Introduction
The real estate industry can be divided in several different ways. One approach is BY INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES:
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Development
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Construction
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Appraisal
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Sales
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Leasing
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Property management
Another way is to divide by type of REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY SECTORS
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Construction
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Residential
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Commercial
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Industrial
Much of our online information focuses on real estate as an investment (REITs/real estate investment trusts).
Searching USC Databases
For general overviews and market research reports search on terms like: COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL or INDUSTRIAL. Combine "REAL ESTATE" with terms like INDUSTRY, SALES, BROKERAGES, INVESTMENTS, ASSETS, MANAGEMENT, APPRAISAL. Other related terms include: Construction, Housing, or REITS.
Data Planet
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets offers US Census data for Housing & Construction; you will also see Zillow offers various housing metrics (e.g. values, sales, rental pricing, foreclosures, price per square foot) down to the Zip Code level.
When you open Data-Planet Statistical Datasets, select 'Browse By Subject' at the left side of the page, then expand on 'Housing & Construction'.
- SAGE Data This link opens in a new windowSage Data (formerly Data-Planet) is an interactive database that allows users to create tables, maps, and figures from a variety data sources covering banking, criminal justice, education,energy, food and agriculture, government, health, housing and construction,industry and commerce, labor and employment, natural resources and environment, income, cost of living, stocks, transportation, and more.
USC Industry Information Databases
- TOP INDUSTRY DATABASES:
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowDetailed market research and analysis for U.S., China and Global markets
- Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new windowDetailed data on specific companies and industries, including profiles, financial data, stock information, competitors and competition, and forecasts for future business.
- Passport This link opens in a new windowPassport/GMID by Euromonitor. International industry, company and market information
- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowDetailed reports from multiple publishers.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new windowIndustry coverage focuses on many technologies and sciences (Life Sciences, Materials, Environment and Sustainability).
- Mintel This link opens in a new windowMintel Oxygen provides detailed market research reports in the areas of Beauty & Personal Care, Drink, Food, Leisure & Entertainment, Lifestyles, and Retailing and Apparel.
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- Insider Intelligence (formerly known as eMarketer) This link opens in a new windowProvides analysis, market data, and statistics on the Internet, e-commerce, online marketing, social media, and emerging digital technologies around the world.
- EStatement Studies This link opens in a new windowProvides financial ratios and other information on many industries.
- Forrester This link opens in a new windowTechnology and market research from Forrester Research, Inc. focusing on the business implications of technology change.
- Gartner This link opens in a new windowUSC/netID/webmail password required for access. USC does not have full access to all reports.
- SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) This link opens in a new windowSports Business Research Network provides market research and industry news for the sports industry.
- SRDS - Standard Rate and Data Service This link opens in a new windowStandard Rate and Data Service compiles contact information and ad rates for a variety of media sources
- WARC This link opens in a new windowPreviously known as the World Advertising Research Center, WARC provides a wide range of information on advertising and marketing trends around the world including expenditure data, case studies, industry trends and consumer insight.
- Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) This link opens in a new windowCompustat provides industry index information: Select Compustat - Monthly Updates - Select Region - Select Index Prices. Use 'Company Codes - Code Lookup to find industry specific codes
- Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new windowIndustry and technology research from this global consulting firm covering US and international markets in areas such as information and communication technology, healthcare, automotive and transportation, measurement and instrumentation, chemicals, materials, energy, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, environment and buildings, electronics and security, metals, minerals and much more.
University & Research Centers
- USC Marshall School of Business - Lusk Center for Real EstateFull-text access to research publications, including the annual Casden report.
- Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard UniversityLook under 'Research' to find reports including housing demographics, finance, trends, rentals, home repair, remodeling & green improvements.
- MIT Center for Real EstateProvides free access to Working Papers
- Urban Land Institute: ResearchLinks to Reports, Case Studies, News and Books.
REITs
- REIT.comReit 101, several guides and basic information on REITs. NAREIT®, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies. Daily return data, other data requires subscriptions
USC Publications
International Approaches to Real Estate Development by Call Number: Doheny HD1390 .I576 2015Publication Date: 2014
How Real Estate Developers Think by Call Number: EBOOKPublication Date: 2015Hard copy available in LIPA HD255 .B758 2015
Search for More Books & Ebooks
Industry Trade Journals
For Addtional Titles, search USC Libraries Catalog or Journals on terms:
- Real Estate
- Property Management
- Building
- Construction
- Housing (with Economics, Statistics, Report, Development, Market, etc.)
- Property
- Appraisal
- BuilderThe Magazine of the National Association of Home Builders
- Builder and DeveloperManagement resource for professional homebuilders
- Journal of Property ManagementPublished by the IREM/Institute of Real Estate Management
- Shopping Centers TodayPublication of the International Council of Shopping Centers
Reports & Other Resources
- Case-Schiller Home Price IndicesMonthly and quarterly reports covering major US housing markets compiled by Standard & Poor's.
- CBRE - The Weekly TakeNews, insights and global research
- Core Logic - IntelligenceResources for Real Estate Finance. Under 'Insights' find Publications for free reports on commercial and residential real estate. Registration required. Now includes DataQuick information.
- ENR Engineering News Record - Construction EconomicsConstruction Economics cost indices and materials trends for the construction industry, indices for major cities are included
- Ernst & Young - Real EstateReports & perspectives, mostly related to financial reporting
- Federal Financial Institutions Examination CouncilThe Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) of 1975 requires mortgage lenders to provide data on applications and loans. Data are available at this site. Reports can be generated by using the 'Online Info System' link under Reports.
- Ferguson Partners Advisory Group/FPL - Real EstateReports on Real Estate, REITs, and related topics.
- Inside Mortgage FinanceNews on mortgage industry, much of the data and reports are for subscribers.
