Is the Real Estate Principles textbook free for instructors?

Yes. Instructors get full access free of charge, including all 24 hours of 4K video, 31 chapters, lecture slides, test banks, in-class activities, and the auto-grading tools.

What does the Real Estate Principles textbook cover?

15 modules across 31 chapters: real estate value drivers and economics, real estate law, time value of money, appraisal, mortgage fundamentals and the mortgage markets, residential and commercial transactions, brokerage, REITs, real estate development, and sustainability. The course also covers public policy impact on minority communities.

Who is this textbook designed for?

Undergraduate students taking principles of real estate as either a major requirement or a business school elective. The course is built to work as the first real estate class a student takes.

How is this different from publisher real estate textbooks?

It is video-first (24 hours of 4K production) with recognized real estate faculty on camera, not generic publisher presenters. The textbook is free for instructors and updated continuously, and the question banks (2,000+ items) are built in-house with per-student numeric variation to reduce leakage and AI-assisted cheating.

Can I customize the modules and chapters?

Yes. You can reorder modules, hide chapters you do not want students to see, add your own videos and resources, and combine our content with material from other sources at the chapter level.

Does the textbook integrate with my LMS?

Yes via LTI 1.3. Students sign in with single sign-on and grades pass back to your Canvas, Blackboard, or Moodle gradebook automatically.

Interactive Textbook

Real Estate Principles

The video textbook students actually watch — so you can use class time for what matters.

24 hours of 4K video, full text, quizzes, and in-class activities. Built for instructors who want to teach application, not basics.

Modules

Chapters

24h

of Video

1,000+

Practice Questions

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What's Included

Every Real Estate Principles textbook comes with a complete teaching toolkit — free for instructors, forever.

Learning Materials

Everything students need, inside your LMS

Studio-produced concept videos replace the reading students never did. A complete digital textbook and practice quizzes reinforce the concepts — so class time starts where it should.

24 hours of studio-produced concept videos, 2–5 minutes each
30-chapter digital textbook
1,000+ practice quiz questions
Downloadable student notes for AI learning apps like NotebookLM

Teaching Materials

Bring your class to life with confidence

Annotated teaching slides, current real-world examples, and ready-to-run in-class activities for every chapter. The prep work is done — you bring the expertise.

Teaching slides with presenter notes
Real-world examples updated with this week's news
In-class activities and discussion questions

Evaluations

Auto-graded assessments designed to combat AI

Dynamic questions mean each student gets a unique version of quizzes and assignments. And when you absolutely need AI-proof, build and auto-grade unique paper exams in minutes. Results post directly to your LMS gradebook.

Online proctored quizzes and exams (Respondus + Honorlock)
Auto-graded paper exams
10 auto-graded Excel assignments

Blended Teaching Platform

Know where students struggle, and help with ease

See exactly which students are struggling and why — then generate targeted materials on the spot. No more waiting until office hours to find out who's lost.

See who's struggling before the midterm
Generate study guides for the topics that stumped your class
Track who's actually doing the reading

13 modules · 30 chapters

1Introduction to Real Estate Principles

1.1Introduction to Real Estate Principles
1.2Evolution of Real Estate Markets

2Real Estate Value Drivers

2.1What is Value?
2.25 Attributes of Real Estate Value
2.3Market Analysis

3Real Estate Economics

3.1Introduction to Markets
3.2Real Estate Economics

4Real Estate Law

4.1Legal Aspects of Real Estate
4.2Ownership Limitations

5Time Value of Money

5.1Time Value of Money
5.2DCF & Annuities

6Introduction to Appraisal

6.1What is Good Appraisal?
6.2Valuation Approaches (Sales, Cost & Income)

7Mortgage Fundamentals

7.1Mortgage Fundamentals
7.2Selecting A Mortgage

8Buying Residential

8.1Rent vs. Own
8.2The Buying Process
8.3Investing in Residential
8.4Brokerage

9Buying Commercial Real Estate

9.1Understanding Commercial Leases
9.2Basic Real Estate DCF
9.3The Impact of Real Estate Taxes

10Buying REITs

10.1What Are REITs?
10.2How to Invest in REITs

11Real Estate Development

11.1Introduction to Development
11.2The Development Process

12Sustainability Strategy & Initiatives

12.1Sustainability Strategy
12.2Sustainability Initiatives

13Public Policy Impact on Minority Communities

13.1Real Estate & Public Policy
13.2Atlanta: Living Case Study

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Faculty

Built by Renowned Academics

Every chapter is written and recorded by an expert with years of experience teaching that specific topic.

