Private Real Estate Investment: Data Analysis and Decision Making (Academic Press Advanced Finance)

[back jacket] Business/Finance Private Real Estate Investment Data Analysis and Decision Making Roger J. Brown, PhD "Roger Brown provides the first real estate investment book to demonstrate the use of advanced tools and better than that, he provides many of these tools on his CD and outstanding website www.mathestate.com. Roger Brown simplifies and applies tools that other more advanced disciplines have been utilizing for more data intensive analysis that is now possible for the first time in commercial real estate. Real estate decision analysis techniques have lagged for many years but no longer must this be the case." Norman G. Miller, Ph.D., West Shell Jr. Professor of the Real Estate Center at the University of Cincinnati "Roger Brown's book brings together real estate economics, real estate finance and applied micro real estate economics. This is achieved by demonstrating the application of models in the real world and by examples based on real data. The book moves real estate analysis firmly into new territory and will attract a wide readership." George Matysiak, Professor of Real Estate Investment, Dept of Real Estate & Planning, The University of Reading Business School, UK "Prudent risk takers can do extremely well in income property. Brown's book shows the math behind marketplace wisdom." Terry Moore, CCIM, Investor, Broker, San Diego Fiduciary responsibilities and related court-imposed liabilities have forced investors to assess market conditions beyond gut level, resulting in the development of sophisticated decision-making tools. Roger Brown's use of real estate data enabled him to develop tools for gauging the impact of circumstances on relative risk. His application of higher level statistical modeling to various aspects of real estate makes Private Real Estate Investment an essential partner in real estate research. Offering tools to enhance decision-making for consumers and researchers in market economies of any country interested in land use and real estate investment, his book will improve real estate market efficiency. Roger J. Brown, PhD, an investment advisor for more than 35 years, is Director of Research at the Real Estate and Land Use Institute, San Diego State University, and President of IMOJIM Investments.Roger J. Brown is the author of 'Private Real Estate Investment: Data Analysis and Decision Making (Academic Press Advanced Finance)', published 2005 under ISBN 9780121377519 and ISBN 0121377512.