Real Estate Investment & Financial Analysis: The Four Essentials of Building Wealth with Realty

"The first book by an Indian author giving in-depth financial analysis for realty investments. A unique feature of this book is the interesting linkage of financial concepts with real estate asset analysis. This approach helps in a thorough study of real estate, an extremely important asset class for everyone."
-Mr. Deepak Jain, Country Head, India and South Asia,
American Academy of Financial Management

"As the capital markets deepen their relationship with real estate, the importance of such a structured study cannot be undermined. It will be very helpful to all investors and market participants, especially with the arrival of an era of financial inclusion for real estate investing."
-Mr. G C Sharma, Head-Financial Education, Schools & Universities,
National Stock Exchange

"The author has an interesting way of explaining Finance concepts with the help of diagrams and pictures. A much needed book on the subject."
-Mr. Ruchir Sharma, author of ‘Breakout Nations’ and ‘Rise and Fall of Nations’;
Chief Global Strategist & Head Emerging Markets,
Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Savvy investors look beyond the evident.
Diversifying investments, discovering potential growth assets and learning continually are a part of their strategic wisdom.

This book comes at a crucial time, when the need to understand real estate as an asset class is being widely felt. It analyzes real estate investments and related financial aspects methodically, in the same manner that we carry out study of other assets such as equity, fixed income instruments, and currency. If you are a student of finance, an investor, a money manager, wealth manager or someone who is just curious about real estate from the viewpoint of investment and finance, you now have an in-dispensable tool in the form of this book.

This book covers the Four Essentials of Real Estate Investing:
1. Real Estate Investment Basics
2. Real Estate Investment Analysis
3. Real Estate Financing Basics
4. Real Estate Pooled Finances

It also covers Property Valuations, Property Financing and REITs & InvITs (Indian REITs or I-REITs and Infrastructure Investment Trusts) to provide the reader a 360 Degree View of investing in Indian real estate market. However, since the focus of the work is on real estate investment and financing concepts, the book transcends geographical barriers and is suitable to a wide range of audience globally. Additionally, it has been conceptualized and organized in such a way that current news and industry changes will have a limited impact on its contents.