The financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2008 led to one of the most sweeping government interventions in private financial markets in history. The bailout has already cost American taxpayers close to 150 billion, and substantially more will be needed. The U.S. economy--and by...

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Macro-economics and real estate -- Real estate and recession -- Inflation and real estate -- Retailing and retail property -- Property companies and reits -- Real estate and construction -- Asia -- Real estate returns -- Residential real...

"This book contends that the housing markets and shadow banking have been involved in a kind of "dance" over the last two decades. It traces this dance to be between the roles of mortgage markets since the 1980s in both the US and China and the developments of securitization and "shadow banks."...

"Real Estate Analysis: A Toolkit for Property Analysts presents economic and financial models, applications and insights, packaged as a toolkit for analysts and other participants in commercial and residential real estate markets. Participants in property markets - analysts, brokers,...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Sub-prime Lending Enters the Financial Vocabulary -- The Global Extension -- Commercial Property Market Context -- Past UK Experience -- A Worldwide Phenomenon -- Commercial...