Ball, Michael,  1948- <br/><br/>
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) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-263) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470757581 0470757582 9780470757567 0470757566 1281321117 9781281321114 9786611321116 661132111X 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/9780470757581  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>10.1002/9780470757581  Wiley InterScience  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 7FBD4642-7027-422B-A15E-CA637128E34E  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA3U1433  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label> Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Real estate business.<br/>Real estate business--Europe.<br/>Construction industry.<br/>Immobilier.<br/>Immobilier--Europe.<br/>Construction--Industrie.<br/>BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.<br/>Construction industry<br/>Real estate business<br/>Onroerend-goedmarkt.<br/>Bouwnijverheid.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe<br/>Europa (geografie)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD1375  / .B24 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.33