Amazon.com description: Product Description: Virtually every aspect of real estate is covered in the latest edition of this encyclopedic volume--a veritable goldmine of information for real estate agents and salespersons, for anybody buying or selling real estate, or for those considering real estate as a business investment. The book includes an up-to-date dictionary of more than 2,500 commercial and residential real estate terms with definitions, illustrative legal and financial forms, the most current information on mortgages and tax law, advice on buying and selling real properties, architectural styles and details, an overview of zoning regulations, and much more. Readers will also find newly updated quick-reference financial tables to help them figure mortgage payments for a wide range of interest rates and time periods. Line drawings illustrate architectural styles and details.