Professional Real Estate Development 2nd Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 414 pages
• Published by: Urban Land Institute
• Edition: 2nd Edition January 1, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0874208947
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0874208948
• Book Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Product Description
Thoroughly updated, the second edition of Professional Real Estate Development explains the nuts and bolts of the real estate development industry. You will learn how to develop and manage five types of real estate products: land, residential, office, industrial, and retail uses. Focusing on small-scale projects, the authors show you practical methods for developing each major type of real estate, including feasibility analysis, design and construction, financing, marketing, and management. Photos, site plans, diagrams, and case studies provide examples of actual projects and how the process works. Information is specific and detailed, with costs, rents, and financing information included by product type.

About The Author
Richard B. Peiser was appointed the first Michael D. Spear Professor of real estate development in the department of urban planning and design at Harvard University.

Reader Reviews
For its high price, you may want to seriously think about your needs. If your intention is to buy a book for a broad overview of the development process with a somewhat academic approach, then this may be right for you. If you are builder or someone with prior real estate brokerage/service experience, you may find this too ivory tower and not practical. This book was a bit theoretical for my taste. Although this book has been reprinted recently, all the data dates back to the late-1990's. Social and economic data are perhaps presented for illustrative purposes only, however, it is a bit disheartening. There are some interesting project data, financial models and checklists, but frankly, the reader could figure those out on his/her own with some common sense and marginal experience in the industry. Bottom line -- my suggestion is to review the book at the public library before you buy.