| Source Name | Link | Cost | Description | Topics | Source Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRB Publications: Public Records | http://www.brbpub.com/freeresources/pubrecsites.aspx | Free | Links to free government public record sites; go to individual county and city sites to search for records. Links to PRRN record retrieval firms. | General | Government |
| HBS Real Estate Research Guide | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/realestate.html | Free | A starting place for research on the real estate industry; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community and to quality free sites on the Web. | General | Academic |
| LexisNexis Lienguard: State UCC Lien Filings | http://www.lexisnexis.com/risk/solutions/lienguard.aspx | $ | Online searches and filings of UCC process. | General | Commercial |
| University of Denver: The Global Real Estate Project | http://burns.daniels.du.edu/main_new.asp | Free | A reference tool for international real estate research allows you to look at information for one country as well as compare data from two countries. | General | Academic |
| US EPA Enviromapper | http://www.epa.gov/emefdata/em4ef.home | Free | Environmental information and mapping ability of regulated sites. | General | Government |
| US EPA Environmental Information | http://www.epa.gov/epahome/commsearch.htm | Free | General environmental information and mapping ability of areas by ZIP code. | General | Government |
| Wharton Real Estate Research Guide | http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/guides/business/realestate.html | Free | Wharton’s real estate research guide. | General | Academic |
| Associated General Contractors of America: Economic Data | http://www.agc.org/cs/industry_topics/construction_economics/data_analysis | Free | Provides a variety of materials and resources for tracking construction economic information. | Construction | Industry Groups |
| McGraw Hill Construction | http://construction.com/ | $ | Construction starts, plans, bidding data, cost indices. | Construction | Commercial |
| Reed Construction Data | http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/smartbuildingindex/local/ | $ | Reed Construction Data’s portfolio of products and services includes national, regional and local construction data, building product information, market analytics, and advertising channels to construction industry professionals in the US. Their Smart Building Index tracks construction projects nationwide and provides some free data. | Construction | Commercial |
| City-Data.com | http://www.city-data.com/ | Free | Demographic data on cities in the U.S. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Country and International Research Guide | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/international.html | Free | A great starting place for country and international research; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community and to quality free sites on the web. | Demographics/ Statistics | Academic |
| Demographics and Consumer Behavior Research Guide | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/demographicsconsumerbehavior.html | Free | A starting place for demographics and consumer behavior research; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community as well as quality free sites on the web. | Demographics/ Statistics | Academic |
| DemographicsNow | http://www.demographicsnow.com/ | $ | Extensive demographic information, thematic mapping abilities, custom dataset up to 150 variables. Provides both mapped and table data using national census data and projections. Excellent for residential and retail analysis. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Dragonomics (China) | http://www.dragonomics.net/ | $ | Publisher of the China Economic Quarterly, provider of research reports, data, and analysis of economic trends and business conditions in China. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| EASI Demographics on Demand | http://www.easidemographicsondemand.com/cgi-bin/noriskreports.asp | $ | Ring studies and demographics reports, can be purchased individually. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Economist Intelligence Unit | http://www.eiu.com | $, HBS | The Economist Intelligence Unit provides analysis and forecasts on more than 200 countries and six key industries. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Experian: China Demographics and Forecast | http://www.experian.co.uk/www/pages/what_we_offer/products/china_research.html | $ | Economic and demographic research focused on China’s major cities and provinces. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| HBS Statistics Research Guide* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/statistics.html | Free | A starting place for locating statistical information; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community as well as quality free sites on the web. | Demographics/ Statistics | Academic |
| Neighborhoods.REALTOR.com | http://neighborhoods.realtor.com/ | Free | Synopsis of neighborhoods in the U.S. Includes demographic data, history, setting, and other profile information. | Demographics/ Statistics | Industry Groups |
| Sperlings Best Places | http://www.bestplaces.net/ | Free | Provides lifestyle indicators such as cost of living, schools, crime, nightlife, etc. for major cities in the U.S. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Tactician | http://www.tactician.com/ | $ | Focus on retail sites and strategy, heavy on thematic mapping of demographics and store locations. Crime/weather risk, net worth, home, mortgage/rental costs, healthcare demand on block group data. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| US Census: Business Establishments | http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFBusiness?_sse=on&_submenuId=business_3 | Free | Data on business establishments by sector cross-referenced to industry, ownership, or organization type. Number of establishments, employees, payroll, revenue, etc. | Demographics/ Statistics | Government |
