From the Book - First Edition.
Introduction. Leaving home: Our real estate journey begins
Part 1. Stealing home: scoring a data-driven deal on a new house. Warren Buffett is (always) right: Why buying a home is still a really smart investment ; Stats and the city: Timing is everything when deciding whether to buy or rent ; 2-4-6-8, neighborhoods that will appreciate: Predicting the next hot spot ; The Starbucks effect: How lattes perk up home prices ; It's the worst house for a reason: Why you shouldn't buy the worst house in the best neighborhood ; Do your homework: Finding a great school district in your price range ; ARMs and legs: Fixed-rate mortgages aren't for everyone ; Apples and oranges: How to determine whether buying a foreclosure is a good deal ; What to expect when you're inspecting: How to pick the right home inspector
Part 2. Moving out: The new rules of selling a home. America's next top remodel: Not all home-improvement projects are created equal ; Magic words and dangerous descriptors: How to write an effective listing ; March madness: When to list your home ; Real est8 4 sale: Use superstitions to your advantage ; The price is right: How to determine your asking price ; Nine is the magic number: How to sell for more by asking for less ; Appraising real estate agents: Reviews correlate with performance
Part 3. The data-hood: A new look at our nation of neighborhoods. The gayborhood phenomenon: Property values as a bellwether of social change ; What's in a street name?: What street names tell us about property values ; Empire real estate of mind: Analyzing the oddities of New York City ; The wild, wild west: America's most volatile housing markets ; Statistics are people, too: Looking at the housing bust in more than just dollars and cents ; What's walkability worth?: How walkable neighborhoods affect property valuse
Part 4. This old housing market: Rethinking real estate in America. Owning isn't for everyone: The case for decoupling homeownership and the American dream ; The third rail of real estate: Is the mortgage interest deduction really the best use of $100 billion? ; Down by the seaside: How waterfront property plays by its own rules
Conclusion. Follow the data to find your way home.