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Informationen zum Autor Nathan S. Collier is the founder and owner of The Collier Companies, a Florida-based firm that develops, owns, and manages close to 9,000 apartments in thirty-four communities. He has endowed the Nathan S. Collier Master's in Real Estate program at the University of Florida, and is a registered real estate broker, a licensed building contractor, a Certified Public Accountant, and a member of the Florida Bar. Courtland A. Collier, PE, is Associate Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering, at the University of Florida. Don A. Halperin, FAIG, is Director Emeritus, School of Building Construction, at the University of Florida. Klappentext The most complete and comprehensive source on financing real estate development--now revised, updated, and expanded The Fourth Edition of the classic Construction Funding acquaints professionals and students alike with the critical tools needed for developing any successful real estate venture. Using a case example of an actual apartment development, Construction Funding walks the reader through each phase of the project, offering invaluable guidance on selecting markets, rating sites, choosing construction professionals, raising capital, understanding financing options, and mastering cash flow management. It covers essential topics such as creating a pro forma, understanding an appraisal, and navigating a loan application. There are many new learning features and updates included, such as: Joint ventures Condominiums and condo conversions Key terms and their definitions Chapter summaries and learning objectives End-of-chapter review questions Complete reference section for additional information Up-to-date costs and funding methods Written by authors with broad experience in the construction and real estate industries, Construction Funding provides a concise, yet thorough guide for graduate and undergraduate students studying real estate. It also gives professional developers, planners, contractors, and other construction professionals an invaluable reference that broadens their understanding of every development project. Zusammenfassung Construction firms operate on narrow profit margins and the success of construction projects is hinged upon proper financing. Construction Funding is the only single volume! concise text on the financial aspects of building and developing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: Habitat, Sustainability, and Stormwater Management xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Rainwater as the Resource 1 1.1 The Water Balance as a Guide for Sustainable Design 1 1.2 The Water Balance by Region 7 1.3 Arid Environments: The Southern California Model 11 The Energy Demand for Water in Southern California 13 1.4 The Altered Water Balance and Hydrologic Impacts 16 Imperviousness 16 Increased Volume of Runoff 20 1.5 The Impacts of Development on the Hydrologic Cycle 24 Reduced Groundwater Recharge 24 Reduced Stream Base Flow 25 Altered Stream Channel Morphology 26 Water Supply Impacts 26 1.6 The Historic Approach: Detention System Design 27 1.7 Stormwater Volume Methodologies 30 2 Stormwater Hydrology and Quality 33 2.1 Overland Flow: The Beginning of Runoff 33 2.2 Regional Hydrology 35 Wetlands 36 First-Order Streams 38 2.3 Stormwater Volume 39 2.4 The Water Quality Impacts of Land Development 40 Increased Pollutants in Urban Runoff 43 2.5 The Chemistry of Urban Runoff Pollution 44 2.6 Understanding Pollutant Transport in Stormwater 47 Stormwater Quantity and Quality 47 Particulates 48 Solutes 49 3 Land as the Resource 51 3.1 Historic Patterns of Land Development 51 3.2 Sustain...
