Reader's Reviews
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I would like to highly recommend all of Mr. Bergsman's books, including "After the Fall." I have read them all and have learned something valuable in each and every one of them. As someone who works in the commercial real estate business, I enjoy these books for their educational and entertainment value. The first-hand accounts really add to the credibility of the topics tackled. As real estate continues to evolve and grow into an asset class as ingrained as stocks and bonds, we need more authors like Mr. Bergsman to explain the intricacies of the business to both those inside and outside of it.
"After the Fall" is a great source for ideas about positioning yourself or your company to take advantage of the current environment in commercial and residential real estate. While headlines continue to account some of the pain that has occurred in real estate, it is always important to see the other side of that coin...and that is Mr. Bergsman's specialty...
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Steve does it again. Another fantastic book about the current and prospective future of the commercial real estate market. Steve is one of the best writers in the country on commercial real estate. His knowledge and connections in this industry are spectacular. This book and Steve's other books are all must reads. Being a real estate developer and owner of a commercial brokerage firm I make sure that all my employees read Steve's books.
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I've read a few of Steve Bergsman's books and they have all taught me a few things about the real estate business. However, After The Fall does something different. It explains how we got into this property market mess and when each sector of the real estate industry will finally escape. Maybe the folks bailing out the banks should read this book?
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well defined chapters, i mean each chapter has a "Where we ARE" section i.e. how the sector in the study looks as of today, "where we WERE" - how did the sector market in question get here, and "where are we headed" - what the future holds for the current topic i am on, and Last but not least, each chapter ends with Bonus Box where author shares his learnings and experiences during his research of the current topic.
The book is divided into -
Commercial Real Estate Market that includes a chapter for each sectors like Office, Industrial, Retail and Multifamily.
Residential Real Estate Market includes Single-family and condominium,
Leisure Real Estate - second homes, vacation properties
With additional chapters on Commercial and Residential Real Estate extending the study of these markets.
I don't think i have read any book that even showed me these sectors before i read this one.There was a chapter at the end with a title "The Market for second homes" that explained why baby boomers are financially better than their parents' generation. The explanation was the first of its kind again, that i enjoyed absorbing, that i hadn't found anywhere in other books.
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Bergsman has an uncanny ability in analyzing the commercial real estate sectors that may rise from the ashes in his book, After The Fall. The book is timely, extremely well-researched and written, and aids readers in discerning what looks to be up vs. down amidst the market chaos. It's a great read and very insightful.
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