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Dictionary of Real Estate Terms (Barron's Real Estate Guides)

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This book is an excellent purchase for a wide constituency of business students, investors, teachers, realtors and the public in general. It is written in simple English. Basic terms are defined with examples and pictures; where necessary to illustrate

the concepts in the simplest mode. The book is worth the purchase price many times over. This book will assist you in interpreting contracts, reading advertisements and dealing with

both sellers and buyers of real estate.

As I struggle with an on-line real estate salesperson course, I find myself referring to this little 500 page book more and more frequently for its concise non-recursive definitions and real world examples. Let's face it, even if you have owned property before and have gone through the loan process, the actual terms and topics could confuse even the most ambitious and diligent wordsmith, student and/or beginning real estate professional let alone the average Joe just starting out. Unfortunately the course I have selected to use does not always provide a clear or simple-to-understand explanation of the subject being presented so reinforcements in the form of this book offer the rescue remedy needed with a quick flick of the alphabetical listings which include cross-references and over 200 figures and 58 tables. Abbreviations, Mortgage and Measurement Tables and Mathematical Formulas formulate the book's appendix. For me, the book's multitudinous examples using each term in a sentence or in a way that makes sense out of the concept are most valuable. The smaller size and compact format of this book makes it a better buy then John Reilly's "The Language of Real Estate," which seems to follow the same format but with far less of the essential examples.

Good resource for all. Has detailed definitions and helpful, although simplistic, examples.

Barron's Dictionary of Real Estate terms is a handy reference book for brushing up on current terms, or, for the beginner, a good introduction into the world of real estate. The dictionary offers easy-to-understand references and examples, and abides by the "Keep it Simple" adage. A must-have for any real estate professional or prospective agent.

This book and previous editions have been an excellent resource for us in understanding real estate terms, especially in contracts and negotiations.

An excellent refrence guide with an example at every turn of the page to assist with grasping the meaning of terms by relating the to real world sernarios.

The Dictionary of Real Estate Terms, 7th edition , first characteristic is its Handiness, its length no longer than your open hand palm and weighing less than a can of beans .

Its important characteristic resides in the numerous figures ( drawings ), 209 figures in total, to make clear an explanation; if a figure is worth one thousand words, then this Dictionary feature makes it a welcome one.

58 Tables such as a budget table make it really useful to a beginner not educated in finance or accounting subjects.

Small size as it is , the text is legible without strain on your eyes and the entries are indicated in bold print double the size of the regular text.

Examples are given for all definitions .

The three authors seem well qualified : Jack Friedman is a CPA and a Real Estate consultant, J. Bruce Lindeman is a professor of Real Estate at the University of Arkansas.

Excellent text for a beginner in Real Estate ! Approximately 3 000 terms.

For those who want to get quick reference of Real Estate, this is an introduction book. You could fine definitions quickly, and it also contains some figures & charts to help you undersatnd special meanings of Real Estate

Not just words, the real estate dictionary also has sketches showing each part of a house, property, easement, how to tell the difference between ants and termites and much more. If you want to understand more about property, thumbing through this book helps, but you have to find the word first just like in Websters. Could be improved to include a real estate thesaurus or the thesaurus offered as a companion volume.

The info contained is clear & concise without preamble or confusion. In fact in some cases illustrations are included for those of us that benefit from graphics. I actually have 3 RE dictionaries and prefer this one for it's basic understanding and size. This is the one I tend to lean on most often! Although it is no longer in print (or so I understand) it is definitely worth the investment as the info is still applicable.