Welcome
The Real Estate section of the MGU Book Club evaluates books on residential and commercial property investing, property markets, acquisitions, development, financing, and operations. It is intended for readers studying the business of real estate, from introductory terminology to professional investment and asset-management practices.
Reviews assess the quality of underwriting methods, assumptions about income and expenses, treatment of financing and risk, and applicability to different property types and markets. They also identify areas in which market conditions, lending practices, or legal requirements may have changed since a book was published.
Subjects
- Commercial Real Estate: Property types, acquisitions, leasing, institutional practices, and transactions.
- Market Analysis & Valuation: Demand, comparables, income analysis, cap rates, and property pricing.
- Financing & Investment Strategy: Capital structures, investor returns, leverage, and risk.
- Property & Asset Management: Operations, maintenance, tenants, financial oversight, and performance.
Published Reviews
This section will provide links to individual Real Estate reviews as they are completed and published.
Planned Reviews
The following books are on the reading and review list. Their inclusion here does not indicate that a review has been completed or published.
- How to Succeed in Commercial Real Estate
- Real Estate Market Analysis: A Case Study Approach
- Dictionary of Real Estate Terms
- The Handbook of Commercial Real Estate Investing: State of the Art Standards for Investment Transactions, Asset Management, and Financial Reporting
- Build a Rental Property Empire: The No-Nonsense Book on Finding Deals, Financing the Right Way, and Managing Wisely
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