real estate business

"[The author] offers a . . . chronicle of the twilight of redlining and the introduction of conventional real estate practices into the Black urban market, uncovering a transition from racist exclusion to predatory inclusion. Widespread access to mortgages across the United States after World War II cemented homeownership as fundamental to conceptions of citizenship and belonging. African Americans had long faced racist obstacles to homeownership, but the social upheaval of the 1960s forced federal government reforms. In the 1970s, new housing policies encouraged African Americans to become homeowners, and these programs generated unprecedented real estate sales in Black urban communities. However, inclusion in the world of urban real estate was fraught with new problems. As new housing policies came into effect, the real estate industry abandoned its aversion to African Americans, especially Black women, precisely because they were more likely to fail to keep up their home payments and slip into foreclosure"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the skills needed to develop a successful real estate career.

Provides an in-depth preparation for real estate broker, salesperson, and appraiser licensing examinations in all fifty states, with explanations of all aspects of real estate law and finance, a comprehensive glossary, and hundreds of sample questions.

Reviews the history of the real estate industry, and provides information for people interested in related careers, discussing wages, trends, and key jobs, and looking at how to establish a professional reputation and plan a career path. Includes directories of resources.

With the help of three ex-cons trying to forge a new life, Lester begins to clean out the rubble of Harlem and rebuild the city as a shining icon for African-Americans.

Explains the buying and selling of real estate and the role played by real estate brokers.

Provides an overview of the real estate field, discussing what it takes to succeed in an real estate career, and looks at the different types of jobs available in the industry, with information on training and salaries, and lists of professional and support organizations.

Profiles seven real estate developers, including John Nicholson, John Jacob Astor, William Levitt, Del Webb, Walt Disney, Paul Reichmann, and the Ghermezian brothers.

Profiles over seventy jobs in the real estate industry, and covers accounting, administration, construction, development, lending and underwriting, property management, sales, and more; and provides details on salary, advancement prospects, requirements, and other related topics.

Explains what a real estate agent does and how to decide whether to become one; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.