Expanded and updated, this popular reference alphabetically lists and defines more than 2,000 terms pertaining to real estate. Topics covered include mortgages, tax laws, engineering, architecture, and all important aspects of buying and selling. Includes financial tables, typical legal forms, and a bibliography. Line drawings.

"Real Estate Handbook: Land Laws of Alabama has long been the reference Alabama lawyers and real estate agents rely on. It consists of a digest of statutes and cases on a wide variety of Alabama real estate topics, plus a set of more than 250 sample forms that may be used in typical real estate transactions"--

Spurred by the passage of ERISA in 1974, the ownership and management of commercial real estate has shifted from deal-driven entrepreneurs to strategic institutional investors. This shift, which shows little sign of abatement, has revolutionized the real estate industry, as pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors continue to dominate real estate investment activities - and realize the risk-return enhancing characteristics of mixed-asset portfolios.

This book presents a comprehensive reference for real estate investors everywhere. Covering the unique real-estate situations in seventeen key countries, including the United States and Europe, it offers a unique international overview of the real estate market.

The essential reference tool for all real estate, property, planning and construction students. Real Estate Concepts provides built environment students with an easy to use guide to the essential concepts they need to understand in order to succeed in their university courses and future professional careers. Key concepts are arranged, defined and explained by experts in the field to provide the student with a quick and reliable reference throughout their university studies. The subjects are conveniently divided to reflect the key modules studied in most property, real estate, planning and construction courses. Subject areas covered include: Planning Building surveying Valuation Law Economics, investment and finance Quantity surveying Construction and regeneration Sustainability Property management Over the 18 alphabetically arranged subject specific chapters, the expert contributors explain and illustrate more than 250 fully cross-referenced concepts. The book is packed full of relevant examples and illustrations and after each concept further reading is suggested to encourage a deeper understanding. This book is an ideal reference when writing essays, assignments and revising for exams.

WARNING: This book is not about politics nor does it promote being a jerk; however, victims, wimpy-minded, and lazy people will hate it. This real estate handbook is not like the others: it has flow charts and over 100 common (and not-so-common) real estate agent tasks presented as simple, step-by-step recipes. And it has pictures. And it's funny (or at least grin-worthy). In other words, it's comprehensive and not boring. The best part is: as a collection of brief articles, this book is easy to digest in small bites; however, because real estate tasks are so interrelated, each article is heavily cross-referenced. This way, the reader may delve deep into any topic (or train of thought) by either turning the page or by following a cross-reference. Such layout makes for easy navigation now and in the future, because you'll wanna return to certain articles over and over again. So, you can read it from cover-to-cover, or you can choose your own real estate adventure, reading only the bits that fit your current curiosity. You will learn: How-to choose a broker who fits your needs; How-to maximize your prospecting efforts (including 105 ways to meet prospects); How-to pre-qualify buyers and sellers (so you don't waste time on duds); How-to discover what your buyers really want; How-to show property and help your buyers decide; How-to conduct a slam-dunk listing presentation; How-to attract buyers to your listings; How-to draft offers/create contracts/negotiate (including low-ball and multiple offer situations); How-to get your clients to the closing table; How-to avoid commission breath and ensure you get paid; How-to study the marketplace through statistical analysis; How-to valuate real property and pick The Right Price; How-to business plan/track agent stats/identify and alleviate bottlenecks; How-to create a niche for more income; How-to create and practice scripts; How-to create and refine systems; How-to banish victimhood and take charge of your real estate sales business. Plus much, much more! Frankly, this book should cost $100, but the author wants to give it away cheap. Get yours now before he changes his mind.