Book Description: Exceptionally complete and up-to-date, this best-selling text/reference covers the essentials of Texas real estate AND national real estate trends in a single integrated volume. Designed to provide students with the information and confidence needed to pass the Texas license exam and to enter the professional field, it offers a solid grounding in both principles and practice and provides valuable insight into everything from career opportunities to the nature of real estate, mortgage theory and deeds of trust.