TY - BOOK AU - Manganelli,Benedetto ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Real Estate Investing: Market Analysis, Valuation Techniques, and Risk Management SN - 9783319063973 AV - HG1-HG9999 U1 - 332 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Finance KW - Market Research KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Management KW - Operations research KW - Decision making KW - Real estate management KW - Finance, general KW - Operation Research/Decision Theory KW - Market Research/Competitive Intelligence KW - Real Estate Management N1 - 1 The real estate market -- 2 The market research -- 3 Financing -- 4 The real estate investment -- 5 Investors and investment strategies.- 6 Investment evaluation -- 7 The risk analysis -- 8 The theory of real options in real estate N2 - This book describes in full the major approaches used to evaluate investment in real estate and shows how theory informs decision-aid methods and tools to support such evaluation. The inclusion of numerous examples makes it also a practical guide to assessing the suitability of an investment property. The first part of the text is devoted to an analysis of the housing market through the study of micro- and macroeconomic variables influencing supply and demand, with illustration of how these two components of the market interact. Special attention is given to market research and other preparatory activities able to influence the outcome of the investment. In fact, the quality of the parameters used for the evaluation depends on these activities. The final chapters describe the valuation techniques and highlight their essential features, limitations and potential in relation to ability to manage the investment risk. The book is aimed at graduates who wish to deepen their study of the real estate market and of the methods used to support investment decisions in real estate but also at professionals and managers of companies operating in the real estate market UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06397-3 ER -