Looking to learn the nitty-gritty about property/real estate.

December 10, 2006 3:36 PM

Looking to learn the nitty-gritty about property/real estate.

I'm looking for some good overview books or webpages on property. Things covering the legal ends, financial details...basically everything involved in buying a home or building and commercialising a development.

FYI - I'm interesting in this because a few months ago I started working as a market analyst in a large corporate property consultant. My background is in law and since I'm new to this I would like to get a better understanding.

I'm working in Spain, so British practices are more relevant than American ones. But I'd take any good suggestions.

posted by BigBrownBear to work & money (3 comments total)

Geez, the overseas angle is tough. For American practices, I'd poke around the relevant areas of Nolo for a start, and begin exploring the topics in the many sidebar boxes on that page.
posted by NortonDC at 5:05 PM on December 10, 2006

im not concerned about the overseas angle. just want good general books. surprised i havent gotten many responses. maybe i made the question too long.
posted by BigBrownBear at 11:28 PM on December 10, 2006

Yeah, not many real estate moguls on askme ;) try subscribing to the Estates Gazette; it's a very useful publication for real estate professionals in the UK; it should lead you to further sources of information.
posted by londongeezer at 5:43 AM on December 11, 2006