| US Census: American Fact Finder | http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en | Free | Demographic fact sheet by ZIP code. Demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics. | Demographics/ Statistics | Government |
| US Census: Business Patterns | http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml | Free | Data on business establishments by county, ZIP code or metro area, broken down by industry. | Demographics/ Statistics | Government |
| US Census: Community Surveys (2000-2007) | http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_5&_lang=en&_ts= | Free | Nationwide sample survey of various types of geographic areas with populations greater than 20,000. Multitude of city and national demographic data. | Demographics/ Statistics | Government |
| US IRS: Domestic Migration | http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article/0,,id=96816,00.html | $ | County-to-county migration data based upon year-to-year changes in addresses from tax filings. Nationwide data. Offers some data for free. | Demographics/ Statistics | Government |
| ZapData | http://www.zapdata.com | $ | Excellent for analysis of user market. Search by geography, user size, standard industrial classification. | Demographics/ Statistics | Commercial |
| Levin Associates | http://www.levinassociates.com/ | $ | Source of information & investment research on mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financing in the healthcare industry. | Healthcare | Industry Groups |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | $ | Realty site that includes listings of commercial properties for sale or lease, and recent sales. | Healthcare | Commercial |
| National Center for Assisted Living | http://www.ncal.org/ | Free | Industry trade group. Consumer info, research. | Healthcare | Industry Groups |
| Nursing Home Compare | http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp | Free | Provides searchable, comparable, detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. | Healthcare | Government |
| Senior HousingNET | http://www.seniorhousing.net/ | Free | Search for senior housing communities by type of care and geography. | Healthcare | Commercial |
| HBS Hospitality & Hotel Industry Research Guide* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/hospitalityhotels.html | Free | A great starting place for research about the hospitality and hotel industry; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community as well as quality free sites on the web. | Hospitality | Academic |
| Hospitality Net | http://www.hospitalitynet.org/ | Free | Links to market reports from various sources, although reports are not full reports. Free daily newsletter with news, blogs, events, columns, etc. | Hospitality | Commercial |
| Hotel Guide (Europe) | http://www.hotelguide.com/?lang=e | Free | Extensive searchable hotel listing. Europe based. | Hospitality | Commercial |
| Hotelview | http://www.hotelview.com/ | Free | Limited coverage of high end-hotels of the world with video clips. | Hospitality | Commercial |
| HVS (International) | http://www.hvs.com | Free, $ | Complimentary reports and articles by this international consulting and research organization focused on the hotel, restaurant, shared ownership, and gaming industries. | Hospitality | Current Events / News |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | $ | Realty site that includes listings of commercial properties for sale or lease, and recent sales as well. | Hospitality | Commercial |
| PKF Consulting | http://www.pkfonline.com/ | Free, $ | Offer a variety of publications on national and local level for hospitality industry. Reports include trends in the hotel industry, national market forecast reports, market reports with submarketdata, and specialized financial reports. | Hospitality | Current Events / News |
| STR Global | http://www.strglobal.com/ | $ | Very detailed market reports are available for a fee. | Hospitality | Commercial |
| BNP Paribas | http://www.bnpparibas.com | $ | Economic research and country risk analysis. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| CB Richard Ellis Research | http://www.cbre.com/EN/Research/Pages/default.aspx | Free | MarketView reports available for free for a wide range of regions and cities worldwide. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| Colliers International | http://www.colliers.com/Corporate/MarketReports/ | Free | Free Market Reports available for countries worldwide. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| Country and International Research Guide* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/international.html | Free | A great starting place for country and international research; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community as well as quality free sites on the web. | International Real Estate | Academic |
| China Index Academy | http://research.soufun.com/ | $ | Major property research organization in China, issues research reports and data. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| Dragonomics (China) | http://www.dragonomics.net/ | $ | Publisher of the China Economic Quarterly; provides research reports, data, and analysis of economic trends and business conditions in China. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| Experian: China Demographics and Forecast | http://www.experian.co.uk/www/pages/what_we_offer/products/china_research.html | $ | Economic and demographic research focused on China’s major cities and provinces. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| HBS Country and International Research Guide* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/international.html | Free | A great starting place for country and international research; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community. | International Real Estate | Academic |
