2nd Edition

Real Estate Economics A Point-to-Point Handbook

By Nicholas G. Pirounakis Copyright 2026
658 Pages 14 Color & 89 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

658 Pages 14 Color & 89 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

658 Pages 14 Color & 89 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Real Estate Economics: A Point-to-Point Handbook introduces the main tools and concepts of real estate (RE) economics. It covers areas such as the relation between RE and the macro-economy, RE finance, investment appraisal, taxation, demand and supply, development, market dynamics and price bubbles, price estimation, and policy responses to the current housing crisis, including the key role of... Read more

Preface. Abbreviations. 1. An overview of the real estate (RE) sector 2. Tools of analysis 3. RE in the wider economy 4. RE finance: Loans, equity withdrawal, MBSs 5. RE as an investment decision 6. Office and other commercial RE (CRE) 7. Housing demand and supply 8. Construction flows and market equilibrium 9. RE taxation 10. Land uses, values, and taxation 11. Housing market bubbles 12. RE performance and price measures 13. The housing question – again 14. Residential real estate in modern China

Biography

Nicholas G. Pirounakis is a retired Professor of Economics at the American College of Greece (Deree College), located in Athens.