• Real Estate Principles (30 hours), divided into two modules
  1. Real Estate Principles Module #1 (General Real Estate Principles)
     • Course Introduction
     • Real Property & Ownership
     • Land Use Controls
     • Taxation and Title
     • Valuation and Appraisal
     • Contracts, Agency, Fair Housing
     • Financing and Settlement
     • Property Management & Other Topics
     • Math Review
  2. Real Estate Principles Module #2 (Nebraska Specific Principles)
     • Course Introduction
     • Nebraska License Act
     • Title 299
     • Agency Relations
     • Seller Property Disclosure
     • Other Statutory References
     • Commission Policy and Interpretations
     • Appendix
• Real Estate Finance (30 hours), divided into two modules
  1. Real Estate Finance Module #1 (General Real Estate Finance)
     • Course Introduction
     • Monetary System
     • Sources of Money
     • Transactions and the Lending Process
     • Insurance
     • Basic Math Principles
     • Math Applications in Real Estate
     • Amortization
     • Terminology
  2. Real Estate Principles Module #2 (Nebraska Specific Finance)
     • Course Introduction
     • Mortgage Bankers Registration and Licensing Act
     • Act Summary
     • Foreclosure in Nebraska
     • Environmental Issues
     • Closing Basics
     • Closing to a Contract
     • Closing Examples
     • Required Closings
• Exam Prep - practice exams to help prepare for the general portion of the state licensing exam

A Certificate of Eligibility will be available for you online once both final exams have been successfully passed.

NOTE: You will not be able to make an appointment for testing until your Certificate of Eligibility and all other application materials are complete and filed with the Nebraska Real Estate Commission.

• The VanEd Study Guide
• The Nebraska Real Estate Commission Manual, hereinafter referred to as "Manual" or "REM"
• The reference book Modern Real Estate Practice by Fillmore W. Galaty, Wellington J. Allaway, and Robert C. Kyle, 17th Edition
• The reference book Essentials of Real Estate Finance, David Sirota, 11th Edition

Using the Course Materials

The Van Education Center Study-Guide is used to review after reading the more detailed information in the primary reference books - Modern Real Estate Practice and Essentials of Real Estate Finance.

Follow the instructions on the introduction page found at the beginning of each Unit. Each reading assignment in the Modern Real Estate Practice, Essentials of Real Estate Finance or the Nebraska Real Estate Manual is followed by review in the Study-Guide either in the hard copy or online when you click on Course Material.

Each course contains practice / unit exams which must be passed with a score of 75% or better before accessing the final exam in that same course. Any required exercises in the course must also be completed before accessing the final exam. Each time you take an exam, you may not see all of the same questions, as exams typically draw from a large question pool for that topic.

The final exam for a course must be passed with a score of 75% or better. If you do not receive a passing score, you can only attempt the same course final exam twice in one day, in order to give you more time for review. Once the final exam is passed, there are no restrictions on retaking the same final exam.

Exams may be taken as many times as you want to take them. However, we recommend thoroughly reviewing the material again any time an exam is not passed before attempting the same exam again.

Please CLICK HERE to open the Nebraska real estate pre-licensing catalog.