California Real Estate Finance [Hardcover]

Robert Bond (Author), Alfred Garello (Author), Carden Young (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0137798776 | ISBN-13: 978-0137798773 | Publication Date: November 17, 1997 | Edition: 6

Highly practical in focus, this volume examines creative financing, construction financing, adjustable and variable rate mortgage plans, real estate mathematics, and financing for low and moderate low income buyers. This text reflects today's ever-changing real estate market.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Key Benefit: Highly practical in focus, this book reflects today's ever-changing real estate market as it examines such basic principles as creative financing, construction financing, adjustable and variable rate mortgage plans, and real estate mathematics.Key Topics: Focusing on financing for the home buyer, this book covers buyers in all income categories and discusses various types of lenders; different types of financing; the process of a mortgage; and common mortgage problems with some potential solutions. The sixth edition of California Real Estate Finance has been revised to incorporate a simplified presentation, while expanding coverage of many topics. It includes a unique new chapter on financing for low- and moderate-income home buyers. The book also now includes a section on the use and application of the financial calculator for solving real estate problems. Market: An essential reference for any real estate professional, home buyer, or seller in the state of California.

About the Author

Robert J. Bond is a graduate of the College for Financial Planning. Prior to becoming a Certified Financial Planner, he worked in a variety of fields related to finance, including commercial banker, mortgage agent, and real estate broker. Bob has taught at UCLA, CSULA, American Institute for Continuing Education and for the College for Financial Planning. His past publications include: Personal Finance, California Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, Real Estate Finance and many more.

Robert Bond developed the telecourse and was the on-camera instructor and consultant for the popular series, "Real Estate and You." His professional designations and licenses have included Registered Principal (NASD), Variable Annuities Agent, Real Estate Broker, Fire and Casualty Agent, NASD Series 7 and 63, and Registered Investment Advisor.

Dennis J. McKenzie, MBA, MA Economics, is a real estate editor for South-Western's California Real Estate Series and an instructor in Real Estate and Economics, College of the Redwoods. He was formerly senior faculty in real estate, University of Southern California, College of Continuing Education. McKenzie is currently a REALTOR®, a GRI, and a faculty member of the REALTORS® Institute. McKenzie has served as an educational consultant for the California Department of Real Estate and is a past recipient of the Teacher of the Year award granted by the California Real Estate Educators Association. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 499 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 6 edition (November 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137798776
• ISBN-13: 978-0137798773
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,659,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sufficient information but poor written, May 4, 2009

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I. Pekelis (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: California Real Estate Finance (Paperback)

I believe this book contains sufficient information in order to learn and understand Real Estate Finance basics. At the same time the book is poor written and has considerable number of errors and contradictions. It is pretty hard to read and understand some of the chapters.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good info, March 8, 2007

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This review is from: California Real Estate Finance (Paperback)

Perfect information book for anyone trying to understand financing or is in the mortgage or real estate business.

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3.0 out of 5 stars I Used Professional Real Estate Problem Solving Using the HP, November 29, 2004

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kerry "kerry" (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: California Real Estate Finance (Paperback)

I used the HP-12C financial calculator instead of the TI Real Estate BA calculator with this book. One of our agents who is studying for the broker's exam used my HP-12C along with Mr. John A. Tirone's excellent "Professional Real Estate Problem Solving Using the HP-12". The Tirone book covers more than enough to get one through the california real Estate Finance book, and you can do it easier with the HP 12 C, at least that is my thought on the matter.
One problem which gave our agents trouble was on page 354 of the California real estate finance book. It is an bi-weekly loan payment problem: the example in this book is exacly the example that Mr. Tirone has in his HP-12C real estate problem solving book (a bi-weekly loan with $100,000 PV, 10% annual interest rate, amortization-loan term of 360 months!). However, the answers are different! Who is right? Whose is wrong? we called Mr. Tirone to go over the problem and he gave us a Finance Lesson, true to form we hear! Result is we know there is a typo in the term of the bi-weekly loan on page 354; not a big problem, off by just a little bit. Again, Professional Real Estate Problem Solving Using the HP 12C rules the day!