Setting the stage? -- The nature of real estate and real estate markets? -- Legal and regulatory determinants of value -- Legal foundations to value -- Conveying real property interests -- Government controls and real estate markets -- Market valuation and appraisal -- Market determinants of value -- Forecasting ownership benefits and value : market research -- Valuation using the sales comparison and cost approaches -- Valuation using the income approach -- Financing home ownership -- Real estate finance : the laws and contracts -- Residential mortgage types and borrower decisions -- Sources of funds for residential mortgages -- Brokering and closing the transaction -- Real estate brokerage and listing contracts -- Contracts for sale and closing -- Time, opportunity cost, and value decisions -- The effects of time and risk on value -- Mortgage calculations and decisions -- Financing and investing in commercial real estate -- Commercial mortgage types and decisions -- Sources of commercial debt and equity capital -- Investment decisions : ratios -- Investment decisions : NPV and IRR -- Income taxation and value -- Creating and maintaining value -- Enhancing value through ongoing management -- Leases and property types -- Development : the dynamics of creating value -- Glossary -- Photo credits -- Index.
