RES 325 (Ashford) Complete Class
RES 325 Week 1
DQ 1:Describe the functions of a real estate sales agent. What responsibilities does he or she handle as part of their job? What responsibilities to buyers may run counter to the sale of a particular property?
DQ 2:What are the licensing requirements in order to be a Real Estate Salesperson and a Real Estate Broker? Compare and contrast the duties of Salespersons and Brokers.
Explain the licensing requirements of the real estate agent and broker. What services do brokers offer the real estate agent? Why does an agent need a broker?
RES 325 Week 2
DQ 1:Considering time and cost constraints, which resources do you believe would be most effective in establishing a client base? Which resources would be least effective? Explain your reasoning, giving examples.
DQ 2:Assess the Trend in Consumer Protection. Offer a Rationale in support of the Trend. What are possible Consequences if the trend extends too far?
RES 325 Week 2 Assignment – Obtaining a Client Base
Create a marketing plan to obtain a client base using the examples such as snail mail, social media, and homebuyer seminars. The paper should be comprehensive and include specific examples.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate that the student understands what is required to create a client base. Critical thinking is required in order to differentiate between available marketing choices.
Submit to your instructor your three to four (3-4) pages paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide and should cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
RES 325 Week 3
DQ 1:Compare and contrast the concepts of cancellation, rescission and release. When are these appropriate measures to end an agreement of sale? If you are the seller, when might you choose to litigate rather than release? If you are a buyer, when might you choose to litigate to force release?
DQ 2:Define a contingency. List three examples of contingencies and evaluate how they may affect the close of the sale.
RES 325 Week 3 Assignment – The Home ListingSelling Process
Explain how a listing agent obtains a listing. Describe the steps that the agent must go through in order to close that listing and include any documents necessary in order to close the listing. Analyze potential problems that the listing agent may encounter in obtaining a listing and why such problems may occur. Conclude with recommendations of potential solutions.
Write a three to four (3-4) pages paper (not including the title and reference pages) that includes an introduction and conclusion paragraph. The paper should be comprehensive and include specific examples. The paper should be formatted according to APA guidelines and should include at least two scholarly sources with paraphrased citations.
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate an understanding of what is required to create a client base. Critical thinking is required in order to differentiate between marketing choices available.
RES 325 Week 4
DQ 1 Mortgage:Your client discusses financial capacity in light of mortgage selection. The client is young, shows promise for the future, but is presently cash short. In 250 words, what mortgage products should be recommended? Name at least four and support your recommendations.
DQ 2- Buyer Agents Responsibilities Prequalifying Buyers
In 250 words, justify why the buyers real estate agent should have their client prequalified before showing properties.
RES 325 Week 4 Assignment – Multimedia
Create a short two-slide Google Docs presentation about a home listing and the selling process as you described in the previous assignment. You may want to try to incorporate this into your LinkedIn page later. You will create a Google Docs presentation and then copy and paste the link of the presentation into a Word document. Submit the Word document as the assignment. The Word document only needs to include the link to view the two-slide presentation.
RES 325 Week 5
DQ 1:Explain the Post-Closing Process. In 200 words, explain and analyze the activities that will take place once the buyer and seller have signed the closing documents at the title company. Compare and contrast what occurs at the title company and the bank before ownership is transferred from seller to buyer.
DQ 2:In 200 words, explain and analyze the HUD1. The HUD1 is one of the most important documents in the buying/selling process. Compare and contrast the kind of information contained in the HUD1? Analyze why it is important as a real estate agent that you are able to explain what each line of the HUD1 represents.
RES 325 Week 5 Final Paper
The real estate agent has a duty to represent clients throughout the sales process. An agent must be able to explain the sales process from contract to closing, evaluate the criteria for a successful transaction from both buyer and seller perspectives and resolve problems as they arise.
The Final Paper must address each of the following:
Examine the methods and process of how to obtain a database of potential customers.
Present an overview of the sales process from contract to closing.
Analyze the criteria for a successful transaction from both the buyers and sellers perspectives.
Evaluate potential problems in real estate transactions and recommend possible resolutions.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
Must be eight to ten (8-10) double-spaced pages (excluding the title and reference pages) in APA format as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must contain 8 scholarly sources including the text. Students are encouraged to research scholarly articles using the Ashford Online Library (i.e. Proquest). Wikipedia is an example of a source that is NOT acceptable.
Must include a cover page that includes:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must include a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must not be written in first person.
Must contain paraphrased citations and no direct quotes.
