From Land to Capital
The Complete History of Real Estate from Prehistory to the Digital Age
من الأرض إلى رأس المال - التاريخ الكامل للعقارات من عصور ما قبل التاريخ إلى العصر الرقمي
From caves to cadastral systems, from feudal land to digital platforms, this book explains how real estate became one of the world's most powerful legal, economic, and strategic sectors.
History becomes strategy
This is not only a historical survey. It shows how property systems evolved through shelter, religion, empire, law, finance, urbanization, crises, and technology - so readers can interpret today's market with deeper discipline.
Built for professionals
Ideal for brokers, investors, developers, property owners, students, consultants, and anyone building authority in the real estate field.
Global plus Lebanese relevance
The book moves from prehistoric settlements to PropTech and future markets, while consistently drawing parallels relevant to Lebanon and the wider Middle East.
Core outcomes
- How property began before formal law
- Why agriculture, codification, and empire changed land ownership
- How feudal, religious, and colonial systems shaped modern markets
- Why urbanization, investment, policy, and globalization transformed real estate
- How crises, PropTech, smart cities, and virtual environments shape the future
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Chapter map
| PART | FOCUS | HIGHLIGHTS |
|---|---|---|
| Chapters 1-5 | Origins to Antiquity | Prehistoric property, agriculture, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome |
| Chapters 6-9 | Power, Religion, and Capital | Feudal hierarchy, waqf, rise of private ownership, colonial land restructuring |
| Chapters 10-15 | Modern Markets and Policy | Urbanization, investment, property rights, brokerage, housing policy, globalization |
| Chapters 16-20 | Risk, Tech, and the Future | Financial crises, PropTech, smart cities, virtual real estate, future market strategy |
Turn the book into a course
A matching 10-module training blueprint is available for live workshops, online sessions, or a premium certificate program. This allows the book to function as both a knowledge product and a lead-generation tool for consulting, education, and brokerage development.
- 10 modules with outcomes and workshop ideas
- Designed for agencies, brokers, investors, and students
- Ideal for Viraluxe educational positioning
What this product says about the author
With this publication, Muhammad Itani is positioned not merely as a broker or marketer, but as an author, educator, digital platform builder, and real estate strategist.
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