| India Brand Equity Foundation | http://www.ibef.org | Free | Economic and business conditions information published by government agencies of India. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| REIDIN.com: Emerging Markets Real Estate Information | http://www.reidin.com | $ | Emerging markets real estate information for a broad range of financial, investment, development, management, and services industries. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) – Research Division (UK) | http://www.rics.org/research | Free | Sophisticated resource for research and reports on property development, construction, and operations, primarily in the U.K. and sovereign countries. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| RP Data (Australia) | http://www.rpdata.com.au/ | $ | Australian housing market data provider. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| Jones Lang LaSalle | http://www.joneslanglasalle.com/pages/research.aspx | Free | Free Market Reports available for countries worldwide. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| Knight Frank Research | http://www.knightfrank.com/research/ | Free | Research reports on markets worldwide. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| Real Estate Publishers: Europe Real Estate—europe-re.com | http://www.europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2659 | Free | Real estate research focused on European markets. News and research aggregator. Real estate research books for sale on site. | International Real Estate | Current Events / News |
| Verdict Research (Europe) | http://www.verdict.co.uk/ | $ | Analysis of retail sectors, issues, demographics, geographies across the U.K. and Europe. | International Real Estate | Commercial |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | Free | Realty site that includes listings of commercial land for sale or lease, and recent sales. | Land | Commercial |
| Realtors Land Institute – Land Information Resources | http://www.rliland.com/LandInformationResources.aspx | Free | List of sites with information on land values, purchasing considerations and general trends. | Land | Commercial |
| The Land Report | http://www.landreport.com | $ | The Land Report magazine provides news, information, and insight into America’s land for existing and potential landowners | Land | Current Events / News |
| Bing (Live Search Maps) | http://www.bing.com/maps/ | Free | Basic, free mapping tool providing satellite images and road maps. | Maps | Government |
| ESRI Business Analyst Online (BAO) | http://www.esri.com/software/landing_pages/biz_analyst/try-bao.html | $ | Business mapping service. Create color-coded maps, ring studies. Analyze trade areas and competitor locations. | Maps | Commercial |
| Google Earth | http://earth.google.com | Free | Free historical imagery and mapping from all over the world. Additional features available through Google Earth Pro for a fee. | Maps | Commercial |
| Google Maps | http://google.com/maps | Free | Basic, free mapping tool providing satellite images and road maps. | Maps | Commercial |
| ApartmentRatings.com | http://www.aptratings.com/ | Free | Tenant comments on and ratings of apartment units | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| Apartments.com | http://www.apartments.com/ | Free | Search for rental communities as well as corporate housing. Search by maps, city, zip, length of lease, property name. Apartments.com Website found in Apartments.com magazine. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University | http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/ | Free | The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University’s center for information and research on housing in the United States. The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non- profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Academic |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | Free | Realty site that includes listings of commercial properties for sale or lease, and recent sales. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| MarcusMillichap.com | http://www.marcusmillichap.com/ | $ | National commercial real estate investment services. Research reports available. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| Move.com | http://www.move.com/ | Free | Search for homes for sale and rental units by geography, price, size, and many features | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| REALTOR.com | http://www.realtor.com/ | Free | Nationwide residential property listings based on MLS. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| RentBureau | http://www.rentbureau.com | $ | Credit bureau created specifically for the multifamily industry. As a Consumer Reporting Agency, RentBureau provides the nation’s only consistent, coordinated, and legal system to collect and report rental payment history data. RentBureau operates as an open model, allowing it to work with all major property management software and resident screening services. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| National Multi Housing Council | http://www.nmhc.org/ | $ | Market trends reports and statistics available to NMHC member firms. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Industry Groups |
| US Census: Residential Building Permits | http://www.census.gov/const/www/permitsindex.html | Free | Census data on building permits historically through current year. | Multifamily/ Apartment | Commercial |
| Black’s Guide | http://www.blacksguide.com/?mid=2 | Free | Comprehensive commercial property listings (not complete for some properties): building type, size, floors, floor size, available space, rent, parking ratio, year built. | Office | Commercial |
