NALA ACP Real Estate study guide
NALA ACP Real Estate · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP®) credential is awarded by NALA – The Paralegal Association to current Certified Paralegals (CP®) who complete a curriculum-based ACP® course in a specialized practice area and satisfy its assessment component. Real Estate Principles is one of the ACP® course offerings, written for paralegals who already hold the CP® credential, or who work in real property practice and want structured, advanced-level coverage of it. Delivery is entirely online and available 24/7, organized into multiple chapters with interactive exercises and an assessment component; the average course runs about 20 hours and carries up to 20 hours of CLE on successful completion. Subject matter tracks what a real estate paralegal handles: ownership and estates, contracts and transactions, title, deeds, recording and closing, mortgages, financing and foreclosure, and leases, landlord-tenant, zoning and land use. The NALA ACP Real Estate study guide has 5 sections and about 1,852 words.
01Real Property Ownership and Estates
The Real Property Ownership and Estates domain tests how rights in land are classified, divided, and transferred over time. Expect questions on fixtures, present and future estates, concurrent ownership, and the consequences of severing a co-tenancy.
394 words, about 2 min02Real Estate Contracts and Transactions
The Real Estate Contracts and Transactions domain tests whether a sale or option agreement is enforceable, what conditions must occur before closing, and what remedies follow breach. Expect statute-of-frauds, contingency, deposit, and specific-performance issues.
377 words, about 2 min03Title, Deeds, Recording, and Closing
The Title, Deeds, Recording, and Closing domain tests how ownership is proved, transferred, protected, and finalized. Expect deed-validity, recording-priority, marketable-title, escrow, and settlement issues.
356 words, about 2 min04Mortgages, Financing, and Foreclosure
The Mortgages, Financing, and Foreclosure domain tests how lenders secure repayment, how liens are prioritized, and what happens on default. Expect security-instrument, priority, foreclosure, redemption, and deficiency issues.
329 words, about 2 min05Leases, Landlord-Tenant, Zoning, and Land Use
The Leases, Landlord-Tenant, Zoning, and Land Use domain tests how possession is transferred for a term, how rent and remedies work, and how regulation limits land use. Expect leasehold estates, assignments, eviction, habitability, zoning, variances, and easements.
396 words, about 2 min