Real estate development : principles and process.
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Real estate development : principles and process.

Ideal for anyone new to real estate development, the fourth edition of this bestselling book covers each stage of the process step by step, explaining the basics of idea conception, feasibility, planning, financing, market analysis, contract negotiation, construction, marketing, and asset management...

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Main Authors: Miles, Mike E., Berens, Gayle L. (Author), Eppli, Mark J. (Author), Weiss, Marc A. (Author)
Corporate Authors: PALCI EBSCO books, Urban Land Institute
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Urban Land Institute, [2007]
Edition:Fourth edition. /
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Access:Online version
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction : The real estate development process
  • The raw material: land and demographics in the United States
  • Developers and their partners
  • Part II. The history of real estate development in the United States : The colonial period to the late 1800s
  • The late 1800s to World War II
  • Post-World War II to the present
  • Part III. Finance : Real estate finance: background
  • Real estate finance: the logic behind real estate financing decisions
  • Discounted cash flow: the equity perspective in more detail
  • Part IV. Ideas : Stage one: Inception of an idea
  • Market research: a tool for generating ideas
  • Stage two: Refinement of the idea
  • Part V. Planning and analysis: the public roles : The roles of the public sector
  • Meshing public and private roles in the development process
  • Affordable housing
  • Part VI. Planning and analysis: the market perspective : Stage three: The feasibility study
  • Market analysis: collecting, validating, and understanding market data
  • Data sources supporting market studies
  • Part VII. Making it happen : Stages four and five: Contract negotiation and formal commitment
  • Stages six and seven: Construction, completion, and formal opening
  • Part VIII. Making it work : Stage eight: Property, asset, and portfolio management
  • The challenge of marketing and sales
  • Some closing thoughts and a note about the future
  • Appendix A. Europa Center case study
  • Appendix B. Gateway business center offering memorandum
  • Appendix C. The real estate game: level one and level two
  • Appendix D. Glossary.