| CBRE Economic Advisors (formerly Torto Wheaton Research) | http://www.cbre-ea.com | $$ | Comprehensive real estate research service. Includes forecasts for different property types for over 50 urban markets as well as submarkets. Many other tools available. | Office | Commercial |
| CB Richard Ellis Research | http://www.cbre.com/USA/Research/ | Free | Provides MarketView reports for different sectors in different market regions. | Office | Commercial |
| Commercial Real Estate Direct News | http://www.crenews.com/ | $ | Provides up-to-date market intelligence on the mortgage business, equity raising, investment sales and CMBS. | Office | Current Events / News |
| Cornish & Carey Commercial | http://www.ccarey.com/ | Free | Good for California office & industrial research. | Office | Commercial |
| CoStar | http://www.costar.com/ | $ | Search property type, location by market or geography, sold or for sale properties, and space criteria. | Office | Commercial |
| Grubb & Ellis | http://www.grubb-ellis.com/research/reports.aspx | Free | Quarterly market reports and forecasts by metro region for office and industrial sectors. Weekly market insight report, and misc. articles and papers. | Office | Commercial |
| Jones Lang Lasalle | http://www.joneslanglasalle.com/Pages/Research.aspx | Free | Free commercial market reports. | Office | Commercial |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | $ | Realty site that includes listings of commercial properties for sale or lease, and recent sales as well. | Office | Commercial |
| Marcus Millichap | http://www.marcusmillichap.com/ | Free | Commercial real estate market information. Free registration required to access reports. | Office | Commercial |
| Reis, Inc. | http://www.reis.com/ | $ | Provider of commercial real estate market information and analysis at the metro (city), submarket (neighborhood), and property level. | Office | Commercial |
| Studley Reports | http://www.studley.com/page.ww?name=Research+%26+Ideas§ion=Research+%26+Ideas | Free | Free commercial market reports. | Office | Government |
| Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University | http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/ | Free | The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University’s center for information and research on housing in the United States. The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies. | Residential | Academic |
| LoanPerformance: Mortgage Risk Intelligence | www.loanperformance.com | $ | LoanPerformance is a resource for mortgage finance. They maintain the industry’s largest mortgage securities and servicing databases and provide state-of-the-art analytical tools that banking, trading, and securities customers use to understand and manage their loan portfolios. | Residential | Commercial |
| LINK Boston | http://www.linkboston.com/ | $ | LINK is a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) serving Boston. Good source for annual reports and statistical data. | Residential | Government |
| Miller Samuel | http://www.millersamuel.com/ | Free | NYC housing market data, reports, articles, and research papers. | Residential | Commercial |
| MLS.com | http://www.mls.com/ | Free | Free MLS search of listings. Search for properties by state and city. | Residential | Government |
| National Association of Homebuilders: Housing Data | http://www.nahb.org/page.aspx/landing/sectionID=113 | Free | NAHB produces in-depth economic analyses of the home building industry based on private and government data. Surveys builders, home buyers, and renters to gain insight into the issues and trends driving the industry. | Residential | Commercial |
| Realtor.com Field Guide on Real Estate Statistics | http://www.realtor.org/library/library/fg006 | Free | Statistics and resource guide for information on primarily residential real estate. | Residential | Commercial |
| S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index | http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices/sp-case-shiller-home-price-indices/en/us/?indexId=spusa-cashpidff–p-us—- | $ | Renowned home price index used throughout the industry and academia. Some free information at the S&P website. | Residential | Commercial |
| True Standings Housing Price Index (HPI): Real Estate Analytics Suite | http://www.truestandings.com | $ | Create HPI trend reports by statistical area, county, state, or ZIP code. Select year, tier, and length of time to compare. | Residential | Commercial |
| Realtor.org Metropolitan Median Prices | http://www.realtor.org/research/research/metroprice/ | Free | From National Association of Realtors. | Residential | Commercial |
| RP Data (Australia) | http://www.rpdata.com.au/ | $ | Australian housing market data provider. | Residential | Commercial |
| US Census: Current Housing Reports | http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/h150.html | Free | Annual survey of US housing, reports through 2007. | Residential | Government |
| US Census: Housing Topics | http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html | Free | Free resource of home ownership, affordability, trends, and other data and analysis. | Residential | Government |
| US HUD: Housing Market Conditions (USHMC) | http://www.huduser.org/portal/periodicals/ushmc.html | Free | USHMC collects, analyzes, and reports on housing production, marketing, affordability, foreclosures, and trends throughout the US. Reports quarterly. | Residential | Government |
