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Praise for After The Fall

"Steve Bergsman provides his readers with one of the most comprehensive, yet concise overviews of real estate and all its property types."—Christopher Macke, Vice President, GE Real Estate

"This is an extraordinary work of detailed research and compelling writing. I've never seen the subject presented in such a cogent and skillful manner."—Phil Hall, editor, Secondary Marketing Executive

"The way out of the financial crash of 2007/2008 will come through skilled operations, astute investing, and the ability of real estate practitioners to give up their mental memory of the future! The heated success of ten-year, unprecedented growth in the real estate industry has somehow atrophied the industry's application of knowledge. What we need is a fresh look at opportunities and strategies for real estate investing. We are lucky that Bergsman's book has fit the bill—just in time."—Jack M. Cohen, CEO, Cohen Financial

"Insightful and informative; connects all the dots, providing the basis and foundation for making strategic decisions about real estate."—Stephen Blank, Senior Fellow, Finance, The Urban Land Institute

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54466 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 201 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470405277
• Condition: New
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From the Inside Flap

After The Fall

The subprime mortgage meltdown and subsequent credit crisis has not only destroyed investor wealth, but altered the landscape of real estate investing. While some of yesterday's most favored strategies will not work going forward, today's savvy real estate investor can still find great opportunities for growth and profits—if they understand how recent events could shape this industry over the next few years, and into the coming decade.

In After the Fall, real estate expert Steve Bergsman offers a detailed look at the state of various market sectors—including commercial, residential, and leisure real estate—and provides direction as to where they are headed, so you can make the right decisions on property investments during the coming years. According to Bergsman, the next decade will produce multiple investment currents. This reliable resource will help you find the right current and stay the course for a long, profitable ride. By separating the asset classes that will remain stable from those that will continue to lose value going forward, Bergsman provides much-needed guidance on the changing real estate marketplace.

Divided into five comprehensive parts, and filled with interviews of experienced professionals in this fast-moving field, After the Fall puts numerous individual asset classes in perspective—from office and retail to single-family homes and condominiums—and touches upon "megatrends" such as the green revolution and infill development that will be a big part of this industry's future.

Focusing on the forces that have affected the market, Bergsman skillfully addresses individual real estate sectors based on historical paths, movement of data fundamentals, market analysis, and collective opinion. With this information in hand, he takes the time to answer essential questions about each sector, including: When might they finally reach the bottom? How long will the climb back take? When will the next peak occur? And which asset classes won't bounce back?

Recent developments have hurt many real estate investors, but they have also opened the door to potentially profitable new opportunities down the road. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, After the Fall offers effective strategies for taking advantage of this situation and making the most of your time in such a dynamic market.

About the Author

Steve Bergsman is a real estate, financial, and travel writer with more than twenty years' experience and visitations to 120 countries. His news stories and travel articles have been published in more than 100 publications around the world, and he has appeared on local and national radio and television. Bergsman is also the author of three previous real estate books, Maverick Real Estate Financing, Maverick Real Estate Investing, and Passport to Exotic Real Estate, all published by Wiley.

Customer Reviews

Worthless
This is the most dissappointing book I have ever read. Instead of "Opportunities and Strategies for Real Estate Investing in the Coming Decade" as the book advertises, this is just an extremely boring, drawn out, painfully trivial, detailed discussion of recent real estate markets. It's a history of what has happened in the last few years in real estate, not a discussion of how you can take advantage of the current situation to invest now. After reading the book you end up with a splitting headache, a feeling of vastly wasted time, and no clue how to invest in the current real estate market.

Book Review: After the fall.
well defined chapters, i mean each chapter has a "Where we ARE" section i.e. how the sector in the study looks as of today, "where we WERE" - how did the sector market in question get here, and "where are we headed" - what the future holds for the current topic i am on, and Last but not least, each chapter ends with Bonus Box where author shares his learnings and experiences during his research of the current topic.

The book is divided into -
Commercial Real Estate Market that includes a chapter for each sectors like Office, Industrial, Retail and Multifamily.
Residential Real Estate Market includes Single-family and condominium,
Leisure Real Estate - second homes, vacation properties
With additional chapters on Commercial and Residential Real Estate extending the study of these markets.

I don't think i have read any book that even showed me these sectors before i read this one.There was a chapter at the end with a title "The Market for second homes" that explained why baby boomers are financially better than their parents' generation. The explanation was the first of its kind again, that i enjoyed absorbing, that i hadn't found anywhere in other books.
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Insightful, informative, enlightening!
I've read a few of Steve Bergsman's books and they have all taught me a few things about the real estate business. However, After The Fall does something different. It explains how we got into this property market mess and when each sector of the real estate industry will finally escape. Maybe the folks bailing out the banks should read this book?