Industry Updates
November 10, 2026
The real estate education materials you choose shape how your instructors teach and how your students learn. A well-organized textbook provides the foundation, while supporting activities, assessments, and digital resources help bring the material into your classroom.
Dearborn real estate textbooks and curriculum resources give schools a connected approach to course delivery. With a catalog spanning licensing education, exam preparation, continuing education, and professional development, Dearborn helps instructors build lessons around established content and gives school owners options for supporting their programs.
For more than 65 years, Dearborn Real Estate Education has served real estate schools with educational content and teaching support. Here’s how those resources can work together for your real estate school.
Choosing a textbook starts with understanding what your course needs to accomplish. Instructors need a clear foundation for assignments and classroom instruction, while school owners need materials that fit their program offerings.
The Dearborn real estate textbook catalog includes books and supplemental materials for students preparing for licensure and professionals continuing their education. Schools can select a core text, then add resources that support particular subjects or provide additional review.
Modern Real Estate Practice is Dearborn’s flagship collection of licensing preparation products. The 22nd edition continues that foundation with updated content and supporting resources for real estate education.
The Modern Real Estate Practice collection includes print, eBook, and online options. Accompanying instructor materials help educators organize lessons around the content students are studying.
For instructors, a shared text provides a reference point for explaining concepts, assigning reading, and leading discussions. For real estate school owners, adopting a core resource helps establish a common foundation across course sections.
A core textbook is one part of a course. Students may also benefit from resources that support review or provide more focused attention to challenging subjects.
Dearborn’s supporting titles and products include:
Study Guide for Modern Real Estate Practice: Follows the textbook’s content with unit-level review questions, activities or case studies, and answer keys. Instructors can assign these exercises after readings or use them to guide review sessions and identify concepts that need more explanation.
Modern Real Estate Practice Flashcard Review: Includes more than 700 flashcards organized into study sets that follow the textbook’s topic sequence. Instructors can recommend specific sets to reinforce each lesson or use the cards for partner practice and quick classroom reviews.
Mastering Real Estate Math: Combines math instruction, practice exercises, and access to supplemental instructional videos. Topics include prorations, property taxes, and investment calculations, giving instructors material for walking through problems in class and assigning targeted practice afterward.
The Language of Real Estate: Explains real estate terminology students encounter throughout their coursework, including distinctions such as real estate versus real property. Instructors can use it to clarify unfamiliar vocabulary, develop terminology exercises, and help students use industry language accurately in discussions and assignments.
Select supplemental materials with a specific purpose in mind. For example, an instructor might recommend a math resource for additional practice or use a terminology reference to support reading assignments. Confirm editions and availability when assembling your course materials.
Your school’s materials need to fit how you teach. Dearborn offers eBooks and online education options alongside print textbooks, giving schools different ways to provide access to content.
Dearborn eBooks provide a digital option for course reading. When deciding between print and digital materials, consider how students will access their assignments and how instructors will reference the text during class.
Before adopting an eBook, review the available title and edition, access details, and any applicable technical requirements. Giving students clear instructions before the course begins can help them arrive prepared to participate.
REcampus is Dearborn’s online education platform. It allows schools to offer a branded environment where students can register for and complete real estate courses.
Depending on the partnership level, capabilities include:
School branding with the learning portal
Student reporting covering course progress, activity, and completion
Quizzes and interactive exercises within online courses
Technical support for students using REcampus
Additional administrative and customization options at selected partnership levels
For real estate school owners considering online delivery, REcampus provides an option to evaluate alongside their existing programs. Review available courses, partnership features, and state requirements to determine the right fit.
Publisher-aligned curriculum connects a textbook with teaching and assessment materials developed to accompany its content. Instead of assembling every lesson component independently, instructors can start with resources organized around the material students are learning.
Dearborn’s approach brings together core content and supporting instructor tools. That relationship can help your teaching team plan lessons, coordinate instruction, and reinforce concepts throughout a course.
A lesson is easier to follow when its components support the same learning objectives. Assigned reading introduces a concept, classroom instruction develops it, and an activity or assessment allows students to apply it.
When using accompanying publisher resources, instructors can build that sequence around a common source. For example, a lesson might include:
A reading assignment from the adopted textbook
A presentation explaining the key concepts
A discussion or case study that puts those concepts into context
An assessment to identify areas requiring further explanation
The instructor still determines how to guide the class, but aligned materials provide a useful starting point.
Schools with multiple instructors need a shared understanding of what each course should cover. A common textbook and supporting outlines can help establish that foundation.
Instructors can bring their own examples and teaching experience to a lesson while working toward the same objectives. School owners can also use the adopted resources as a reference when reviewing course plans or introducing new instructors to a program.
