Financing Residential Real Estate Book

Financing Residential Real Estate has earned a reputation in the real estate community as the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and clearly written book in its field. This thorough and easy-to-use manual explains the real estate lending process in detail—from the initial loan application through the closing of the transaction.

Financing provides a practical, step-by-step guide to the most popular real estate financing programs available in the country today. Each loan program is explained in simple everyday language, with generous use of examples, exercises, sample forms, and worksheets. Case studies help you compare the advantages and disadvantages of different loan programs. Financing covers:

• the loan application process,
• loan underwriting standards,
• conventional, FHA, and VA loans,
• seller financing,
• fair lending practices, and
• predatory lending.

To gain a thorough understanding of the principles behind residential real estate financing, this is the text you need.