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Associations
Market Data
Mortgage Servicers and Mortgage Trustees
News Services
Retail / Shopping Center
Selected Resources
Statistics
Stock Markets and Rating Agencies
Universities Offering Real Estate Programmes

 

Associations

Accredited Review Appraisers Council

American Association of Certified Appraisers (AACA)

AIR Commercial Real Estate Association

American Land Title Association (ALTA)

American Planning Association (APA)

American Society of Appraisers (ASA)

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

American Real Estate Society (ARES)

American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)

Appraisal Institute (AI)

Appraisal Foundation

Association of Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Estate (AFIRE)

Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO)

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)

Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI)

CRE, The Councillors of Real Estate

CREW Network

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Centre for Real Estate Enterprise Management

Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)

Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute

Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)

eArchitect

Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)

National Association of Master Appraisers (NAMA)

National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (NAREA)

National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM)

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)

National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)

National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)

National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC)

National Real Estate Investors Association (NAREIA)

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Network of Commercial Real Estate Women (NNCREW)

Pension Real Estate Association (PREA)

Real Estate Educators Association (REEA)

Real Estate Research Institute (RERI)

Real Estate Roundtable

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)

Urban Land Institute (ULI)

 

 

 

 

 


Market Data

CCIM/Landauer Investment Trends - Quarterly market trends data.

Centerprise - The Center for Real Estate Enterprise Management - A collaborative "clearinghouse of ideas" for the real estate industry, cutting across academic disciplines, industry sectors, functional business areas, and private/public interests.

Colliers International - Click on:

"Market Reports" for global markets or Canadian local or regional markets

CoStar Group - Regional industrial and office market statistics and a national year-end market summary.

Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Data on commercial buildings in the U.S., including total square footage.

Grubb & Ellis - Includes the following:

-  Annual National Real Estate Forecast
-  Office National Market Trends
-  Industrial National Market Trends
-  Retail National Market Trends

JJ Barnicke - Click on "Market Data"

  • -  International Real Estate Guide

  • -  North American Office Market Report

Insignia - Click on "Market Reports" for national and regional market overviews.

Landauer's Real Estate Market Forecasts - Click on "Experience" to obtain current and historical commercial real estate industry market reports.

Legg Mason Market Information - Click on "Property Owners and Developers", then on "Quarterly Market Information", then select a metropolitan area to get industrial and apartment, office, retail and industrial market profiles.

PricewaterhouseCoopers - Search their database of publications to get U.S. and international reports.

REbuz.com - Subjects covered include commercial real estate news, apartment market research, commercial real estate for sale, real estate jobs, real estate careers, commercial real estate development, commercial mortgage financing, commercial real estate foreclosures, facility management, MRO, property management, foreclosure auctions, etc.

REIS Reports - A comprehensive resource for commercial real estate trends, analytics, market research and news that supports transactions in office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties. 

ResearchWorldwide.com - A commercial real estate information portal with research sources, reports, who's who directory, commercial directory, benchmarks and indices, associations, conferences, in over 900 locations worldwide.

Studley Report and Spacedata - Click on "Market Information" for office leasing statistics.

Torto Wheaton Research - Torto Wheaton's "Real Estate Cycles and Outlook" provides a world overview of the real estate industry.  Also access research papers and news items.

 


Mortgage Servicers and Mortgage Trustees

Mortgage Servicers

CapMark Services

CRIIMI MAE Service, LP

First Union National Bank

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation

Midland Loan Services Inc.

Ocwen Financial Corporation

ORIX Real Estate Capital Markets, LLC

Pacific Life Insurance Company

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Services

Mortgage Trustees

JP Morgan Chase

LaSalle Bank N.A.

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.

 


News Services

Commercial Real Estate Direct - Real estate news service.

CoStar (http://www.costar.com)

GlobeSt.com - GlobeSt.com provides in-depth and breaking commercial real estate news in major and secondary market in the U.S.  Canadian information may be presented from time-to-time.  Obtain news on current deals; multi-family, hotel, industrial, office and retail properties; trends; viewpoints; and market data.

Inman News - A U.S. real estate news service.

Institutional Real Estate Newsline - A U.S. real estate news service.

LoopNet - (http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/News/?LinkCode=14250)

National Real Estate Investor - A U.S. real estate news service.

PMIndex - PMindex aims to be the leading North American provider of solutions for real estate Property Managers.  PMindex provides a web portal to monitor current specific industry news, search out suppliers in any market, and quickly reference links related to the industry.

