Ed. Rev. de : Real estate development / Mike E. Miles, Gayle Berens, Marc A. Weiss. 3rd ed. 2000

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction : The real estate development process -- The raw material: land and demographics in the United States -- Developers and their partners -- Part II. The history of real estate development in the United States : The colonial period to the late 1800s -- The late 1800s to World War II -- Post-World War II to the present -- Part III. Finance : Real estate finance: background -- Real estate finance: the logic behind real estate financing decisions -- Discounted cash flow: the equity perspective in more detail -- Part IV. Ideas : Stage one: Inception of an idea -- Market research: a tool for generating ideas -- Stage two: Refinement of the idea -- Part V. Planning and analysis: the public roles : The roles of the public sector -- Meshing public and private roles in the development process -- Affordable housing -- Part VI. Planning and analysis: the market perspective : Stage three: The feasibility study -- Market analysis: collecting, validating, and understanding market data -- Data sources supporting market studies -- Part VII. Making it happen : Stages four and five: Contract negotiation and formal commitment -- Stages six and seven: Construction, completion, and formal opening -- Part VIII. Making it work : Stage eight: Property, asset, and portfolio management -- The challenge of marketing and sales -- Some closing thoughts and a note about the future -- Appendix A. Europa Center case study -- Appendix B. Gateway business center offering memorandum -- Appendix C. The real estate game: level one and level two -- Appendix D. Glossary.