Internet Real Estate Resources



News	Current Real Estate News
	Financial Markets
	Economic Reports
	Local Information

Real Estate Organizations	Academic Resources
	Industry Associations
	Real Estate Companies

Market Analysis	Area Maps
	Demographic Data
	Environmental Information
	Market Reports
	Property Listings

Property Data
	Expenses
	Office Information
	Apartment Information
	Retail Information

Company/Financial Data
	Financial Performance
	SEC Filings

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News

Current Real Estate News

General Information

American City Business Journals Online version of Business Journal for cities across US.
American Real Estate Exchange provides extensive listings, market demographics, news about people companies, properties, SEC filings, press releases and environmental information. Access requires registration, but registration is free.
Commercial Property News Online version includes searchable database.
Inman Real Estate News is a good industry news source.
International Real Estate Digest Online real estate magazine.
Internet RE View Directory of real estate news and resources.
National Real Estate Investor
Real Estate Forum Online version of magazine, includes daily news clips.
The Real Estate Information Providers Association Homage has information for providers of real estate information and/or information technology related to real estate as well as links to other sources of information.
Real Estate Journal On-line news magazine highlighting all areas of the real estate industry.
Yahoo Real Estate News provides daily real estate business headlines.

Mortgage News

Lenders Interactive Online Network News, market commentary, and latest rates.
Inside Mortgage Finance Publications News briefs on mortgage market.
National Mortgage News News and information on mortgage market.
RE Direct Searchable database to match your project with mortgage lenders, and find equity investors.

Property-Type Specific News

Lodging Research Network News and research on the lodging industry.
Shopping Center World Online version of magazine.

Financial Markets

Bloomberg
CNNfn
Yahoo - Financial has stock quotes and the latest financial news.
Bond Rates - Current bond rates including 90 day to 30 year Treasuries, Municipal Bonds, and Corporate Bonds.
Dun & Bradstreet has business information for D&B customers.
JB Levy Co. Interest rate tracking of commercial real estate mortgages and real estate portfolio benchmarking.

Economic Reports

Construction Statistics from US Census Bureau including Building Permits, Housing Starts and Completions, and Value of New Construction.
Economic Statistics describes the economic data the government releases, date of release, and links to the data including: Retail Sales, Inventory Levels, CPI, Durable Goods, Employment, GDP, Personal Income.
Federal Reserve Board information from the FOMC (minutes, calendar, Beige Book, and Press Releases), Testimony and Speeches, Reports to Congress, and Research. Links to other data.
Fed World Master directory of Federal Government resources
Yahoo - Economic Calendar is updated monthly with links to economic news being released (Construction Spending, Employment Figures, PPI).

Local Information

City Net provides information on top US cities with links to local attractions, businesses, newspapers and more.
Directory of English Newspapers links to on-line editions of the nation's newspapers.

Real Estate Organizations

Academic Resources

Industry Associations

The Appraisal Foundation - The source of Appraisal Standards.
Appraisal Institute - Everything you need about real estate appraisal.
ARES American Real Estate Society includes information on applied real estate research, and 10-year index of articles in their journals, including the Journal of Real Estate Research .
AREUEA - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - Find out what real estate economists are researching.
ASA - American Society of Appraisers - Appraisal information.
The Bond Market Association News and research effecting the bond market.
CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Members home page includes real estate listings and market information.
CSSA - Commercial Real Estate Secondary Market And Securitization Association - In-depth introduction to Commercial Real Estate Securitization, includes quarterly newsletter.
CRE - Counselors of Real Estate home page.
ICSC - International Council of Shopping Centers - Find retail news, market data and articles from Shopping Center Today.
IREM - Institute of Real Estate Management home page.
LILP - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy - Dedicated to land policy, zoning, and land tax issues.
MBA - Mortgage Bankers Association of America - Provides news and information for the mortgage banking community.
NACORE - National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives - Links to the NACORE BBS and related sites.
NAIOP - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties - Office and Industrial development information.
NAREC National Association of Real Estate Companies home page.
NAREIT - National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts - Find out all about REITs, includes their database of REITs.
NCREIF - National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries home page.
PREA - Pension Real Estate Association home page.
RERI - Real Estate Research Institute - Investment real estate research.
SIOR Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® - Features publications, course and seminar offerings.
ULI - Urban Land Institute - Articles from Land Use Digest, and includes other real estate information.

