"This book offers a practical explanation of the property boom funded by generous bank lending, the impact of the credit crunch on the real estate industry, the downfall of the banks, the impact on property investors large and small, and how the financial institutions have sought to recover from...

PART 1:- The Real Estate Sector -- Chapter 1:-Introduction -- Chapter 2:-Principles of Investment -- Chapter 3:-Macroeconomy and Real Estate Cycles -- PART 2:-Real Estate Investment -- Chapter 4:-Characteristics of Real Estate Investment -- Chapter 5:-Investors -- 6:-Market Efficiency and Asset...

Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble --...