This book is organized into three parts: Principles, Programs, and Practices, building on the basics to the actual practice of residential lending. No prior knowledge of finance or mortgage lending is needed. As the last decade was a period in which the United States economy and its mortgage industry slowly transitioned out of the Great Recession and into a period of recovery and expansion, significant updates have been made to show where we’ve been and where we are today.

Updates include:

- New discussion on living trusts, appraisal management and current issues, mortgagor’s title insurance policy, and loss mitigation

- The addition of more than 84 new charts and graphs to illustrate the main points

- A comprehensive case study for the practice of mortgage lending by using a unified set of origination, processing, underwriting, and closing forms that lenders actually use.

Upper level commercial real estate text focused on analyzing commercial real estate investments.

Written by instructors for instructors, Basic Real Estate Appraisal covers the fundamentals of the appraisal business, making concepts accessible for aspiring real estate appraisers. It also helps real estate salespeople, brokers, consumers, investors, and all others seeking a better understanding of the role of appraisers in today’s real estate market. This ninth edition reflects the major changes in appraising and appraisal regulations in recent years, including changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) in the 2014–2015 Edition, as well as those approved for the 2016–2017 Edition. This edition also addresses the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and the Market Conditions Addendum used in single-family residential appraisals for lending purposes.