PikeNet Dispatch - PikeNet publishes a free newsletter e-mailed twice a week regarding the latest trends, tools and resources.

Real Estate Business Online (http://www.rebusinessonline.com/)

Real Estate Research Corporation News - (http://www.rerc.com/)

RealWired - (http://www.realwired.com/)

SNL Real Estate - (http://www.snl.com/real_estate/)

The Slatin Report - http://www.theslatinreport.com/

 


Retail / Shopping Center

International Council of Shopping Centers - The following publications can be found on ICSC's website, where a link is provided to the Research web page:

"Research Quarterly" - Available on the web exclusively to ISCS members.  Quarterly issues going back to Fall 1996 can also be retrieved.

"Retail Perspective" - This monthly publication is available exclusively to ICSC members.  All previous issues, starting with July 2000, can be downloaded.

"Monthly Reports" - The current and previous releases of ICSC's four monthly reports can be accessed. This includes:

-  Monthly Mall Merchandise Index
-  Monthly Department Store Sales Report
-  Monthly Canadian Mall Sales Report
-  Factory Same-Store Sales Report

"EconStats" -  EconStats is a concise publication of economic data and news from 36 countries around the world, including Canada and the United States.  The United States version is published weekly, while all others are published monthly.

"Research Express" - This weekly release is a brief look at specific current topics covering various aspects of retail trade and shopping centres.

"White Papers" - White Papers are posted throughout the year addressing specific topics that impact the shopping centre industry

"Scope Canada" and "Scope USA" - Both releases are annual compilations of basic shopping centre statistics:  gross leasable area, retail sales, number of centers by size and category, employment, construction starts, number of adults shopping monthly and more.  Tables include a national and province-by-province or state-by-state format.

Databases such as "Mall Openings, 2000-2002" and "Retail Scorecard" - Retail Scorecard is a quick guide to many multi-chain retail companies that have stores in malls and neighborhood, community and power centres.  It can be searched by company or store name, retail category or area(s) of operation.

 


Selected Resources

Real estate resources available at the following universities:

New York University, Jack Brause Library

Hint:  do keyword searches for "real property" or "real estate".

 

Selected Journals

Appraisal Journal

CityScape:  A Journal of Policy Development & Research

Facilities

Housing Policy Debate

Institutional Real Estate Letter

Journal of Corporate Real Estate

Journal of Housing Economics

Journal of Housing Research

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Journal of Property Management

Journal of Property Research

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Journal of Real Estate Literature

Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management

Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education

Journal of Real Estate Research

Journal of the American Planning Association

Journal of Urban Economics

Land Economics

Property Management

Real Estate Economics

Real Estate Forum

RealSource Online - a searchable database of over 16,000 real estate abstract journals.

Realty Stock Review

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Regional Studies

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies

Structural Survey

 

Selected References

Appraisal Institute.  1993.  The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal,
     Third Edition.

Benjamin, John D.  1996.  Megatrends in Real Estate, Research Issues
     in Real Estate, Volume 3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, International
     Council of Shopping Centers and American Real Estate Society,
     ISBN 0-7923-9640-5.

Brigham, Eugene F., et. al.  1985.  Canadian Financial Management,
     Second Edition, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Toronto.

Brooks, Michael.  2001.  The Living Canadian Real Estate Textbook,
     Canadian Institute of Public and Private Real Estate Companies,
     ISBN 0-9684323-1-X.

Brooks, Michael and Christina Laing, eds.  2000.   The Canadian REIT
     Guide, Canadian Institute of Public and Private Real Estate
     Companies, ISBN 0-9684323-0-1.

Brown, Robert Kevin and Alvin L. Arnold.  1993.  Managing Corporate
     Real Estate, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, ISBN
     0-471-55497-9 (cloth).

Cushman, Robert F. and Peter J. King.  1992.  Construction Owner's
     Handbook of Property Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN
     0-471-53222-3 (cloth), 0-471-57047-8 (custom binding).

Floyd, Charles F. and Marcus T. Allen.  1994.  Real Estate Principles,
     Fourth Edition, Dearborn Financial Publishing Inc., ISBN
     0793106520X.

Greer, Gaylon E. and Michael D. Farrell.  1993.  Investment Analysis
     for Real Estate Decisions, Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc., ISBN
     0-79310-509-9.

Hamilton, Stanley W. and Robert L. Heinkel.  1994.  The Role of Real
     Estate in a Pension Portfolio, Bureau of Asset Management,
     University of British Columbia, ISBN 0-88865-522-3.

