While this book makes some very good points concerning generalities in performing real estate market analysis, it did not offer clarification on the specific process of performing market analysis on multiple property types. Some sections are better than others. For instance, although the book notes that Office and Industrial makes up 62% of the commercial real estate market, it doesn’t explain how to conduct a specific demand anlaysis for these property types. You would think office and industrial properties would be addressed seperately, but the book groups the discussion of both property types, noting that the trend is toward combining the uses. Also, everything is explained with development projects in mind, rather than from the perspective of purchasing existing real estate assets. Basically the book is mostly fluff with little substance or explanation of how to gather and analyze the appropriate data.

The book is full of qualitative analysis. While this is great, I expected more equations and drills. If you are looking for technical analyses then do not buy this book