Barron's real estate handbook
By: Jack C. Harris, Jack P. Friedman.
Contributors: Friedman, Jack P.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Barron's
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 810
Subjects: Real estate business -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Real estate business -- Dictionaries.; Real estate business -- Mathematics -- Tables.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dictionaries.; Tables.
Other titles: Real estate handbook.
Description: 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 interest rates and options available. Illustrative samples of business and legal forms and an up-to-date bibliography help make the most comprehensive and reliable real estate information source available in a single volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-521) and index.
Table of contents: title: Home buyers guide; title: Home sellers guide; title: Median sales prices of existing single-family homes; title: Analyzing real estate investment opportunities; title: How to read an appraisal report; title: Real estate regulations; title: Careers in real estate; title: How to use the glossary effectively.