Real Estate Companies

Service Providers

Argus Hompage for the maker of Argus Valuation software.
Gables Hompage for Gables Residential (manager of Promenade at Aventura, St. Tropez, and Yacht Club at Highland Beach).
General Growth Hompage for General Growth (Homart Portfolio)
MC Real Estate Hompage for MC Real Estate (manager of Corporate Woods).
MRI Homepage for the maker of MRI accounting .
Prentiss Hompage for Prentiss Properties (manager of 1130 CT and 1900 M Street)
Quantra Hompage for maker of Pro-Ject.
Simon Property Corp. Hompage for Simon Property Corp. (manager of Lynnhaven Mall).
Spaulding & Slye (leasing agents for 1130 CT. Avenue)

Brokerage Firms

CB Commercial Includes market information, including vacancy rates across the US by quarter.
Cushman & Wakefield Market information in addition to C&W news.
ESG/Insignia Includes market information.
Grubb & Ellis Listings of properties for sale and rent.
Lend Lease (formally ERE Yarmouth) On-line version of Emerging Trends report, available along with information on the company.

Market Analysis

Area Maps

Map it! maps any location.
Map Quest - Create a street map of any address. Zoom in; zoom out; also includes driving instructions.
Tiger Mapping provides a resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data.

Demographic Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics has economic data complied from the US Labor department and includes employment data.
FFIEC Geocoding System Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Find MSA and Census data for any address.
US Census Bureau has on-line access to census records and maps.
US Census Data - Population statistics for states, MSAs, country, includes projected growth by age group.

Environmental Information

EPA-Hazardous Sites - Quickly locate hazardous waste sites.
EPA-Monitored Facilities - Locate EPA monitored or regulated facilities.

Market Reports

American Real Estate Exchange Lots of market information, including building stats, recent sales activities, and property information.
AXIOMetrics Market information on apartments.
COMPS Information While use of the transactional database requires a fee, you can still get some market information.
FDICs Survey of Real Estate Trends - Real estate market information.
Institutional Real Estate Inc. Market information and link to subscribe to IREIzine, a free electronic news magazine.
Korpaz offers on-line delivery of the Korpaz Investor Survey, access to the Source Directory, and the 1998 Market Forecast.
Landauer Market Reports Landauer's national market forecasts and summaries for all product types. Provides a good overview of the markets.
Pike Net gives market information for the US and some international cities. Also provides lists of real estate related companies in those markets.
Realty Information Group Market information and news for the larger markets.
Yale Robbins has market information for New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia.

Property Listings

American Motel-Hotel Brokers - Listings of motels and hotels for sale, and hospitality industry information.
aProperty Market Listing service of properties offered on-line for sale and lease by the property's owner.
CenterNet allows you to search national database of available properties for lease or sale. Can search by location, size, type, etc. Also has links to market data.
Commercial Real Estate Network Property level information available for all markets and all property types via searchable database.
Dealmakers Information on all aspects of dealmaking and networking.
LoopNet the "largest commercial real estate listing service on the Internet". Listings include properties for sale and lease. Searches can be made by location, property type, square footage, and price, etc.
NNN Leased.Com Listings of available NNN leased properties (fast food, freestanding drug stores, video stores, office supply and department stores, etc.) including prices, cap rates, and archives of previously available properties.
Peckham's Real Estate Investments On-LineListing of real estate for sale - some are a little unusual.
Property Information NetworkListing of properties being marketed by investment brokers. Also allows lenders to identify properties they would want to finance prior to sale.
RealBidAllows you to bid on properties auctioned through the internet.
World Real Estate Network allows you to search national database of available properties. Can search by location, size, type, etc.

Property Data

Expenses

BOMA International's Research Department lists BOMA's research including operating expense information.
Building Design and Construction MagazineOn-line version of magazine.
Marshall and Swift- Includes a quarterly building cost review, a newsletter, and information about their services.
Realty GuideLinks to hundreds of real estate sites.

Office Information

Office Building Magazine provides building level information for properties in the New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia markets. Includes photos, maps and data for thousands of buildings.
Black's Guide On-line version of Black's Guide. Provides basic building information, leasing contacts, Directory of Professional Services, submarket maps and reference editorial. In recent years the guide expanded to include features such as industrial properties, build-to-suit and land sites, market statistics and improved indices.

Apartment Information

Rent Net has a database of unfurnished apartments, temporary furnished suites, international rentals, self storage facilities and relocation-related services in over 1,000 cities.

Retail Information

Retail Property Sources provides links to several large retail sites.

Company/Financial Data

Financial Performance

Company Look-Up News, research and contacts for 65,000 companies with links to their home page.
Dun & Bradstreet has business information for D&B customers.
Hoover's Online The "ultimate" place for company information.
Stockmaster has charts, analyst ratings and press releases for public companies.

SEC Filings

Edgar Database- the SEC filings database, updated daily

This page was last updated on October 1, 1998, by it's original author, Sara B. Queen.