Business & economics / Real Estate

How to Sell a House When It's Worth Less Than the Mortgage: Options for "Underwater" Homeowners and Investors

von Dwan Bent-Twyford

Due to the wave of refinancing in recent years, and the fall in home values, in 2009 about 12 million homeowners and investors will be "underwater"--owing more than their property is worth. This book explains...

Home Buying For Dummies

von Eric Tyson

Now updated — America's #1 bestselling home-buying book!

Want to buy a house, but concerned about the market? Have no fear — this trusted guide arms you with Eric Tyson and Ray Brown's time-tested advice...

Trump University Commercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big

von David Lindahl & Donald J. Trump

Many investors are frightened of investing in commercial real estate. But with residential real estate struggling, the time is right to make the switch to commercial properties. Trump University Commercial Real...

Seven Steps to Sold: The Secrets to Selling Your Home for Big Bucks . . . Fast!

von Donna Freeman & Shannon Freeman

Real estate experts Donna and Shannon Freeman don’t pull any punches. Whether it’s on HGTV’s shows Designed to Sell and Secrets That Sell or with their own clients, this mother-daughter team’s straight-talking...

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Home Buying Checklists

von Layton Turner, Marcia

Smart shopping in a buyer's market.

It's a buyer's market out there. But with so many homes for sale, buyers can be overwhelmed by choice. How can they be certain they're making the right decision? The answers...

The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History

von Harry S. Dent

The first and last economic depression that you will experience in your lifetime is just ahead. The year 2009 will be the beginning of the next long-term winter season and the initial end of prosperity in almost...

The Wall Street Journal. Complete Home Owner's Guidebook: Make the Most of Your Biggest Asset in Any Market

von David Crook

Your Map for a Brave New Real-Estate World

The days of real-estate mania—when you really couldn’t go wrong with buying a home, then selling it in a few years for a lot more than you paid for it—are over....

First-Time Landlord

von Janet Portman, Marcia Stewart & Michael Molinski

Whether or not you call yourself a ìlandlordî, when you rent out a house youíll want to do it right!

The ìLandlording 101î course for new rental property owners who are first-time landlords by way of an...

Buying a Second Home: Income, Getaway or Retirement

von Craig Venezia

Second-home hunting has never been easier with everything you need to find and buy the right place at the best price!

You don't have to be rich to buy a second home-- but you do need to be smart. Buying a Second...

Selling Real Estate Services: Third-Level Secrets of Top Producers

von Robert A Potter

Praise for Selling Real Estate Services

"Selling Real Estate Services shows you how to stop being a vendor and start being a partner. Bob Potter's Third-Level concept will help you win more, have more fun, and...

How to Sell a House Fast in a Slow Real Estate Market: A 30-Day Plan for Motivated Sellers

von William Bronchick & Ray Cooper

In a slow real estate market, selling your house can be difficult– especially if you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth. In times like these, it's not enough to simply list your home and wait;...

Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider's Tale of Greed, Fraud, and Ignorance

von Richard Bitner

Former subprime lender Richard Bitner once worked in an industry that started out helping disadvantaged customers but collapsed due to greed, lack of financial control and willful ignorance. In Confessions of...

The Abandoned Property Investor's Kit: Find the Owner, Buy Low (with No Competition), Sell for Big Profits

von Reggie Brooks

The Abandoned Property Investor's Kit: Find the Owner, Buy Low (with No Competition), Sell for Big Profits

von Reggie Brooks

"A declining market is the best market in which to make money."

—Donald J. Trump

With rising foreclosure rates, it's easy to find discount properties--especially in the abandoned property market. But how do...

The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth: How to Make Money in Any Market

von R. Donahue Peebles

The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth: How to Make Money in Any Market

von R. Donahue Peebles

You can still find plenty of good deals in a failing real estate market by applying the advice in The Peebles Path to Real Estate Wealth: How to Make Money in Any Market. Multimillionaire teal estate mogul R....

Essential Guide for First Time Homeowners

von Ilona Bray & Alayna Schroeder

You bought your first home -- now what?

Nearly 6.4 million homes were purchased in the U.S. last year -- and many of them are owned by young first-time buyers like you, who now find themselves wondering, What's...

The Wall Street Journal. Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook

von David Crook

The conservative, thoughtful, thrifty investor’s guide to building a real-estate empire.

Profitable real-estate investing opportunities exist everywhere as long as you know what to look for and understand how...

Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life

von Barbara Corcoran

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Where, and maybe more importantly, how do you want to live once you've escaped the 9-to-5?

Barbara Corcoran has built her career on knowing where people will live even...

Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

von Reid Ewing, Keith Bartholomew & Steve Winkelman

Based on a comprehensive study review by leading urban planning researchers, this investigative document demonstrates how urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor...