City Real Estate

How Real Estate Developers Think considers developers from three different perspectives. Brown profiles the careers of individual developers to illustrate the character of the entrepreneur; considers the roles played by innovation, design, marketing, and sales in the production of real estate; and examines the risks and rewards that motivate developers as people.

“An exacting look at gentrification” (New York Times Book Review)—and the lives devastated in the process The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don’t realize just how threatening it is. It means more than...

In recent years the young, educated, and affluent have surged back into cities, reversing decades of suburban flight and urban decline. And yet all is not well, Richard Florida argues in The New Urban Crisis. Florida demonstrates how the same forces that power the growth of the world's superstar cities also generate their vexing challenges: gentrification, unaffordability, segregation, and inequality.

Our cities are changing. Around the world, more and more money is being invested in buildings and land. Real estate is now a $217 trillion-dollar industry, worth 36 times the value of all the gold ever mined. It forms 60 percent of global assets, and one of the most powerful people in the world - the president of the United States - made his name as a landlord and developer.

Are you an entrepreneur or investor seeking a fresh landscape for opportunity, far from the constraints of traditional economic models? Look no further. “Pioneering Prosperity: The Morazán Model for Free Cities” is a gateway to understanding how autonomy and innovation can spawn not just a city but a thriving economic ecosystem. This is a blueprint for those who dare to envision and build their havens of freedom and prosperity. In this accessible and action-driven guide, you’ll explore: The Morazán Model in action: a tangible prototype for free cities that are already taking shape ...

A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Miami, Florida, is likely to be entirely underwater by the end of this century. Residents are already...

Hasidic Williamsburg is famous as one of the most separatist, intensely religious, and politically savvy communities. Less known is how the community survived in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods during an era of steep decline, only to later oppose and also participate in the unprecedented gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nathaniel Deutsch and Michael Casper unravel the fascinating history of how a community of determined Holocaust survivors encountered, shaped, and sometimes fiercely resisted the urban processes that transformed their gritty neighborhood.

Under the Asphalt: The Hidden Economics of Parking Lots reveals an unexpected world beneath our everyday parking lots—a world where economics, culture, technology, and public policy converge to shape urban life. In this groundbreaking book, you'll discover how a simple parking space is transformed into a microcosm of modern society. Through captivating case studies and insightful analysis, the author takes you on a journey through dynamic pricing, behavioral economics, cultural codes, and the hidden networks of finance that influence every aspect of parking. From the unseen marketplace of...

From its opening scene, when hero cop Brian Remy wakes up to find he's shot himself in the head, novelist Jess Walter takes us on a harrowing tour of a city and a country shuddering through the aftershocks of a devastating terrorist attack. As the smoke slowly clears, Remy finds that his memory is skipping, lurching between moments of lucidity and days when he doesn't seem to be living his own life at all.

Real Estate is my winning ticket, because I built my wealth through land banking. Often times, people doubt the genuinity of my wealth. They are in constant amazement of how a boy from a poverty-stricken background could be this successful. Well, land banking is the real goldmine that gives you genuine wealth. In this book, BECOMING A BILLIONAIRE LAND BANKER, I have expatiated all you need to know to build wealth through land banking. From the process of acquiring a land, to finding the right source, a good location, the perfect land size, documentation and developmental levies, identifying...

Do you live on acreage? Have you thought about living out here? Have you looked at acreage to invest in, or to live on? Even if country living is merely intriguing to you, this book describes the author’s experiences of living on Florida acreage since 2001. The fully illustrated book is divided into five chapters: Chapter 1 – Lifestyle – These observations from a former “city slicker” gives an introduction to the acreage experience, with observations that may not occur to urban dwellers. Chapter 2 – Visitors, Residents, Neighbors, and Critters – City residents have their share...

♥ The Bakery Romance Series ♥ What would you do if you caught your fiancé cheating on you? After Kelly Richardson walks in on her cheating fiancé she makes some drastic changes in her life. At thirty years old, she moves away from home for the first time, desperate to escape her controlling father. When she volunteers for her church’s Christmas homeless ministry, she’s stunned when she discovers that Jamal Jennings, her first love, has also volunteered to feed the homeless. Jamal Jennings has returned to Baltimore to care for his sick mother. He’s determined to stay in the area ...

Hello, my name is Andy LaPointe. Are you interested in moving to Traverse City or moving to another Northern Michigan community? If so, this book if you... Are you looking to rent or buy property and move to Traverse and other Northern Michigan communities, you will find what you need in this book. I am the author of the book Up North Dream - The Guide to Moving to Northern Michigan. The information in this one-of-a-kind book shows you how you can live your Up North Dream starting today. My book is packed with proven, time-tested strategies to move to Northern Michigan. It doesn't matter ...

An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets? It’s time for Ali, a good-natured Mumbai party-boy, to grow up. The first step to...

The Great Covid Migration is upon us. As the Covid-19 pandemic upends the standards of life across America, are you ready to leave the stress, hassle and taxes of the big city for small town America? If you tired of paying high taxes, ridiculous parking fees, wanting more social distancing, having increased stress levels by living in the Big City? If so, this book is an absolute must… Within the next few minutes you'll find hidden gems of knowledge and wisdom that will change your life forever! But, before you go any further, ask yourself the following questions?- Is living in the big ...

Step into an engaging journey from the quiet fields to the bustling city streets with our new eBook, "Homestead to City." This comprehensive guide takes you through every stage of transitioning from rural life to the vibrant heart of the city in thoughtful, easy-to-understand steps. In the opening chapters, "Homestead to City" offers profound insights into understanding and managing the emotional impact of such a significant transition. Subsequent chapters guide the readers through the practical process of preparing their homestead for sale - from assessing the state of your property and ...

Ce livre n’est pas un manuel d’introspection, ni un atlas des bons plans voyages que vous ne ferez jamais. Ce livre est la recette qu’il vous fallait pour vous libérer du temps imposé. Pour vous créer une certaine sécurité financière, et vivre enfin les aventures que vous méritez.

When Peggy Gimmel decides to sell the apartment she bought decades ago for a few thousand dollars, she's thrilled to discover that it's worth almost $2 million. But her sudden windfall triggers a cascade of unexpected events and plunges her into the dizzying orbit of Lucinda Wells, one of Manhattan's most successful and ruthless real-estate agents.

Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race—in a press conference attended by paid actors, in which he slandered Mexican immigrants—he has dominated headlines, becoming the unrestrained id at the center of one of the most bizarre and alarming elections in American history. It was...

“To retire is to die.”— Pablo Casals An Inspiring Architectural Tale of Resilience and Redemption in the Heart of Chicago. Les Moore’s professional relevance is declining, his finances are depleting, and his romantic opportunities are dimming. But the veteran architectural designer refuses to succumb to ageism, a sour economy, and the cold indifference of the business world that has moved on without him. He can’t and won’t retire. For him, that is a fate worse than death. He simply wants to design new buildings and grab all the gusto in life... he’s an architect, a creator, ...