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Real Estate Finance & Investments (Real Estate Finance and Investments) (Hardcover)
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Rigorous yet practical, Real Estate Finance and Investments has been the leading real estate finance and investments text for over 25 years, consistently setting the standard for currency and coverage in real estate finance and investments textbooks. The 13th edition continues to provide students with the tools they need to understand and analyze real estate markets and the investment alternatives available to both debt and equity investors. New content and problems addressi (more…)
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August 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
For serious investors pondering whether to indulge in real estate, this book provides an indepth look at the factors you should be aware of. It explains the main types of real estate – residential, commercial, industrial. Each has its quirks, with its own pricing, investment history and tax considerations.
For example, there is consideration of foreclosed homes. Giving an analysis of the costs of buying this REO from a bank and then fixing it up for resale. The different types of acquisition fees you are likely to encounter are given. Along related lines, there is a study of a personal residence. Should you rent or own this? The conclusions can and will vary with market conditions and geography. Unlike what a realtor might tell you, the book has no automatic bias towards owning a home.
On a larger scale, the book tells how to evaluate many types of property for income streams. Along with possible financial leverages schemes, to bootstrap your portfolio.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:07 am
This book was required for my RE class at school, so I had to buy it. But unlike many college text books, which will sit on the shelf unused 90% of the time, this one actually proved to be very, very useful. It covers financial and some legal aspects of all major categories of real estate. It helps to be familiar with DCF, TVM and other basic accounting concepts before starting this book.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:41 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Property developement escential reference
This is a good reference for anyone who wants a property investment methodological approach, sustained by economic principles and good examples,
good for students and…
August 26th, 2009 at 10:48 am
This is by far one of the worse text books I have encountered so far in my three years of higher education.
The authors do a horrible job summarizing points and one must read paragraphs multiple times to understand something as simple as a fixed rate mortgage. The book also has poor illustrations and confusing graphs.
The book has paragraph headings but after reading the entire paragraph 3 or 4 times I find it difficult to write in words what the paragraph title actually means. There are no bold terms or summarized definitions on the side margins which makes studying nearly impossible. For the amount of math in the book the authors also do a poor job explaining how to work the problems and show little work.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:51 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gets to the point, full of information
This is a detailed text that is easy to read. It should be noted, however, that due to the vastness of the subject there’s lots of similar terms that can be easily confused.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Would buy from again
I needed my text book fast because the class I was in had already started before I ordered the book, and this seller had the book to me in 2 or 3 days.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
quick delivery
ordered on Aug 28 night with standard shipping fee,as I thought it was not worth to pay premium shipping fee as Labor day was coming.