| BCA Research | http://www.bcaresearch | $ | Macro report on interest and bond rate movements. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| CMBS.com | http://www.cmbs.com | Free | Free statistics and analytical tools regarding CMBS. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| DebtX | http://www.debtx.com/ | Free | Loan sale advisory, pricing & analytics, DXOpen platform facilitating the loan sale process, and other products. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Fitch | http://www.fitchratings.com/ | $ | Ratings direct for corporate finance, financial institutions, public finance, and structured finance. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| IFR Briefings | http://www.ifrbriefings.com/ | $ | International capital market reports and analysis updated daily. Good for debt and equity research. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Intex | http://www.intex.com/ | $ | Analytical solutions for structured finance. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Moody’s | http://www.moodys.com/ | $ | Ratings direct for corporate finance, financial institutions, insurance, sovereign debt, structured finance, managed funds. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Real Capital Analytics | http://www.realcapitalanalytics.com | $ | Cap Rate trends, transaction trends, and reports for most asset types. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Realpoint | http://www.realpoint.com/ | $ | Offers mixture of data, analysis, original research, and opinion on CMBS market. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Standard & Poor’s Ratings Direct* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/ratingsdirect.html | Free | Provides S&P credit ratings and detailed reports explaining these credit recommendations for bond issues from around the world, including public finance and structured finance issues. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Academic |
| Trepp | http://www.trepp.com/main.cgi | $ | Trepp CMBS analytics on Bloomberg, and on the Web; both offer ability to analyze bonds and generate cash flows and yield tables. | Ratings & Market Analytics | Commercial |
| Green Street Advisors | https://www.greenstreetadvisors.com/ | $ | Independent research firm concentrating on REITs and other publicly traded real estate securities. Offers a research of reports on companies, property sectors, and finance topics. | REIT Research | Commercial |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | http://www.nareit.com/ | Free | Industry news, data library with REIT performance, domestic index, capital offerings, and industry data. | REIT Research | Industry Groups |
| Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage* | http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/s_and_p.html | Free | The REIT Industry Survey provides extensive information on REIT market performance. To locate it in the database, click “Industries” on the home page, then select the “REITS” report from the pull-down menu. | REIT Research | Academic |
| AvalonBay (Apartment) | http://www.avalonbay.com | Free | AvalonBay is a $7 billion multifamily apartment REIT with holdings throughout the northeast, mid-Atlantic, and western regions. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| AIMCO (Apartment) | http://www.aimco.com | Free | AIMCO is a $2 billion apartment REIT with holdings in 44 states and DC, based in Denver. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| AMB Property Corp. (Industrial) | http://www.amb.com | Free | AMB is a large, $4.3 billion industrial REIT with holdings worldwide, based in San Francisco. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Boston Properties (Office) | http://www.bostonproperties.com | Free | Boston Properties is an $11 billion Class A office REIT with properties in major U.S. markets including Boston, SF, and NYC. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| CBL & Associates Properties (Shopping Centers) | http://www.cblproperties.com | Free | CBL is a $2 billion shopping center REIT with holdings across the United States. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Health Care REIT (Healthcare) | http://www.hcreit.com | Free | Health Care REIT (HCP) is a $9.5 billion REIT with diverse holdings in medical office and senior housing properties. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Host Hotels & Resorts (Hotel) | http://www.hosthotels.com | Free | A $9.5 billion hotel/resort REIT, Host owns luxury hotels and resorts worldwide, operated by brands such as W, Marriot, Fairmont, etc. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| ProLogis (Industrial) | http://www.prologis.com | Free | ProLogis is the world’s largest industrial REIT with over $35 billion in assets under management and 475 million SF of distribution and warehouse properties. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Simon Malls (Retail) | http://www.simon.com | Free | Simon Property Group (SPG) is the largest public real estate company in the US. With a market cap of $25 billion, SPG holds a portfolio of 245 million square feet of retail properties mostly in the U.S. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Ventas Inc. (Healthcare) | http://www.ventasreit.com | Free | Ventas (VTR) is a $7 billion healthcare REIT with over 500 healthcare facilities, mostly medical office and senior housing. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Vornado (Mostly Office) | http://www.vno.com/index.phtml | Free | Vornado is a large office and retail REIT with extensive holdings in DC and NYC, totaling over 100 million square feet. | REIT Research – Examples | Commercial |