Dr. Norm Miller

Ernest W. Hahn Chair of Real Estate Finance

University of San Diego

Comparison

How we compare to Ling & Archer

Both are solid choices for a Real Estate Principles course. Here's an honest look at the differences.

Choose Ling & Archer if...

→Your L&A course is built — slides, problem sets, lectures — and rebuilding it isn't worth your time this term
→You want a dense, scholarly text that signals rigor in a theory-heavy course
→You want to be the only instructor voice in your classroom

Choose Blended Teaching if...

→You're spending most of class on basics and never getting to the application work students will need on the job
→Class prep is eating into the research, writing, and other work that determines your career
→You can't tell which students are struggling until the inbox floods at exam time
→Test banks have leaked, grades don't reflect what students actually know, and you don't have time to rewrite from scratch

Real Estate Principles

Blended Teaching

Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach

Ling & Archer

Overview

Publisher

Authors

Miller, Robinson, Gabe, Cummings, Yates, English Dixon, Potts, D'Arcy, Worzala, McGrath, Demas, Thomas

David C. Ling & Wayne R. Archer

FormatVideo + text, integrated in LMSPrint, eBook, or Connect digital platform

Chapters3023

Content gaps

No income taxation or property management chapters

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Limited sustainability/ESG coverage

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Student cost$124.99$174.72

Student Learning Tools

ContentFull textbook with interchangeable text & videos (24 hours, 2–5 min each)Full textbook

Practice questionsYes (numeric values randomize each attempt)Yes

Practice quizzesYes (numeric values randomize each attempt)Yes (instructor-built from test bank; SmartBook for adaptive practice)

Mock examsYes (numeric values randomize each attempt)Instructor-built from test bank; no pre-built mocks

AI nativeMaterials available for upload into NotebookLM to create podcasts, flash cards, and other study aidsMGH AI Reader available in Connect; materials not exportable for student use in tools like NotebookLM

Study rewardsInstructors can allow students to automatically earn points as they study—

Build Your Course

Content selectionAdd, remove, re-order chapters and/or concepts from the textbookRemove chapters from the textbook; no reordering

Add your own contentYes — upload your own videos, slides and/or textLimited (via McGraw Hill Create)

Teaching slidesYesYes

Graphics slidesFull graphics from the textbook available in slide format for instructors to add to their decks—

Excel assignments10 (unique for each student)—

Learning experienceStudents learn in the LMSStudents navigate between the LMS and the Connect platform

AI quiz and exam builderYes — build a quiz or exam in under 30 seconds—

Upload your questions in bulk

Upload in any format (Word, Excel, CSV, screenshot, etc.)

Choose to randomize numeric values in math questions.

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Save time prepping for class

Design in-class activitiesAn AI platform for generating in-class activities based on student performance data—

Create real-world examplesAn AI platform linked to major news sources to generate relevant real-world examples based on the content in your class—

See what students are doing

Gap analysisIdentify gaps in class performance and auto-generate in-class teaching materials for targeted improvementYes (manual review of SmartBook 2.0 reports; no auto-generation of remediation materials)

Individual student supportAnalyze individual student performance to identify gaps. Auto-generate unique materials to support them.Yes (manual review of SmartBook 2.0 reports; no auto-generation of remediation materials)

Engagement trackingKnow exactly what students have been doing and why they may be strugglingYes (manual review of SmartBook 2.0 reports; no auto-generation of remediation materials)

Maintain academic integrity

Test banksYes — separate banks for quizzes and examsYes — separate banks for quizzes and exams

Randomized numeric valuesYes — multiple choice and short answer questionsYes — short answer questions only

Online proctoringRespondus + HonorlockYes (via Tegrity, Respondus or Honorlock)

Paper exams

Create 100 unique paper exams in under 60 seconds.

Auto-grade 100 paper exams in under two minutes.

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