Real Estate Principles

Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach by David Ling and Wayne Archer is an exciting new entry into the Principles of Real Estate market, presenting a strong focus on valuation. Value is central to virtually all real estate decision-making including whether and how to lease, buy, or mortgage a property acquisition, whether to renovate, refinance, demolish or expand a property, and when and how to divest (sell, trade, or abandon) a property. Ling and ArcherĹźs goal in the theme of this book is to direct students toward an oriented and focused view concerning real estate so that they have a better chance to ask the right questions and seek the right information when faced with the complexities of real world real estate decisions. Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach provides students and instructors with the most modern, engaging and attractive textbook available on the subject. It also offers the best website available, as well as strong in-text Internet content that helps readers use technology to enhance the learning experience.Value is the textĹźs central theme. They key to making sound investment decisions is to understand how property values are created, maintained, increased, or destroyed. Once value is established, all other concepts and principles of real estate analysis are built around it. These include legal considerations, financing requirements and alternatives, income and property tax considerations, and local market conditions.|Strong Internet presence, including annotated URLĹźs in the margin that lead students to helpful online resources; ĹźExplore the WebĹź boxes take students to interesting and useful websites, and has them explore the site to answer questions. This feature appears within the chapter narrative, as well as within the end of chapter material. There is also a useful text specific Online Learning Center that supports both students and instructors at www.mhhe.com/lingarcher. |ĹźCareer FocusĹź boxes provide students with valuable information on the many different career options available to them.|ĹźIndustry IssuesĹź boxes feature current and interesting real world applications.|Concept Checks appear throughout the chapter to make sure that students understand key concepts before going on to new material. Solutions to the concept checks are provided within the end of chapter material.|Calculator Keystrokes are provided where appropriate to help students learn how to solve problems with a financial calculator.|High quality end of chapter materials include a chapter summary, list of key terms, test problems, study questions, Explore the Web question, solutions to concept checks, additional readings, and additional websites (in select chapters).|Each chapter opens with an outline, a list of learning objectives, and an interesting introduction to engage students.|This text is well supported by high quality supplements, including an InstructorĹźs Resource CD-ROM with an InstructorĹźs Manual, Computerized Test Bank, and a large number of PowerPoint slides for each chapter. There is also a dynamic Online Learning Center to accompany the text. For students, the OLC offers self-study quizzing and web links, including access to Real Estate Online, a free online resource that allows students to complete challenging exercises and discussion questions that draw on recent articles, company reports, government data and other Web-based resources for topics such as market feasibility and analysis, valuation and appraisal, mortgage financing, investment analysis, ownership and transactions, and leasing and management. For instructors, the OLC provides password protected downloadable access to the supplements (except for the test bank, due to security reasons). It also includes teaching notes for the Real Estate Online web resources.|PageOut is McGraw-HillĹźs unique point-and click course Website tool, enabling you to create a full-featured, professional quality course Website without knowing HTML coding. 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