Real Estate Books

Richard Band's "Contrary Investing" book is a must for anyone who wants to consistently make profitable trades in the stock market. His advice has the "ring of truth" to those who are unafraid to go against the crowd.

W J Gossum nailed project management to the wall with this book. I borrowed a copy, and was extremely impressed with both the writing and the material. After my first read, I had to return the borrowed copy, so I immediately began an internet search for my own. A great source for ideas, Control of Projects, Purchasing, and Materials is a must for all small businesses, and the big ones could learn a thing or two from it as well. I intend to use my soon to be acquired copy as a reference source, and a sounding board in my landscaping business. Having spent many years as an engineer, Mr. Gossom was the perfect author for this subject.

There are a few books out there covering the topic of CSA, but this is one of the only CSA books I have been able to find that was written by someone who actually has the certification. If you are pursuing CSA certification or implementing a CSA program into your audit program, I reccomend this book along with a CSA test prep book. The two combined will give you enough information to develop an effective program.

I've always felt that you can do no wrong utilizing RS Means in the construction industry. As a General Contractor, I have depended on RS Means through-out the country on various types of commercial and governmental projects. Cost Planning & Estimating for Facilities Maintenance is a must have when your company maintains or repairs buildings.

This accessible, 200-page book offers a terrific overview of urban design principles and how they can be applied to regenerate/revitalize downtowns and city centers. It covers all the basics in 15 easy-to-digest chapters that contain informative images with detailed captions. Best of all, a collection of case studies offers live examples of how cities as diverse as Kenosha Wisconsin, Portland Oregon and Manchester England (along with another 14 case studies) have successfully integrated the principles outlined in the book.

I have taught real estate development for 27 years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The class this year of 45 grad students will use this as a text on how to create lively, walkable downtowns. Best text that I could find to tie together the many disciplines and stakeholders issues on downtown development.

I've used this excellent guide to reorganize workplaces with clients and in my own firm., Its guidelines & checklists allow the readers to participate and architects & managers to apply organizational and psychological criteria with clients and working together.

You don't have to carry a book with you to have creative financing strategies at your fingertips. This unique deck of cards with accompanying booklet and CD can fit in your pocket but it contains 55 helpful hints and strategies for controlling real estate--including some that require no money. Mine paid for itself--about 500 times over--the first week I owned it.

Would that current and future policy makers read and learn from this master of conservative thought as they consider and try to prevent future crises at the pump.

I was dreading this book. It was required for a class in CRM law, but I have now decided that it is an essential reference that will always be found on a handy shelf in my office.

King is recognized as a leader in the field of federal cultural resource management and has written a comprehensive, digestible overview of the history of the subject and the laws that govern archaeology on federally-funded projects. The chapters are informative, yet to the point, opinionated, and, dare I say, actually funny! King gives bibliographic references to most case studies, in case you'd like to chase down the details behind a certain cultural resource management decision, but it is also the perfect, readable beginner's guide to the history and development of CRM law.

The one critique I have is that it may be time to do an update of the book to reflect the ways that CRM law has changed since 1998. However, the fundamental concepts and laws are still the same, and the book remains the best on the subject. Today, I'm buying his newest book "Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge" (2002) to see what else King has to say. I will definitely seek out other books by the author.