"Five Stars (out of Five). Thirty years in the making, this massive collection is a guide to every term related to real estate, economics, and everything in between. Creator Damien Abbott writes that it is designed for readers from 'teachers to students to lay people to professional practitioners'. In truth, Abbott is being rather bashful about his tremendous accomplishment. ... Nothing is left untouched and no term is left undefined in this magnificent reference guide. Organized in typical Encyclopedia/dictionary manner, this guide is extremely easy to use for both seasoned professionals and newcomers alike."  Liam Brennan, ForeWord Clarion Review, Oct 2008.

"Real estate consultant Abbott's purpose in covering this vast area is to be comprehensive, to provide more international coverage, to provide clear and precise explanations, to help readers find answers to today's real estate questions, and to point out problems requiring further advice and counsel. The third edition ... can be used as a dictionary and thesaurus, as well as an encyclopedia. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels."  J. Levy, University of North Texas Libraries, CHOICE REVIEWS, Nov 2008.

"This 3d edition of the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms is highly recommended for academic, public and business libraries, as well as real estate and legal collections"
Kay M. Stephens

"Abbott’s encyclopedia is nothing if not thorough; its definitions include everything from basic financial idioms to Latin legal jargon to seemingly innocuous everyday words that nonetheless have specific—and less familiar—meanings within the real-estate realm. While a good number of entries are brief and layman-friendly (like those found in family encyclopedias), many run on for pages, carrying numerous citations of case law from different countries and explaining what are often tortuous, centuries-old understandings of land-holding minutiae. This is by no means a bad thing, as these longer entries serve to illuminate many of the more frustrating and opaque aspects of real-estate law ... Abbott also ensures that even the most complicated entries begin with a brief, relatively broad definition, and exhaustively cross-references for terms which may be unfamiliar to the novice. Comprehensive and edifying: Understood by the Joes, essential to the pros."

"Despite having a total of 1508 pages, the book is surprisingly compact. More importantly, it contains over 10,000 real estate terms or phrases worldwide. As the property market has become more globalised and integrated, this book not only includes terms used in mature markets such as UK, US and Australia, but also those in emerging markets. … In summary, this hardbacked book is an essential reference for property professionals. It would be a useful tool to any practitioner's bookshelf"  Xu Ye, MRICS, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), Journal of Property Investment & Finance, May 2009

"Complete and comprehensive – never have those words rung truer than when one looks at 'Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms'. With well over 1,500 pages of information on the real estate game, 'Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms' is composed and compiled by Damien Abbott, a man who has been involved in three billion dollars worth of real estate transactions during his globe-spanning, over forty year career. Now in its third edition, 'Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms' is a must for anyone getting into the world of real estate, and an invaluable reference for any seasoned agent who wants to stay on top of the game. 'Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms' is highly recommended for community library Real-Estate and reference collections"

"In the preface, author Damien Abbott says, 'As one moves from country to country, many different terms are encountered for the same or similar concepts. ‘Condominium’, ‘commonhold’, copropriété and ‘strata unit’ are variations on a theme…' He says the encyclopedia brings together terminology that has merged “and at the same time it highlights the many differences that are to be encountered in countries that may have had a common law foundation, but have absorbed a mixture of terms and practices from each other. The publishers say the Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms is the most comprehensive single-volume reference book on real estate terminology, and we believe them."  REM Online, 11/12/2008.