Harris, Jack and Jack Friedman.  1997.  Real Estate Handbook, Fourth
     Edition, Barrons, ISBN 0-8120-6592-1.

Harwood, Bruce M. and Charles J. Jacobus.  1993.  Real Estate
     Principles, Sixth Edition, Prentice Hall Career & Technology, ISBN
     0-13-765934-2.

Hellmuth, Theodore H.  1994.  Lease Audits:  The Essential Guide,
     Statelaw Guides, St. Louis, Missouri, ISBN 0-934055-03-3 (hard
     cover), ISBN 0-934055-04-1 (soft cover).

Hudson-Wison, Susan and Charles H. Wurtzebach, eds.  1994.
     Managing Real Estate Portfolios, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., ISBN
     1-55623-363-9.

Jarchow, Stephen P., ed.  1991.  Graaskamp on Real Estate
     Washington, D.C., The Urban Land Institute, ISBN
     0-87420-724-XTK.

Miles, Mike et. al.  1991.  Real Estate Development, Washington: 
     Dearborn and Urban Land Institute, ISBN 0-87420-712-6.

Mintzberg, Henry, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel.  1998. 
     Strategy Safari, A Guided Tour Through the Wilds of Strategic
     Management, The Free Press, New York, New York, ISBN
     0-684-84743-4 (hardcover).

Ontario Real Estate Association.  1997.  OREA Real Estate
     Encyclopedia, Premier Edition, ISBN 0-919483-68-2.

Peiser, Richard B.  1992.  Professional Real Estate Development:  The
     ULI Guide to the Business, Washington:  Dearborn and Urban Land
     Institute.

Public Works Canada.  1993.  A Glossary of Real Estate Terms,
     prepared by Realty Branch.

Roulac, Stephen E.  1999.  Ethics in Real Estate, Research in Real
     Estate, Volume 5, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell
     Massachusetts, ISBN 0-7923-8228-5.

Shim, Jae K., et. al.  1996.  Dictionary of Real Estate, John Wiley &
     Sons, Toronto, ISBN 0-471-01335-8.

Schwarts, Arthur L. Jr. and Steven D. Kapplin, eds.  1995.  Alternative
     Ideas in Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Research Issues,
     Volume 2,  Kluwer Academic Publishers, American Real Estate
     Society, ISBN 0-7923-9497-6.

The American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.  1984.  Dictionary of
     Real Estate Appraisal.

White, John R., ed.  1993.  The Office Building From Concept to
     Investment Reality, Counselors of Real Estate, Society of Industrial
     and Office REALTORS Educational Fund, Appraisal Institute, ISBN
     0-939-653-01-X.

Wofford, Larry E. and Terrance M. Clauretie.  1992.  Real Estate, Third
     Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, ISBN 0-471-54848-0.

Wurtzebach, Charles and Mike Miles.  1994.  Modern Real Estate, Fifth
     Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.


Statistics

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Information on the U.S. labor force.

U.S. Census Bureau - Information is now available on the U.S. 2000 Census.  Information on real estate is contained in NAICS Code 53 - Real estate & rental & leasing; NAICS Code 531 - Real estate; NAICS Code 532 - Rental & leasing services; and NAICS Code 533 - Lessors of intangible assets, except copyrighted works.

EconData.Net - Link to over 800 U.S. socioeconomic data sources.

 


Stock Markets and Rating Agencies

New York Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

Rating Agencies:

Fitch

Moody's Investors Services

Standard & Poor's

 

 


Universities Offering Real Estate Programmes

Arizona State University Real Estate Center

Columbia University School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Florida State University, Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Business Law

Georgia State Department of Real Estate

Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies

Homer Hoyt Center for Land Economics & Real Estate

Indiana University Center for Real Estate Studies

MIT Center for Real Estate Research

New York University Real Estate Institute

Ohio State University, Real Estate Programme

Southern Methodist University Center for Research in Real Estate and Land Economics

Texas A&M University Real Estate Center

University of California at Berkeley Haas School of Business, Real Estate and Urban Economics

University of California at Los Angeles, The Real Estate Centre, The Anderson School at UCLA

University of Cincinnati College of Business Administration Real Estate Centre

University of Connecticut, School of Business Administration, Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies

University of Denver, Frank L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management

University of Georgia, Real Estate Program

University of Michigan, Business School Real Estate

University of Hawaii Real Estate Research and Education Center

University of Southern California, Lusk Center for Real Estate

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Washington Center for Real Estate Research

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 


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