Includes bibliographical references and index.

Real estate investment : basic legal concepts -- Real estate financing : notes and mortgages -- Mortgage loan foundations : the time value of money -- Fixed interest rate mortgage loans -- Adjustable and floating rate mortgage loans -- Mortgages : additional concepts, analysis, and applications -- Single family housing : pricing, investment, and tax considerations -- Underwriting and financing residential properties -- Income-producing properties : leases, rents, and the market for space -- Valuation of income properties : appraisal and the market for capital -- Investment analysis and taxation of income properties -- Financial leverage and financing alternatives -- Risk analysis -- Disposition and renovation of income properties -- Financing corporate real estate -- Financing project development -- Financing land development projects -- Structuring real estate investments : organizational forms and joint ventures -- The secondary mortgage market : pass-through securities -- The secondary mortgage market : CMOs and derivative securities -- Real estate investment trusts (REITs) -- Real estate investment performance and portfolio considerations.