Texas Community College Teacher Assoc. | www.tccta.org |
| Training Aids | www.nwlink.com/~donclark |
| Puzzles | www.puzzlemaker.com |
| Tenet Web | www.tenet.edu |
| Syllabus Magazine |
www.syllabus.com |
| U. of Nebraska-Lincoln |
www.unl.edu/teaching |
| U. of Oklahoma |
www.ou.edu/idp/ideas.html |
| Microsoft Education site | www.microsoft.com/education |
