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EMS 3525 Real Estate Brokerage I

Responsible for the course
Paul H Fjeldheim

Department
Department of Law

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
15

Language of instruction
Norwegian

Introduction
In accordance with the estate agency act, in force from 1 January 2008, formal estate agency competence or legal competence is required of persons involved in the sale and purchase of real estate in the estate agencies.

Learning outcome
Acquired knowledge
The objective of the course Real Estate Brokerage I is to provide the students with knowledge on what practical consequences the demand by the general public, clients, public authorities, the estate agency sector, etc. have on the execution of the estate agency profession, including requirements related to the professional and personal conduct of the estate agent.

Acquired skills
The students will learn how to deal with concrete tasks in connection with estate transactions, the drawing up of contractual documents and different types of contracts.
On completion of the course the students should be able to finalize all types of real estate transactions except transactions related to agricultural and forest properties, commercial properties and the sale of new projects, which are dealt with in the course Real Estate Brokerage II and III. The student must be able to carry out the transaction and prepare it ready for settlement. The student must be able to apply the legal rules pertaining to the different types of transactions in practice. The student must be able to carry out all the document processing related to the transaction, including drawing up contracts in connection with each transaction. The teaching is closely related to the teaching in the courses Law for Estate Agents and Settlement in Connection with Property Transactions.

Reflection
The students must be able demonstrate an ability of critical reflection and ethical awareness in connection with property transactions, as well as an awareness of the ethical standards and ethical principles on which the estate agency legislation is based.

Prerequisites
The 1st year of the Bachelor's Programme in Business Administration or equivalent.

Compulsory reading
Books:
Bråthen, Tore og Margrethe Røse Solli, red. Lærebok i praktisk eiendomsmegling. Del 1. Siste utgave. Norges eiendomsmeglerforbund. Hele boken unntatt kap. 16
Bråthen, Tore. 2013. Eiendomsmeglingsloven : lov av 29. juni 2007 nr. 73 om eiendomsmegling : kommentarutgave. Universitetsforlaget. Kapittel 1, 4, 5, 7, 8.
Edvardsen, Knut Ivar ... [et al.]. 2009. Boligkjøperboka : undersøk boligen før du kjøper. SINTEF Byggforsk. SINTEF Byggforsk Håndbok ; 2
Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund. Håndbok for Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund. Siste utg. Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund
Wyller, Christian Fr. 2009. Boligrett. 5. rev. utg. C. F. Wyller

Other:
Relevante lovtekster (Norges Lover, særtrykk m.v.)


Recommended reading

Course outline
General introduction

• History, how has the profession occurred and how it has evolved
• Introduction to the estate agent's role and tasks. Clarify the estate brokers responsibility in relation to their customers. Clarify the term intermediary.
• Introduction to the concept good broker practice. What helps to form the concept of good estate agency practice. Sensitise students that the concept of good brokering practices and ethics in practice is central in the exercise of the real estate profession. Ethics is essential throughout the teaching and lecturers will by examples show which ethical dilemmas a real estate agent may face in everyday life.
• Conditions for exercise of the real estate profession. Relations with public authorities including the Financial Supervisory Authority, the Competition Authority, consumer authorities and tax authorities.
• Implementation of the various types of operation of the mission obtained the settlement has been completed. Rules for the lease of real property.

• EMS 3526 Real Estate I, 1st semester - fall
• EMS 3527 Real Estate I, 2nd semester - spring