California real estate finance
By: Robert J. Bond, Dennis J. McKenzie, John Fesler, Rick Boone
Contributors: Fesler, John; Boone, Rick
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mason, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780538798327
Subjects: Real property; Housing; Mortgage loans; Finance
Description: This volume presents the basics of real estate finance in the state of California. It focuses on real estate financing for the home buyer, providing them with the tools they need to succeed. The authors have included information on topics such as -- basic economic terms and concepts related to the mortgage money market; general sources of funds; sources of funds in California; mathematics of real estate finance; legal aspects of real estate finance; loan applications, processing and closing; appraisal for financing purposes; FHA, VA and Cal-Vet programs; construction and existing residence financing; income tax aspects with lease and leasehold financing; special purpose properties and junior financing; and supplements and alternatives to mortgage financing.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to real estate finance; title: Institutional lenders; title: Noninstitutional lenders and the California real property loan law; title: Adjustable rate and other alternative mortgage instruments; title: Conventional loans; title: Government-backed financing; title: Points, discounts, and the secondary mortgage market; title: Qualifying the property; title: Qualifying the borrower; title: Processing, closing, and servicing real estate loans; title: Foreclosures and other lending problems; title: Construction loans; title: Basic mathematics of real estate finance; title: Creative financing approaches; title: Financing small investment properties.