Increase your knowledge of residential development with the Residential Development Handbook
Item #: 280-9188-04
ISBN: 0-87420-918-8
ISBN13: 978-0-87420-918-1
Author: Adrienne Schmitz Publisher: Urban Land Institute Format: Hardcover
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Written by a team of leading experts in residential development, this
comprehensive book covers everything you need to know to develop large and small
for-sale residential communities. Bursting with color photographs, site plans,
the latest trends, and how-to information, the book covers each stage of the
development process--from feasibility and financing to marketing and community
associations. Cases studies describe how successful projects were developed for
diverse markets and price ranges. Products include condominiums, townhouses, and
single-family homes. Approx. 400 pp.
Residential Development Handbook, 3rd Ed. - Table of Contents:
Introduction
Historical Perspective
The Development Process and the Development Team
Types of Ownership
Project Feasibility
Site Selection
Market Analysis
Financial Feasibility
Financing Acquisition, Development, and Construction
Risk and Reward
Types of Financing
Ownership Structures
Financial Analysis
Financing the Various Stages of Development
Sources of Financing
The Financing Process
Planning and Design
Planning and Design Process
Alternative Forms of Land Development
Land Plan Elements
Development Phasing
The Legal and Regulatory Context for Residential Development
Federal Regulations
State and Local Planning Controls
Marketing
Market Research
Developing the Marketing Strategy
Advertising and Promotion
Management of Sales
Monitoring and Measuring Acceptance
Marketing Large Communities
Marketing Second-Home Communities
Community Governance
Setting the Stage
Creating Governance
Making Governance Work
Transferring Control from the Developer to Property Owners