Best Books about the Real Estate Industry

 

I'm lucky ennough to work at a library while I'm studying for my real estate salesperson exam!  Every day, I find new books that educate, inform and inspire me to learn the ins and outs of the industry!  Here are my top reccomendations for books on the subject, from the brass tacks of memorizing facts to business biographies...

Industry Standrards

Barron's Dictionary of Real Estate Terms by Jack P. Friedman, Jack C. Harris & J. Bruce Lindeman

Barron's Real Estate Licensing Exams by Jack P. Friedman and J. Bruce Lindeman

Real Estate Handbook by Jack C. Harris and Jack P. Friedman

The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts by Mark Warda

The Encyclopedia of Real Estate Forms & Agreements by Atlantic Publishing Co.

Zillow Talk: Rewriting the Rules of Real Estate by Spencer Rascoff and Stan Humphries

Finance & Mathematics

Essentials of Real Estate Finance by David Sirota

The Real Estate Math Handbook by Jamaine Burrell

Investing

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy

Nothing Down by Robert Allen

The Condominium Specialist by Pauline J. Thompson

The Complete Guide to Real Estate Tax Liens And Foreclosure Deeds by Don Sausa

Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens by Larry B. Loftis

Investing in REITS by Ralph Block

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Marketing

Real Estate Marketing by Joseph M Sirgy

Selling Your House: NOLO's Essential Guide by Ilona M. Bray

Home Staging that Works by Starr C. Osbourne

Real Estate Photography for Everyone by Ron Castle

Business Biography

Own It!  A Girl's Guide to Building Wealth by Margaret Wright

Driven by Manny Khoshbin

Becoming a Real Estate Agent by Tom Chiarella

Bridget "Biddy" Mason: From Slave to Businesswoman by Jean Kennedy Williams

Race & Redlining
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Properties in Black Cities by Andre M. Perry

Family Properties: How the Struggle Over Race and Real Estate Transformed America by Beryl Satter

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

Moving Toward Integration: The Past and Future of Fair Housing by Richard H. Sander

Race for Profit by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor