Alan and Denise Fields are authors of Your New House, first published in 1995 and updated printings since then. This book is excellent for anyone who is contemplating building a new home. It also has very beneficial information on traps to avoid for all home buyers. You receive many smart solutions and helpful advice from this witty book.

Barry M. Miller, a broker, trainer and author, is known as the 'Father of Buyer Representation'. He had his first consumer book published in November 2000. Smart Home Buying For Smart Home Buyers is a quick-read book, full of insider information about the pitfalls and the traps of traditional real estate while teaching you how to become the smartest home buyer. Whether you are a first time home buyer or the frequent corporate transferee, how to get your best deal every time is explained in consumer terms.

The Essential Home Guide was written to help people better understand houses. It was written for homebuyers, homeowners, investors, real estate agents, appraisers, insurance professionals, property managers and anyone else with a need for simple, concise answers to questions about homes.

Sloan Bashinsky's 1983 book, Home Buyers: Lambs to the Slaughter, is not readily available. CEBAA has one of the original copies and it is used as a reference book and consumer training guidebook now. Bashinsky, an attorney, broker and author, worked in Alabama before retiring to Colorado some years ago.

Another great book for your reference library is Ray Wilson's,Bought Not Sold. He currently lives in Massachusetts, but may vacation in Colorado this summer. His book on real estate agency relationships has excellent descriptions if you want to really understand the distinctions between traditional agents and buyer's agents.