- Institutional Real Estate Inc.See Resource Center tab for current available reports and perspectives on Real Estate.
- Jones Lang LaSalleGlobal Research provides access to Global Reports, including 'China50-Fifty Real Estate Markets that Matter,' and 'Global Market Perspective
- Knight Frank - Research ReportsCovers many different types of markets (residential, luxury, office) in many global locales. Some reports require free registration before downloading.
- KPMG - Building, Contruction & Real EstateCovers the US market
- Lexis/Nexis Mortgage Fraud ReportIssued annually (free registration is required).
- NAI Global Commercial Real EstateReports on Global Real Estate; report summaries are available for free under the 'Research' tab.
- Real Estate RoundtableAnnual Reports provides outline of major national issues. Keyword search "Sentiment Index" to retrieve quarterly reports.
- Reis.com - Commerical Real Estate Performance Information & AnalysisLook under the 'Research' tab for white papers, updates, and reports. Forecast data for income properties & vacancy rates is available; some information is free, registration is required.
42 Floors - Commercial office real estate listing information for major markets and sub-markets for Los Angeles and San Francisco. Main site includes current listing data
Green/Sustainable
- Bricks, Mortar & Carbon: how sustainable buildings drive real estate valueA 2015 report from Morgan Stanley
- Center for Sustainable Building ResearchUniversity of Minnesota
- Green Building Adoption IndexAnnual reports published by CBRE Research covering the U.S. market. 2019 is the latest data available.
- Green Construction: analysis on green and sustainable building techniquesAn April 2018 article fro Civil Engineering Research Journal
- How Green Buildings Help the U.S. EconomyA 2015 industry brief from the ASBC
- U.S. Green Building CouncilDevelopers of the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) green building rating system.
- Whole Building Design GuideOperates under the National Institute of Building Sciences
- Building Green This link opens in a new windowBuildingGreen provides reliable content on sustainable design strategies, green building materials, and case studies of high performance buildings.
- Greensource This link opens in a new windowProduced by McGraw-Hill Construction, this free website (with ads) focuses on environmental and sustainable building news and projects around the world (but with a US emphasis).
Government Statistics & Data
- FFEIC - Federal Financial Institutions Examiners CouncilThe Council is responsible for developing uniform reporting systems for federally supervised financial institutions, their holding companies, and the nonfinancial institution subsidiaries of those institutions and holding companies.
Reports on Mortgage companies, and other institutions related to Real Estae - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Industries at a GlanceConstruction of Buildings: NAICS 236
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: NAICS 237
Specialty Trade Contractors: NAICS 238 - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Industries at a GlanceReal Estate and Rental & Leasing - NAICS 53
Links to sub-sectors reports on this page:
Real Estate - NAICS 531
Rental and Leasing Services: NAICS 532
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works): NAICS 533 - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Industries at a GlanceReal Estate - NAICS 531
Lessors of Real Estate: NAICS 5311
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers: NAICS 5312
Activities Related to Real Estate: NAICS 5313 - U.S. Census - Survey: New Residential ConstructionReports on Building Permits, New Starts, etc. Additional links to Manufactured Homes Survey, American Housing Survey, Survey of Market Absorbtion, Housing Vacancy Survey
- U.S. Census - Statistics of U.S. BusinessesReal Estate - NAICS 531
- HUD.gov: U.S. Housing Market ConditionsContains links to quarterly reports, including Housing Scorecard reports on efforts to stabilize the housing market. Spotlight reports profile U.S. cities.
- U.S. Census - Manufacturing & Construction StatisticsLinks to surveys and residential construction, sales, construction price index, home improvement, and more.
- ASC - Appraisal SubcommitteeUnder the auspices of FFIEC
- Fannie Mae - Mortgage Fraud PreventionContains monthly statistics on mortgage fraud.
- S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price IndicesInformation provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Industry Associations
- ALL SECTORS
- RESIDENTIAL
- California Building Industry AssociationNewsroom contains press on housing starts and forecasts
- NAHB - National Association of Home BuildersSee Housing Data tab for links to numerous Housing and Construction Statistics
- COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
- BOMA - Building Owners & Managers Association InternationalLinks to reports, information on Standards, Leasing Accounting, Building Class definitions, Green building information
- IREM - Institute of Real Estate ManagmentAffiliate of the National Association of Realtors
- REAL ESTATE INVESTORS & REITs
- REIT.comSee Data & Research tab for reports & research, Industry Equity Market Cap, REIT Indices See REIT 101, REIT Directory & Glossary and other industry basics.
- OTHER REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
Local Real Estate Resources
- California Association of RealtorsProfessional organization with some data and reports.
- Southern California Association of GovernmentsMultiple reports on region, including Real Estate and land use, Housing issues. See Demographic Trends and Statistics for data on demographics, transportation issues, housing affordability and land use.
- Economic Trends in California Real Estate, 2022-2024An almanac published annually by First Tuesday Realty publications
- Jones Lang LaSalle - Los Angeles ResearchHighlights, Insights & Statistics on Commercial & Industrial Markets in Los Angeles and its sub-markets.
- Rodeo Realty Market TrendsReal estate market statistics for home sales in Los Angeles area.
- USC-Casden Real Estate Economics ForecastSee link to Forecast Report for local market data.
- Real Estate & Construction ReportPRINT resource published quarterly by the Real Estate Council of Southern California (Cal State Pomona). Covers the seven-county region of Southern California. Issues shelved in the Gaughan & Tiberti Business Library Periodicals section.
- Savills Studley - Research & InsightFree market reports covering key US cities and other global regions.
- Los Angeles Times - Real EstateIncludes news stories as well as classified ads.
- Los Angeles Economic Development CorporationLocal economic development organization with some information on real estate