Beyond the Bubble: How to Keep the Real Estate Market in Perspective and Profit No Matter What Happens
by Michael C. Thomsett and Joshua Kahr
AMACOM Books, 2007
We’ve all heard the reports—the great housing boom that has fueled premium prices and sellers’ dreams is slowing down. The real estate market may experience ups and downs like any other, but it’s not likely to implode spontaneously. With proper planning and a little help from the August eBook of the Month, homeowners, investors, and other stakeholders can avoid disaster and in fact profit on their properties regardless of what the market does.
Beyond the Bubble takes a balanced look at what drives changes in real estate markets and how these changes affect property owners and investors. You will learn:
- The history, nature, and dynamics of market bubbles
- How to anticipate a coming downturn and act accordingly
- The regional nature of real estate market conditions
- Differences and similarities in residential and commercial markets
- Other profit strategies when selling is difficult or impossible
- How to analyze the market using facts, not hype
Beyond the Bubble explains and examines the real estate bubble in a context of a larger investment market and the overall economy. This is important because it helps to understand how and why bubbles emerge and, historically, what has happened to earlier bubbles. Once you study the broader markets and bubbles in this context, you will be able to develop an awareness of key market drivers affecting real estate prices, both economic and noneconomic. As a result, you will be better able to evaluate markets and predict the rise and fall of prices. Thorough and well-reasoned, Beyond the Bubble will help you maintain a strong and level foundation for your financial futures.
Provided through the generous support of the AMACOM Books, Beyond the Bubble will be available to Mount Aloysius College Library patrons August 1-31. If you have already established a NetLibrary account through Mount Aloysius College Library, visit www.netLibrary.org and log in. If you do not have a NetLibrary account, you can create an account from any library computer. For more information about NetLibrary or other services available through Mount Aloysius College Library, please contact your librarian.
