Housebuilding in Transition

Based on Studies in the San Francisco Bay Area

Sherman J. Maisel

• Editorial: University of California Press
• Año: 2023
• ISBN:
  9780520349391
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Negocios y empresa
• Categoría: Propiedad inmobiliaria

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.

Índice

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Housebuilding Industry
• 3 The Small Builder
• 4 The Medium Firm
• 5 The Large Firm
• 6 Supply of Factors
• 7 Evaluating the Efficiency and Performance of Housebuilding
• 8 How Efficiency Grows with Size
• 9 Effect of External Restrictions
• 10 Performance of Housebuilders
• 11 The Future
• APPENDIX A. GENERAL METHOD OF PROCEDURE AND RELIABILITY OF THE ESTIMATES
• APPENDIX B. HOUSEBUILDING PRODUCTION
• APPENDIX C. SIZE AND TYPE OF HOUSEBUILDING FIRMS
• APPENDIX D. HOUSEBUILDERS’ OPERATIONS
• APPENDIX E. INFORMATION ON FIRMS’ AGE, CHARACTERISTICS, OWNERSHIP, AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
• APPENDIX F. THE PRODUCT
• APPENDIX G. STRUCTURE OF THE TRADE-CONTRACTING INDUSTRIES Because general ignorance of the number, type, and operations of trade contractors was, if anything, greater than that concerning housebuilders, this study included a detailed mail and interview survey of trade contractors. The method followed was identical with that used for housebuilders. A universe was established, and questionnaires were mailed to each firm in the universe. After mail replies had been received, a sample of nonrespondents was drawn, and these firms were called on in person. The editing, tabulation, and analysis also followed similar lines.
• APPENDIX H. PRICING OF THE COMPOSITE HOUSE
• APPENDIX I. MATERIALS SUPPLY
• APPENDIX J. DATA ON THE LABOR FORCE, ENTRY, AND PROFITS
• INDEX