Property Finance


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A unique, international approach to optimal real estate financing Property Finance is an authoritative guide to both the financial and legal issues surrounding real estate financing. Unique in its exclusive focus on the topic, this book builds from a solid theoretical foundation to provide practical tools and real-world solutions. Beginning with a discussion of the general issues encountered in real estate finance from an international perspective, the authors delve into country-specific information and set out the legal peculiarities of eight important countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, China, India, England and Wales) by asking questions of relevance to the leading local law firms specializing in real estate financing. The reader may thus consider in greater depth the problems relating to any given country and compare and contrast the positions under different legal systems. Examples with numerical calculations and contract excerpts enhance the explanations presented, and are immediately followed by practical case studies that illustrate the mechanisms at work. The companion website features downloadable spreadsheets used in the examples, power point presentations, as well as real estate news and more. Property financing entails many sources of capital, including both debt and equity resources as well as hybrid forms like preferred equity and mezzanine debt. Knowing how to work with these avenues is important to ensuring financial sustainability in real estate assets. Property Finance covers the most common issues encountered, helping readers prepare for and find a way around possible roadblocks. Consider the issues surrounding real estate lending at an international level Compare and contrast the positions under different legal systems Develop an international perspective on cash flows and financing agreements Use powerful tools to structure financing and gauge its effects on property financing The success of a real estate investment is dependent upon optimal financing, and a mere bird's eye view of the topic does not fully prepare investors for issues ahead: Property Finance provides a knowledge-based approach to real estate investment, detailed information and powerful tools.







The Handbook of Real Estate Lending


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In The Handbook of Real Estate Lending, mortgage banking expert Kathleen Sindell, Ph.D., provides a must-have real estate loan management reference book and introduces the Lending Solutions Decision Support Program. This program assists you in organizing and consolidating mortgage loan information, allowing you to effectively track current loans while accurately analyzing each real estate loan's strengths and weaknesses before you commit your bank's assets. Readers who review and implement this program will be able to calculate a numerical risk score for each loan in the portfolio that can be compared to your optimal baseline; complete meaningful monthly problem loan reports, each with a blueprint of the most effective, complete action plan possible; make unbiased and error-free loan assessments based on a new knowledge acquisition process; create comprehensive analyses of each loan's strengths and weaknesses; prepare graphs that show each loan's performance trends; forecast potential loan performance and quantitatively relate your judgments of future loan trends; and deliver pro-active, instead of re-active, action plans that demonstrate why your recommendation is the best one possible.




The Real Estate Market Risk of Banks - Evidence of its Importance and Consequences for Managing Risk in Real Estate Lending


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Real estate lending is a risky business. There is ample evidence from many countries for heavy bank losses or even failures caused by defaulted real estate loans. Particularly during real estate crises the losses tend to rise dramatically so that in some cases the banking system as a whole is endangered. It seems that lenders do not have the right instruments for managing all the risks inherent to real estate loans. On the other hand proper instruments cannot exist if the nature of real estate risks is not completely known. Therefore it is necessary to create new risk management instruments based on a sound analysis of real estate risks and of the demands on risk management.(This paper is an extract from my doctoral dissertation titled quot;The Real Estate Market Risk of German Banksquot;, written between 1994 and 1998. In 2004 I wrote an update with the title quot;The Real Estate Market Risk of Banks - Revisitedquot;, see http://ssrn.com/abstract=947987). It seems that it is high time to write another update in the light of the events of the worldwide financial crisis that followed the US subprime crisis!).




Financing Real Estate Investments For Dummies


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Your practical guide to scoring cash to fuel your real estate investments Want to be a smart, successful real estate investor? This no-nonsense guide contains everything you must know to make the right choices about financing your investments from the various options available and the impact on cash flow to the tax implications and risk factors involved. You also get tried-and-true tips for surviving a down market and using current investments to finance future ones. A crash course in real estate financing understand standard terms and concepts, learn the various sources of investment capital, and gather all essential facts and figures Weigh your options decide which type of financing is best for your circumstances and incorporate it into your real estate investing plan Finance residential properties evaluate residential loan programs, navigate the loan application and processing, and handle the closing Invest in commercial properties know the different property types, choose the one that meets your investment goals, and discover unique sources for financing Tap into unconventional sources discover the pros and cons of "hard money," capitalize on seller financing, partner to share risk and equity, and invest on the cheap with no-money-down deals Open the book and find: Real-world advice on financing without tying up all your capital How to get prequalified or preapproved for a loan Questions to ask your lender upfront Ways to avoid common beginner blunders How to protect your personal assets from investment risks Bargain-hunting hints for low-cost loans Strategies for surviving a credit crunch Ten pre-closing steps you must take




Becoming Your Own Banker


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Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Loans


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This book WILL give you an understanding of Commercial Real Estate Loans. It breaks down the complexity of the industry into easy-to-understand terms and is an EASY read. As a wise man once said, if you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself. This book is packed with easy-to-understand content and IS INTENDED to be a thin book. After all, who wants to fall asleep with another textbook?After walking you through the basics of commercial real estate (CRE), you'll dive right into CRE finance. You'll learn about the typical loan structure, the primary drivers of financing, what to expect throughout the loan process, and more about other common loan types. It contains examples and footnotes throughout, as well as what are considered to be "Industry Standards." As an added bonus, the book includes a supplement useful to anyone considering a commercial real estate loan: a financing questionnaire containing questions to ask your lender.This book will provide you with a foundation and the basic knowledge of CRE finance (i.e. loans). These basics are the core to CRE financing. There's no need to spends years or thousands of dollars on education. This book will give you the meat of CRE finance. It will give you the foundation you're after whether you're a real estate broker, lender, investor, business owner, student, or just plain curious.