Real Estate


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In addition to the resources found in the Business and Economics Library, Avery Library has an extensive real estate collection.

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Articles & Journals

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  • ABI/INFORM Global
  • Business Source Complete
  • Factiva
  • ABI/Inform Global on ProQuest Direct
    Periodical database specializing in business literature, including full text of over 2060 of the 3040 ABI/Inform titles. All titles are indexed and abstracted. Also included in ProQuest are Newspapers and General Periodicals. Coverage: 1971 to present ; Updates: Daily
  • Business Source Complete
    Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics. Contains full text of the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review and other important journals. BSP also includes country reports from EIU and Global Insight as well as company reports from Datamonitor.
  • Factiva
    Factiva is an excellent resource for finding company and industry information. Factiva contains a database of nearly 8,000 publications, including: academic and trade publications, industry newsletters, international and regional newspapers, business magazines, and business newswires. The two sections of the database that are most commonly used for this assignment are the "Factiva Library" (which allows researchers to search the 8,000 sources) and the "Quick Company Search" (which contains company profiles - information about: finances, competitors, company history, etc.).
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Comprehensive online database which affords access to hundreds of information sources, including the full text of newspapers, magazines, wire services, newsletters, journals, and broadcast transcripts. Coverage: Varies by source; Updates: Varies by source
  • ULI Development Case Studies
    Access to more than 300 detailed case studies of completed projects ranging from low-income housing to mixed-use downtown developments to commercial and industrial projects. The case studies provide photographs and site plans, information on costs and rents, innovative features and strategies of the project, and an explanation of the entire development process. It covers projects from 1985 to the present. Thirty new case studies are added every year.

Directories

  • Crittenden Directory of Real Estate Financing
    HG2040 .C7 (Directories)
    Alphabetical directory of real estate lenders (banks, REITs, pension funds, etc.) throughout the U.S. Includes type of financing, type of projects, and contact information. Cross-indexed by real estate sector (apartments, offices, industrial, etc.).
  • Crittenden Directory of Real Estate Investors & Buyers
    HD1361.D57 (Directories)
    Directory of real estate investors.

Handbooks

  • Barron's Real Estate Handbook
    HD1375.H349
  • Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal
    HD1387.D435
  • Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2008
    HD 251. E47 (Reference)
  • Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008
    HD 581.A1 E44 (Reference)
  • Encyclopedia of Real Esate Terms
    HD1365.A23 (Reference)
  • Glossary of Real Estate Management Terms
    HD1365.G58
  • Handbook of Commercial Real Estate Investing
    HD 1393.55.M384 2006 (Reference)
  • International Real Estate Finance Review
    HD 1361.I68 2008/2009 (Reference)
  • Real Estate Investment Handbook
    HD1382.5 H35
  • Real Estate Market Analysis: A Case Study Approach
    HD1390.S36 (Business Stacks)

Market Data

  • Bloomberg
    Business Electronic Resources (Library Use Only)
    Bloomberg is rich with information on Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Financing, and related data. Tye "REL" and hit the GO key for the real estate menu of equity analytics.
    Coverage: varies; updates: constant.
  • Commercial Properties
  • Market Pulse Reports from Cushman and Wakefield
    Contains commercial rents for several markets in the United States.  Choose Market from drop down box on right
  • Studley Reports
    Contains commercial rents for several markets in the United States. 
  • Residential Properties
  • Census Bureau
    Contains data on new home sales
  • GSE Market Profile
    HG 2040.5.U5 A13 (Reference)
    Contains data for total GSE production in each state and loan analysis for the top 25 GSE sellers.
  • Mortgage Market Statistical Annual
    HG 4655 M64 (Reference)
  • National Association of Realtors
    Contains data on existing home sales
  • U.S. Housing Market Conditions
    Slot U-200 (Current Periodicals)

Periodicals

  • Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey
    HD1382.5 K67 (Reserves)
  • Mortgage Market Alert
    KF691.A3 C64 (Reserves)
  • National Real Estate Investor
    Also available in print: Slot AB N228 (Avery Library Reserves)
    Forecast -- Conditions in Leasing, Financing, Construction and Investment Trends: published in February.
  • Real Estate Alert
    KF566.A3 R43 (Reserves)
  • Real Estate Economics: Journal of the American Real estate and Urban Economics Association
    One year delay for full text online. 
    Scholarly journal covering various aspects of real estate markets.
  • Real Estate Finance
    Also available in print: Slot AB R221 (Avery Library Reserves)
    "The quarterly review of commercial finance techniques." Published by Institutional Investor, Inc.
  • Real Estate Forum
    Also available in print. Slot AB R222 (Avery Library Reserves)
  • Real Estate Issues
    Also available in print: Slot AB R224 (Avery Library Reserves)

Internet Resources