Barron's Real Estate Handbook

Here's a huge compendium of information on virtually every aspect of real estate operations. It includes a dictionary of more than 2,000 real estate terms and definitions, illustrative legal and financial forms, up-to-date information on mortgages and tax law, advice on buying and selling both business and residential properties, information on the role and functions of real estate agencies, architectural engineering and standards, architectural styles and details, zoning regulations, and much more. Financial tables provide quick-reference shortcuts to figuring mortgage payments. Helpful line drawings. This valuable reference source belongs in every real estate office and on the personal bookshelf of anybody considering buying or selling real estate.

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BARRON’S REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK
Sixth Edition
You’ll find these valuable features and more

A Dictionary of Commercial and Residential Real Estate Terms

Real Estate Forms and Worksheets

Real Estate Organizations and Web Sites

Real Estate Licensing Agencies

Up-to-Date Information on Mortgages and Tax Law

Advice on Buying and Selling Properties

Architectural Styles

General Overview of Zoning Regulations

Careers in Real Estate

Mortgage Payment Tables
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BARRON’S
Real Estate
HANDBOOK
Sixth Edition



Jack P. Friedman, Ph.D., MAI, CPA, CRE
Jack C. Harris, Ph.D.
and Barry A. Diskin, Ph.D., MAI
Virtually every aspect of real estate is covered in the new sixth edition of this encyclopedic volume. This book is a veritable goldmine of information for real estate brokers and salespersons, for anybody buying or selling real estate, or for those considering real estate as a business investment. It includes 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, architectural styles and details, a directory of real estate web sites, an overview of zoning regulations, and much more. Readers will also find newly updated quick-reference financial tables to help them figure mortgage payments for a wide range of interest rates and time periods. Line drawings illustrate architectural styles and details.
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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., is 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, 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.