Dictionary of Real Estate: A Handy Reference Pocket Edition [Paperback]

Barbara G. Cox (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0324134916 | ISBN-13: 978-0324134919 | Publication Date: August 15, 2000 | Edition: 1st

Written in plain language, this useful, no-nonsense reference contains over 3,000 real estate terms--including those that have entered the language of the profession only recently--from Agency through Zoning, and beyond. Ideal for an agent's office as well as the classroom.

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From the Back Cover

This quick-reference dictionary contains over 3000 entries covering all areas of real estate handled by agents and appraisers.

The breadth of content area and simple language and illustrations make this up-to-date reference a handy tool for everyday use in any environment.

Concise clarification of words in all areas. Simple, alphabetical listing for all entries and their abbreviations. Supports terminology of related fields, including architecture and construction. Contains the terminology used on licensing examinations. Covers all critical finance terms. Extensive cross-referencing of related terms. Formatted for fast access to important terms. Easy-to-read typeface. Over 30 illustrations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

BARBARA COX earned a doctorate in education and psychology from Stanford University. Her professional life includes work as educator and researcher at college/university level, corporate trainer, and textbook author. She has conducted extensive research on language acquisition and development, and is author of Vocabulary Basics (Prentice Hall, Second Edition, 2001).

Recently, as Director of Technology for the Orange County Association of Realtors® in California for 3 years, Dr. Cox established and directed the Technology Education Center. Among the 22 real estate technology courses she developed were DRE-approved Internet Marketing and E-Mail How-To, Real Estate (Agent) Finance, Contact Management, and basic computing. She is author of The Language of Real Estate (Prentice Hall, 2001), and, with Wm. Koelzer, Internet Marketing in Real Estate (Prentice Hall, 2001).

JERRY COX is a principal of Cox Realty Advisors, a consulting firm in asset management, entitlement, and development feasibility. With over 26 years' experience in the real estate profession, primarily in institutional environments, Jerry's emphasis has been creating, managing and disposing of property portfolios. More recently he has added residential brokerage to his activities with a national brokerage firm in San Clemente, CA.

As a Director and officer of Mary Erickson Community Housing, a nonprofit corporation established for the assurance of affordable rental housing for very low income residents of southern Orange County, Jerry continues his work in the acquisition, management and development of multi-family projects.

Jerry holds a bachelor degree from the University of California at Riverside (UCR) and completed post-graduate programs in real estate at the Universities of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Berkeley (UCB) as well as The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Through the National Association of Realtors® Jerry earned the GRI designation as a Graduate of the Realtors® Institute.

DAVID SILVER-WESTRICK has been a practicing Realtor® for 13 years. He attended University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and the Law School at the University of Southern California (USC). Prior to joining Century 21 OMA, David was associated with Tarbell Realtors for seven years and was their top high-end agent. In 1997, 1998, and 1999 David received Century 21's most prestigious award for production. The Centurion.

David has recently been elected president of the 6,000-member Orange County Association of Realtors®, one of the largest local associations in the nation. David also serves as a Director of the 100,000-member California Association of Realtors®. He is an advisor to the Saddleback College real estate program, and teaches an orientation program on behalf of the Association of Realtors® to new agents. David is also a contributing editor for the Realtor® News, a monthly publication of the Orange County Association of Realtors®. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: South-Western Pub; 1st edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324134916
• ISBN-13: 978-0324134919
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,866,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful reference for real estate agents, students, & others!, January 26, 2001

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Shirley Commons Long (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prentice Hall Dictionary of Real Estate: A Handy Reference Pocket Edition (Paperback)

A book every Realtor® should own!

Having nearly 35 years of experience as a Realtor®, I believed that I was familiar with most real estate terminology. I discovered that while my belief was mostly correct, I did indeed expand my vocabulary and knowledge with this well done dictionary. I particularly enjoyed the clear, concise definitions, and that abbreviations were included as well as cross referencing of related terms.

Enhancing the information offered in the alphabetical portion of the dictionary is a section containing (1) The Anatomy of a House, an illustration of a two-story residential dwelling with 60 items identified; (2) a useful diagram that shows all forms of ownership; (3) a list of the U.S. states and the concurrent forms of ownership in each; (4) a most surprising diagram of the possible rights and interests in land; (5) explanation of how to calculate a mortgage payment using any of four calculators commonly used by Realtors; (6) a monthly payment matrix for a 30-year mortgage, showing intrest rates from 5% (will we ever see those again?) to 13.5%; (7) cost per $1000 borrowed on a fully amortized 30-year loan with equal monthly payments; (8) an excellent list of Web sites for real estate news, Associations related to the real estate industry, real estate finance, education, and government sites, etc. My compliments to the authors--Well Done!

Shirley Commons Long is recipient of the Year 2000 California Association of Realtors® Distinguished Realtor® of the Year Award as well as the Orange County Association of Realtors® Year 2000 Realtor® of the Year Award.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I Had It When We Bought Our House, February 22, 2001

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Jerry (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prentice Hall Dictionary of Real Estate: A Handy Reference Pocket Edition (Paperback)

I have been scanning it and love the print size and short, concise and easy to understand definitions. This is a perfect tool for anyone buying a house. I wish I would have had it when we bought our house and when we refinanced.