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As Safe As Houses: Ramblings About Real Estate in Quote and Metaphor Kindle Edition

by Andrew J Crosby (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A book of inspiration, motivation and the plain truth in the property, construction, architecture, development and real estate industries.

In this light-hearted dose of satire and truism, Crosby unearths illuminating proverbs from real estate’s billionaire club and revealing maxims from industry stalwarts. Drawing on a life persevering in property, he even attempts his own literary imagery.

This book is coffee table fodder for every business in the real estate and building industry. If you sell, market, invest, develop, fund, build, manage, engineer, design or simply love architecture and reading about lavish lifestyles, falls from grace and theories of leadership then this book has words for you (literally!).

Quotes to inspire and learn from.
Metaphors to make you think twice.
All with the power to hit home harder than a two ton wrecking ball !

And they say it’s as safe as houses...

For those wanting more this is a book of primarily quotes, interesting factoids and opinions. Evenso for those in real estate and development this book is a must read.

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About the Author

Andrew Crosby has worked in property development since the late nineties. With degrees in Architecture and Property from the University of Auckland he embarked on a corporate career in real estate consulting with Ernst & Young only to be drawn to a private property development company before his first year was done. He has managed (and still does) projects ranging from residential subdivisions, terrace homes and apartments to mixed use, retail and office developments in New Zealand and the United States. This included a senior management role with Housing New Zealand, where he led the property development team to initiate and deliver hundreds (which will eventually become thousands) of new homes in public-private ventures.
Looking at improving efficiency in the development process, Andrew founded an internet start-up in project collaboration that was used for large construction projects, including private developments, hospitals, wastewater and road networks, train stations, airports and prisons. He also set up the inaugural management office of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in New Zealand - a general manager role that included co-producing the 'RICS Development Monitoring Guide'.
Exemplifying a willingness to continuously learn, a personal highlight was attending a course in real estate development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010. As a part-time lecturer at Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand since 2014, Andrew delivers the Bachelor of Construction final year paper in property development.