Professional Property Development

Product Details

This is the only book on the market that addresses all of the fundamentals of successful property development-marketing, financing, planning, designing, construction, merchandising, and property management. Whether you're a developer, builder, planner, architect, investor, or other member of the development team, Professional Property Development covers a wide range of subjects valuable for your profession, from the history of real estate development to the latest demographic information.

Biographical Note

John McMahan is a veteran real estate investment adviser and the CEO of Mellon/McMahan, one of the nation's largest pension real estate advisers.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments.
• Chapter Reviewers.
• Introduction.
• Part I: Historical Perspective.
  • Chapter 1: The Inalienable Right.
  • Chapter 2: The Changing Ground Rules for Property Ownership.
  • Chapter 3: The Restructuring of the Industry.
• Part II: The Economics of Real Estate.
  • Chapter 4: The Economics of Real Estate at the Global Level.
  • Chapter 5: The Economics of Real Estate at the National Level.
  • Chapter 6: The Economics of Real Estate at the Local Level.
  • Chapter 7: The Economics of the Individual Level.
• Part III: Analyzing Market Demand.
  • Chapter 8: Residential.
  • Chapter 9: Retail.
  • Chapter 10: Office.
  • Chapter 11: Industrial.
  • Chapter 12: Transient Commercial.
  • Chapter 13: Multuse Projects.
• Part IV: Financing the Project.
  • Chapter 14: Mortgage Financing.
  • Chapter 15: Equity Investment.
  • Chapter 16: Measuring Real Estate Returns.
• Part V: Building and Operating the Project.
  • Chapter 17: Planning and Desining.
  • Chapter 18: Construction.
  • Chapter 19: Marketing.
  • Chapter 20: Property Management.
• Appendix: The Appraisal Process.
• Glossary.
• Index.