NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to three books for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10.

Members and staff can also borrow up to six electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection.

Downpayment Assistance Programs
Washington Center for Real Estate Research, REALTOR® University Research Center, 2012

The lack of access to cash for a downpayment is one of the most significant barriers facing potential homebuyers in today’s economy.  This research evaluates Downpayment Assistance (DPA) programs offered by state housing finance agencies around the country. It identifies best practices that might be replicated on a national level to create a program to can help restore the housing market to health with minimal financial risk to tax payers.

The Rent versus Buy Decision
Washington Center for Real Estate Research, REALTOR® University Research Center, 2012

This 31 page paper investigates the needed property appreciation rates (herein also referred to as hurdle rates, indifference rates, and A’s) that make individuals indifferent between owning and renting in twenty-eight markets around the country.

Get Up, Get Over and Get On With It
By Bill Fields
CreateSpace, 2012

Fearlessly burn your escape routes and act as if your life depends on attaining this goal, and you’re much more likely to reach it. Successful people have a burning desire to succeed, Fields asserts. Cultivate that desire within yourself. Believe in yourself and others will too. Don’t hang out with “the easy crowd” who will motivate you to take life easier, too. Go back through your life and weed out all the negative messages. The moment you stop believing in yourself, failure will follow. So make a list of all the things you are good at. Believe them. Even a simple thing as what you say can have a big impact, says Fields. Filled with tips, techniques and tricks, Get Up, Get Over and Get On With It, Lessons for Turning Life’s Setbacks into Successful Comebacks can unlock the door to your true potential and help you achieve the success and happiness you deserve.

The Valuation of Apartment Properties, Second Edition
By Arlen C. Mills, Richard L. Parli and Anthony Reynolds
Appraisal Institute, 2008

This text explores the appraisal of conventionally developed rental apartment complexes of various types and classes. Mirroring the valuation process, the text examines site, property, and market analysis; the forecasting of supply and demand to derive capture rates; and the application of the cost, sales comparison, and income approaches to value.

Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know
By Jill Geisler
Center Street, 2012

Whether the reader is an experienced manager, a rookie boss or an aspiring leader, Work Happy will supercharge their skills and celebrate the values that make anyone look forward to going to work. Jill Geisler offers concrete steps for improving each element of management including collaboration, communication, conflict resolution, motivation, coaching, and feedback, so that everyone on the team-whether in the office or working offsite-can do their best.

Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Leases
By martin I. Zankel
Mesa House Publishing, 2001

While many books offer sample forms and advice about drafting clauses for retail, office, and industrial leases, few examine the essential business issues underlying each clause of the lease from both sides of the negotiating table — tenant and landlord alike. As the basics of term, rent, premises, assignment, maintenance, insurance, default, taxes, alterations, and more are covered, author Martin Zankel uses wit and wisdom to break down confusing legalisms and offer basic negotiating strategies for each situation.

Shopping Center Appraisal and Analysis
By James D. Vernor, Michael F. Amundson, Jeffery A. Johnson and Joseph S. Rabianski
Appraisal Institute, 2009

This long-awaited text examines the valuation process for the full spectrum of retail properties, from strip malls to superregional shopping centers.

Donna McCormick