Evening star., 1927-08-06
REALTORS PLAN
TO WIDEN SCOPE
Educational Program of
[ Board to Be Broadened
ES Next Fall.

Keeping pace with the movement
: for education in realty matters which
has spread rapidly over the country
in the past four years. the Washing
ton Real Estate Board is planning TO
Ii enlarge the scope of its educational
program next FAN.
- Plans now are under consideration
for continuing on a larger scale the
course of lectures for the general pub
lie, as well as the forum series for
members and associate members OF
the board. it was announced today.
Last Winter thr board conducted
class in real estate subjects which was
given under the auspices OF the Wash
ington Y. NJ. c. A. in which promi-
nent local realtors, lawyers and others
having special knowledge of the real
estate business gave lectures on
phases of the work. j is planned TO
continue and enlarge this service, in
addition to maintaining the series of
forum lectures for members of the
board.
The local real estate board is one OF
many real estate boards throughout
the United States which are carrying
on this educational work.
When the first national conference
TO outline an educational preparation
for the vocation of real estate was
called at Madison, Wis. in April of
1923. courses in real estate or in land
economics were unknown in all but
three or four institutions Of learning
in the United States. In September of
this year 50 universities and colleges
will be Offering one or more of these
courses according to a tabulation
which has just been issued by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards.
Paraleling the Introduction of land
economics and real estate into the cur
riculi of colleges and universities,
courses in these subjects have come
s.to take a prominent place also in the
adult education movement. according
10 further tabulation made by the
association from special reports by its
member boards.
Since last September 50 local real
estate boards in cities throughout the
United States conducted courses in
real estate either under their own
auspices or in cooperation with Y. NJ.
c. A. schools, university extension di
visions, or similar institutions. \ to-
tai of III courses were given. IS of
them being general courses in real
estate business fundamentals. Eleven
ssef them were special courses in real
sSstate appraisal methods: eight were
s-courses in real estate law: six were
courses in the technique Of real estate
~conveyancing; six were courses in spe-
eialiZed real estate selling methods:
sthree were studies of modern methods
in real estate finance, and two were
technical courses in property manage
rment.
Value Widely Recognized
g The degree to which real estate sub
s3ects are coming to have n part not
only in the extension and evening
.Gourses of leading educational insti |
buttons. but their regular curriculi |
is an indication of the wide recogni- |
zion of the value of the new study |
field. Two universities, the University |
of Michigan and Northwestern Uni |
sHersity, have put real estate courses
into their graduate schools.
~ Extensive research work which a /
Number of leading universities are un- |
derfaking in real estate has already
come to be an important part of the
general movement for a more scien- /