Essential Resources
Essential Resources
Essential Resources
Essential Resources

Real Estate Org and Data Links

Explore our carefully curated collection of economic and real estate data resources, designed specifically for students, instructors, and professionals.

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Discover tools for DCF Models and more.

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AEI Mortgage Default Rate Data and Analysis for the US Housing Market

See the national trend charts and below go to the loan type and filters for a more detailed analysis.

Data Links Public
Housing Market Analysis
Industry Resources

AEI Zip Code Level Housing and Land Data

Data Links Public

Affordable Housing Institute

Organizational Links and Resources

American Real Estate Society

Organizational Links and Resources

American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association

Organizational Links and Resources

Asian Real Estate Society

Organizational Links and Resources

Atlanta Fed Reserve Bank Research

Organizational Links and Resources

Brookings Institute Metro Program Research

Organizational Links and Resources

CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member

Designation Organizations

CRAA, Certified Real Assets Analyst

Designation Organizations

CRE Daily News Covering all Commercial Property Types

This is an email subscription which includes some ads but the coverage is excellent and free.

Data Links Public
Industry Resources
Organizational Links and Resources

CRE, Counselors of Real Estate

Designation Organizations

CREW Commercial Real Estate Women

Organizational Links and Resources

Case Shiller Home Price Indices

Data Links Public

Census Data Real Pulse

Data Links Public

CoStar Repeat Sales Indices free - see resources

Data Links Private

Construction Survey Data from the Association of General Contractors

Great survey on construction employment and general data. See also https://www.agc.org/learn/construction-data

Data Links Public
Market Analysis by Property Type

CoreNet Global

Corporate real estate executives and workplace strategy

Organizational Links and Resources

Ed Glaeser City Journal

Organizational Links and Resources

FHFA Data on residential mortgages in the USA

Downloadable data sets include: Conforming Loan Limits, Duty to Serve, Enterprise Housing Goals, Fair Lending, Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) Member, FHLBank Stress Tests for Market and Credit Risk, FHFA House Price Index (FHFA HPI®), FHFA Uniform Appraisal Dataset Aggregate Statistics, Market Data, MIRS Transition Index, National Mortgage Database Aggregate Data (National Mortgage Database (NMDB®)), National Survey of Mortgage Originations, Public Use Databases, and Underserved Areas Data

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Federal Housing FHFA Price Indices

Data Links Public

GRESB Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

GRESB is an industry-led organization aimed at enhancing environmental, operational, and financial sustainability across real assets in climate-critical industries evaluated at the portfolio level.

Sustainability and ESG
Organizational Links and Resources

Globalization and World Cities Research Network

The World According to GaWC provides a regularly updated mapping of the city-centered world of flows in contrast to the more familiar state-centered world of boundaries. See city data and rankings.

University Resources
Data Links Public

HMDA Data

Home mortgage public data with maps and analysis. Free to public.

Data Links Public

HUD Housing and Urban Development Research

Organizational Links and Resources

ICE Residential Property Data

Data Links Private

ICSC International Center of Shopping Centers

Retail trends and data, education and designations in retail property management.

Organizational Links and Resources

MAI, Member of the Appraisal Institute

Designation Organizations

MRICS, Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Designation Organizations

MSCI RCA CPPI Indices Sign Up Free

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NAA National Apartment Association

Organizational Links and Resources

NAHB, National Assoc of Home Builders

Organizational Links and Resources

NAIOP National Assoc of Industrial and Office Property

Organizational Links and Resources

NCREIF PREA Reporting Standards

Seeking consistent data reporting formats for the CRE Industry.

Organizational Links and Resources

National Bureau of Economic Research

Organizational Links and Resources

National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)

NCREIF is the premier US institutional association since 1982.

Organizational Links and Resources

National Multifamily Housing Council

Organizational Links and Resources

Our World in Data

Organizational Links and Resources

Oxford Economics Data

Oxford Economics is a leading global economic advisory firm, providing data-driven insight, forecasting, and analysis to help organisations navigate complex economic landscapes.

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PREA Quarterly Newsletter Available to the Public

This is a free resource covering commercial real estate trends and research. While this is not a peer reviewed academic publication it does cover topics in a rigorous academic style framework and provide significant strategic advice.

Data Links Public
Academic Journals
Organizational Links and Resources

PREA, Pension Real Estate Association

Organizational Links and Resources

PRING Economic Data Links

Data Links Public

REA Network of Real Estate Talent and Universities Worldwide

At REA we identify the most driven real estate talent worldwide — and connect them with each other and the industry. Includes a global recruitment pipeline.

Supplemental Materials
University Resources
Industry Resources
Organizational Links and Resources

RERI, Real Estate Research Institute

Organizational Links and Resources

RPII, Real Property and Infrastructure Institute

Organizational Links and Resources

Redfin Open Access Housing Trend Data

Redfin is a real estate brokerage, with direct access to data from local multiple listing services. Here find existing industry data using the tools on the website where you can visualize and download housing market data for metropolitan areas, cities, neighborhoods and zip codes across the nation.

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Rentometer data search of localized market apartment rents

This site lets you look up market rents, based on asking rents, on a metro or localized basis.

Data Links Public
Housing Market Analysis

St. Louis Fed Data (FRED)

Data Links Public

Tableau Public Office Occupancy Management Benchmarks

Great data for anyone studying the office market, occupancy levels and utilization by sector.

Market Analysis by Property Type
Data Links Public

ULI Urban Land Institute

Shaping the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide

Organizational Links and Resources

US BLS Labor Statistics

Employment and wages data by MSA, Counties, States by NAICS or national.

Organizational Links and Resources
Data Links Public

US Census Multifamily Data

Data Links Public

USGBC US Green Building Certification LEED Rating System

The most widely used rating system for individual buildings in the US and globally.

Sustainability and ESG
Organizational Links and Resources

Urban Demographics

Organizational Links and Resources

Urban Land Institute

Organizational Links and Resources

World Bank Housing Finance

Organizational Links and Resources

Yardi Matrix Commercial Real Estate Market Reports

Most of these reports are free, updated monthly, covering MF, student housing, office, industrial and more at both the national level and metro level for major markets. For more detail contact Doug Ressler <Doug.Ressler@yardi.com>

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Zonda Home Data

Zonda is one of the US's leading consulting firms for housing market analysis, trends, feasibility studies and consulting with nationwide coverage.

Data Links Private

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