Developing presentations, activities, and assessments requires preparation. Publisher-created materials give instructors resources they can review and incorporate into their teaching plans.
That support is especially useful when preparing for a new course or transitioning to a different textbook edition. Instructors can focus their preparation on how to explain the material, where students may need additional help, and which activities best serve the class.
Dearborn instructor resources help educators turn textbook content into organized instruction. Available materials vary by title, allowing schools to confirm the support associated with their selected books.
Resources may include:
Resource | How it Supports Instruction |
Timed course and lecture outlines | Helps instructors plan pacing and coverage |
PowerPoint presentations | Provides a structure for explaining concepts |
Learning objectives | Identifies the intended focus of instruction |
Exams with answer keys | Supports assessment and review |
Case studies and discussion topics | Creates opportunities to apply concepts |
Class activity suggestions | Helps instructors plan student participation |
Content updates and errata | Provides information to review alongside adopted materials |
For most Dearborn books, approved schools can receive PIN access to instructor resources after ordering directly through a Dearborn representative. Confirm access arrangements before the course begins so your teaching team has time to review the materials.
When adopting resources, also check that your textbook and instructor materials correspond to the same edition. This helps prevent confusion around assignments, references, and lesson sequencing.
Real estate schools need to consider both the subject matter they teach and the requirements that apply to their courses. Dearborn offers national and state-specific real estate education materials, with options schools can explore by state.
As you evaluate products, identify:
The course type and student audience
The national concepts and state-specific topics your program must address
The available textbook editions and delivery formats
Any additional materials needed for your planned instruction
The applicable school and course approval requirements
This review helps connect product selection to your broader curriculum planning. Dearborn materials can support that work, but textbook adoption alone does not establish regulatory approval.
For schools developing new programs, Dearborn’s guide to starting a real estate school explains considerations such as course submissions and obtaining necessary approvals.
Keeping course materials accurate requires ongoing attention. Textbook revisions, corrections, and changes affecting course requirements can all prompt a review of what your school teaches.
Dearborn provides content updates and errata for schools and instructors to consult. These resources support curriculum maintenance, but real estate schools should also monitor applicable regulatory requirements and confirm whether changes affect their approved courses.
Avoid assuming that every textbook or digital product follows the same update schedule. When selecting materials, ask your Dearborn representative:
Which edition or course version is available?
Where should instructors check for updates and corrections?
How are relevant product changes communicated?
Is an edition transition expected to affect upcoming classes?
What should the school review before implementing revised materials?
Product-specific answers will help your school plan purchases and prepare instructors.
Reviewing your options? Consider these questions to ask when choosing a real estate education partner.
Alongside publisher updates, create an internal process for reviewing your curriculum. A practical schedule can include the following checkpoints:
Before Each Course Begins: Confirm editions, review available errata, and check instructor materials.
When an Update is Issued: Determine which lessons, assignments, or assessments are affected.
When Requirements Change: Review the effect on your curriculum and any necessary approval steps.
Before Adopting a New Edition: Coordinate purchasing, instructor preparation, and student communication.
Assign responsibility for these checks so updates reach the people teaching and administering your courses. This process supports your school’s compliance efforts while helping instructors work from the appropriate materials.
Your school may serve students at several stages of their careers. Dearborn’s catalog extends beyond initial licensing to include exam preparation, continuing education, professional development, and specialty subjects.
That range allows school owners to explore additional offerings through an established education provider. Instructors can also identify resources that complement the subjects they already teach.
Start with your audience’s needs, then review relevant products and state availability. Expanding a catalog is most useful when each addition serves a clear educational purpose.
For more ideas on serving graduates beyond licensure, explore how real estate schools support agent retention through education.
The right real estate education materials support both the people teaching your courses and the students working toward their goals. Dearborn brings together textbooks, digital options, and instructor resources to help your school plan instruction and maintain its curriculum.
Connect with Dearborn to explore materials for your state, review teaching resources, and discuss the options that fit your programs.
Dearborn offers textbooks, eBooks, supplemental study materials, instructor resources, and online education through REcampus. Its catalog supports licensing education, exam preparation, continuing education, and professional development. Product availability varies by subject, state, and format.
Textbook-aligned resources help connect reading assignments, classroom instruction, activities, and assessments. They give instructors a common foundation for course planning and can help schools coordinate content across multiple sections while allowing educators to choose how they present the material.
No. Instructor resources vary by title. Schools should confirm which outlines, presentations, assessments, and activities are available with their selected books, along with eligibility and access requirements.
Update timing depends on the product. Schools should check the adopted title’s available content updates and errata and contact Dearborn about edition or version changes. Establishing an internal review schedule also helps teaching teams address relevant updates before and during courses.
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