Real Estate Market Analysis Trends, Methods, and Information Sources

The standard introductory guide on analyzing real estate markets, the third edition of Real Estate Market Analysis includes comprehensive updates from previous editions while providing a practical "how-to" for evaluating several property types. In addition to highlighting development trends and explaining recognized research and analysis methods, the third edition provides an updated and expanded list of information sources, both national and local, for a wide range of property types. It captures a transformative decade's worth of market changes that allows students, practicing real estate professionals, and government officials to understand how to inspect proposed development sites, evaluate competitive properties, conduct interviews with competitors, and find information. Topics covered include the purpose, content, and users of market analysis; defining market areas; how to analyze demand and supply; finding, interpreting, and presenting economic and demographic data; and understanding the characteristics of several property types, including residential, retail, office, industrial/warehouse, hotels, and mixed-use development.