Barron's Real Estate Handbook
In this newly updated edition of a universally praised reference book, you'll find virtually every aspect of real estate explained in detail and placed in the context of the real estate market of the 1990s. Definitions of more than two thousand terms will enlighten you on such subjects as real estate mortgages, financing, appraisals, real estate as an investment, federal regulations, tax laws, engineering, architecture, and more. Extensive mortgage tables cover the full range of current...
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(back cover) You'll find these valuable features and more in BARRON'S REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK Seventh Edition A-to-Z Dictionary of Commercial and Residential Real Estate Terms Real Estate Forms and Worksheets Real Estate Organizations and Websites Real Estate Licensing Agencies Latest Information on Mortgages and Tax Laws Advice for Buyers and Sellers Architectural Styles General Overview of Zoning Regulations Careers in Real Estate Mortgage Payment Tables (front flap) Updated to reflect real estate market conditions in today's post-subprime mortgage crisis era, this comprehensive reference book covers virtually every aspect of buying and selling, understanding mortgages, analyzing real estate investment opportunities, obtaining and understanding appraisal reports, and more. Among this book's many informative features you'll find an up-to-date dictionary of more than 2,500 commercial and residential real estate terms with definitions, illustrative legal and financial forms, the most current information on mortgages and tax law, advice on buying and selling properties, information on architectural styles and details, a directory of real estate websites, an overview of zoning regulations, and much more. Also helpful are the updated quick-reference financial tables to help you calculate mortgage payments for a wide range of interest rates and time periods. (back flap) THE AUTHORS: Jack P. Friedman, Ph.D., MAI, CPA, CRE has written many books and articles on real estate and real estate financing. He is currently a real estate consultant and was formerly chair professor of the Real Estate Research Center and Department of Finance at Texas A&M University. Jack C. Harris, Ph.D. was formerly on the faculty of the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. He is a research economist with an engineering and policy planning background. Barry A. Diskin, Ph.D., MAI, CRE, is a full professor on the Real Estate Faculty of the College of Business, Florida State University. He is also a real estate consultant active in both the public and private sectors. Library Journal This concise, single-source guide for real estate players includes a tersely worded but well-illustrated glossary of terms (making up half the book) and various payment and amortization tables. Home buyers and sellers, real estate investors, and individuals considering a real estate career are well served by this overview. Though not elaborate in detail, the text is a convenient initial reference. Revised to include the considerable changes brought about by the 1986 tax law, it is a valuable resource for all libraries. Joseph Barth, USMA Lib., West Point, N.Y.
\ PREFACE \ \ HOME BUYERS GUIDE\ HOME SELLERS GUIDE\ MEDIAN SALES PRICES OF EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY\ \ HOMES 2000-2007\ \ ANALYZING REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT\ \ OPPORTUNITIES\ \ FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS\ \ AFFECTING REAL ESTATE\ \ CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE\ REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL AND APPRAISAL REVIEW\ GLOSSARY\ REAL ESTATE-RELATED WEB SITES\ TABLES\ \ Monthly Amortizing Mortgage Payments\ Loan Progress Tables (Remaining Balance per\ $1,000 Original Loan)\ Discount Point Tables (Effective Annual Interest Rates\ on Loan Held to Maturity)\ Graduated-Payment Mortgages (Monthly Payment per\ $1,000 of Principal)\ Depreciation Rates\ The Tax Reform Act of 1986\ Proration Percentages\ \ APPENDIX\ \ Parts of a House\ Abbreviations\ Measurement Tables\ English System\ Metric System\ Equivalents Between English and Metric Systems\ Mathematical Formulas\ Real Estate Forms and Worksheets\ \ INDEX\
\ Library JournalThis concise, single-source guide for real estate players includes a tersely worded but well-illustrated glossary of terms (making up half the book) and various payment and amortization tables. Home buyers and sellers, real estate investors, and individuals considering a real estate career are well served by this overview. Though not elaborate in detail, the text is a convenient initial reference. Revised to include the considerable changes brought about by the 1986 tax law, it is a valuable resource for all libraries. Joseph Barth, USMA Lib., West Point, N.Y.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsNearly half of this handbook is devoted to a glossary of real estate terms that includes numerous line drawings of architectural structures and charts of mathematical formulas and economic procedures. An extensive section of tables provides information that can be used to construct monthly mortgage payment and amortization schedules for a variety of interest rates and terms, analyze the early years of a graduated payment mortgage, compute depreciation schedules under current tax law, and determine the effects of discount points. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \ \ BooknewsProvides definitions of 2,000 terms related to real estate, as well as financial tables, median sales prices of homes by city, a home buyers guide, and advice on buying and selling investment properties. The fifth edition adds guides to real estate careers and government regulations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
