As Safe As Houses: Ramblings About Real Estate in Quote and Metaphor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781978289291)

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.