Dictionary of Real Estate Terms - (Barron's Business Dictionaries) 9th Edition by Jack P Friedman & Jack C Harris & J Bruce Lindeman (Paperback)

About the Book

This quick-reference source features more than 3,000 terms and definitions and covers topics that include appraisal, construction, development, mortgage types, zoning regulations, and more. Includes graphs, charts, and line art.

Book Synopsis

Need to know real estate jargon? This quick-reference guide can help.

Barron's Dictionary of Real Estate Terms includes more than 3,000 terms and definitions to help you feel comfortable using modern real estate language. This guide is a quick reference for home buyers and sellers, real estate professionals, business students, investors, or attorneys.

You'll get:

• Definitions for real estate topics A-Z, including: appraisal, architecture, brokerage, construction, debenture, flood plain, negative, amortization, security instrument, subprime loan, underlying mortgage, zoning, and more
• More than 200 line illustrations graphs, charts, tables
• A list of common abbreviations and mathematical formulas
• Mortgage payment table and measurement tables for quick reference

About the Author

Jack P. Friedman earned a BBA degree in Finance from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem N.C., an MBA in Accounting from Pace University in New York, and a PhD in Business Administration with a major in Real Estate from Georgia State University in Atlanta Georgia.

Friedman is a State Certified General Appraiser with licenses in Illinois, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Kentucky. He holds the MAI, SRA and SREA designations from the Appraisal Institute; and the ASA designation from the American Society of Appraisers. He is a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) awarded by the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, and a stockholder of the Real Estate Consulting Group of America. He is a Weimer Fellow in the Homer Hoyt Institute. Friedman has been licensed as a real estate broker in Texas for 40 years.

Friedman is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) originally earned in New York in 1969, licensed in Texas since 1976. He holds additional credentials awarded by the American Institute of CPAs including: Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA).