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Real Estate Market
Physical and Economic Characteristics of Land; Definition of Market; Characteristic of Real Estate Markets; Supply and Demand factors; Real Estate Cycle; Factors Affecting Market Operations; Government Intervention and Effect on Market; Singapore Real Estate Stock
Code of Conduct and Ethics
Characteristics of a Profession; Code of Conduct and Ethics; Misrepresentation; Disclaimers
Real Estate and Other Forms of Investment
Definition of Investment; Qualities and Forms of Investment; Risk and Returns; Advantages and Disadvantages of Real Estate Investment in Comparison with other Forms of Investment; Measurement of Return From Other Types of Investment.
Business Management, Development & Office Management
Contract of Employment; Type of Estate Agency Firms, Business Development Opportunities; Business Development Efforts; Office Organization; Management Information System; Principles of Accounting; Clients Accounts; Record Keeping
Real Estate Finance & Analysis
Sources of Financing - Banks, Finance Houses; Insurance Corporations; CPF (Approved Residential Property Scheme); CPF (Approved Non Residential Property Scheme); CPF (HDB Scheme); CPF (Mindef Scheme); Term Loan; Overdraft Facilities; Prepayment; Default; Valuation & Investment Analysis
LAW OF REAL PROPERTY
Law of Real Property Law of Contract & Tort Law of Agency / Code of Conduct & Ethics Law of Landlord & Tenant / Company Law Law of Property Rights Law of Property Taxation Law of Planning & Conservation
7 X 3 hours of Lectures / 3 X 3 hours of In-house Exam / Revision
Law of Real Property
Legal Description; Reading and Interpreting Plans; Boundaries and Survey Maps Act; Tenure and Interests in Land
Law of Contract and Tort
Elements of Contract; Terms of Contract; Vitiating Factors in a Contract; Discharge of Contract; Remedies for Breach of Contract; Law Society's Conditions of Sale; Negligence; Vicarious Liability; Defenses; Trespass; Dangerous Premises
Law of Agency
Creation of Agency; Types of Agency; Authority of an Estate Agent; Duties of an Estate Agent; Rights of an Estate Agent; Termination of an Agency
Law of Landlord and Tenant
Lease and License; Type of leases; Creation of Lease; Relationship between Landlord and tenant; Fixtures and Fittings
Law of Property Taxation
Property Tax - Annual Value; Liabilities and Relief; Tax Rate and Rebate; Owner's Rights and Obligation; Stamp Duty - Sales; Lease; Estate Duty - Exemption; Rate; Goods and Services Tax - Exempt Supply; Zero Rated
Law of Planning and Conservation
URA Act; Planning Act; Master Plan; Micro Zoning Plans; Conservation; Development Charge; Use Classes Orders; Exemption of Land From Development; Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Act
Law of Property Rights
Registration of Property; Types of Registration; Registration of Deeds Act; Land Titles Act, Land Titles (Strata) Act; Restriction of Ownership; Government's Right to Acquire Property Compulsorily
Company Law
Sole Proprietorship; Partnership; Limited Company; Comparison of Company Structure; Legal Requirements