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Ball, Michael, 1948-

Markets & institutions in real estate & construction / Markets and institutions in real estate and construction Michael Ball. - Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations - Real estate issues . - Real estate issues (Oxford, England) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-263) and index.

Prologue -- An introduction to the analysis of markets and institutions in real estate and construction -- House price cycles : evidence from recent European experience -- Improving housing markets -- Restructuring housing provision in Central and Eastern Europe -- International comparisons of estate agency/real estate brokerage services -- Spatial reach in commercial and residential real estate brokerage -- Financial services, mortgage markets, and real estate brokerage : an international survey -- International differences in the housebuilding industry -- The influence of size economies and planning regulations on the housebuilding industry -- Construction and real estate professions and practices -- The distinctiveness of large construction firms -- Multi-agent governance in property-led urban regeneration.

The book explains why the real estate and construction industries are organised in the ways they are and then relates those characteristics to long-term market behaviour. It covers market dynamics - supply and demand; the interaction of property development and construction - and examines institutions and market structures.


English.

ISBN: 9780470757581 0470757582 9780470757567 0470757566 1281321117 9781281321114 9786611321116 661132111X

Standard No.: 10.1002/9780470757581 doi

Source: 10.1002/9780470757581 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 7FBD4642-7027-422B-A15E-CA637128E34E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA3U1433 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Real estate business.
Real estate business--Europe.
Construction industry.
Immobilier.
Immobilier--Europe.
Construction--Industrie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Construction industry
Real estate business
Onroerend-goedmarkt.
Bouwnijverheid.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe
Europa (geografie)

LC Class. No.: HD1375 / .B24 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 333.33