| Asset-Backed Alert | http://www.abalert.com/index.php | $ | Weekly e-mail publication covering worldwide securitization. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| CB Richard Ellis Research | http://www.cbre.com/USA/Research/ | Free | Provides MarketView reports for different sectors in different market regions. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| Commercial Mortgage Alert | http://www.cmalert.com/index.php | $ | Weekly e-mail publication covering real estate finance and securitization. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Commercial Property Executive | http://www.commercialpropertynews.com/ | $ | Current commercial real estate news, organized and searchable by specialties, keyword, region, etc. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Commercial Real Estate Direct News | http://www.crenews.com/ | $ | Provides up-to-date market intelligence on the mortgage business, equity raising, investment sales, and CMBS. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Cornish & Carey Commercial | http://www.ccarey.com/ | Free | Good for California office and industrial research. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| The Economic Times (India) | http://economictimes.indiatimes.com | Free | General and business news from India’s leading publication. See News by Industry tab for real estate-related information. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Estates Gazette (UK) | http://www.egi.co.uk | $ | EGi.co.uk contains commercial property news, data and reports. Publisher of Europroperty Magazine. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Financial Times (UK) | http://www.ft.com | $ | The latest U.K. and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment, and analysis. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Globe Street | http://www.globest.com/ | $ | Real estate news and archives. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Greenwich Associates | http://www.greenwich.com/ | $ | Comprehensive consulting and research capabilities in institutional financial services. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Grubb & Ellis | http://www.grubb-ellis.com/research/reports.aspx | Free | Quarterly market reports and forecasts by metro region for office and industrial sectors. Weekly market insight report, and miscellaneous articles and papers. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Hedge Fund Alert | http://www.hfalert.com/ | $ | Weekly news about important events in the alternative investment community. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Inman News | http://www.inman.com/ | $ | Real estate news, blog, and features. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Jones Lang Lasalle | http://www.joneslanglasalle.com/Pages/Research.aspx | Free | Free commercial market reports. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey | https://inside.hbs.edu/sites/adhocshare/HBS/JournalIssues-HBSOnly/Korpacz%20Real%20Estate%20Investor%20Survey/Forms/AllItems.aspx | $ | Quarterly analysis of various sectors of the real estate market (e.g., retail, warehouse, apartment) and markets in major U.S. cities based on investor surveys. Search for online issues in Harvard Hollis catalog at http://discovery.lib.harvard.edu/. | Research, News, Opinion | Academic |
| Knight Frank Research | http://www.knightfrank.com/research/ | Free | Research reports on markets worldwide. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| McGraw Hill Construction | http://construction.com/ | $ | Construction starts, plans, bidding data, and cost indices. | Research, News, Opinion | Industry Groups |
| McKinsey Quarterly* | http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/home.aspx | $, Free | The business journal of McKinsey & Company; covers international business issues affecting real estate and demographic drivers. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries | http://www.ncreif.com/ | Free | Produces the NCREIF Property Index (NPI), used as an industry benchmark to compare an investor’s own returns against the industry average. Includes indexes of returns by region and property type. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| National Real Estate Investor | http://nreionline.com/ | Free | In addition to links to this publication, this home page provides links to other blogs and online newsletters in this sector. Articles from this publication available in Factiva and some other article databases available at HBS. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| The New York Times | http://www.nyt.com | Free, $ | Comprehensive general and business news, internationally. See Business and Real Estate sections for coverage of commercial and residential real estate. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Nikkei Real Estate Report (Japan) | http://realestate.nikkeibp.co.jp/ | Free, $ | Focuses on commercial property investment in Japan. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| Property Week (UK) | http://www.propertyweek.com | Free, $ | News, events, and data, covering primarily the U.K. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Real Estate Alert | http://www.realert.com/index.php | $ | Newsletter that “gives you an inside look at the secret moves of dealmakers—and … helps you spot the latest risks and opportunities.”a | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Real Estate Finance & Investment | http://www.iirealestate.com/ | $ | Weekly newsletter of the commercial property and capital markets. Articles from this publication available in Factiva and some other article databases available at HBS. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Real Estate Publishers: Europe Real Estate – europe-re.com | http://www.europe-re.com/system/main.php?pageid=2659 | Free | Real estate research focused on European markets. News and research aggregator. Real estate research books for sale on site. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| REIDIN.com: Emerging Markets Real Estate Information | http://www.reidin.com | $ | Emerging markets real estate information for a broad range of financial, investment, development, management, and services industries. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| Reuters Breaking Views | http://www.breakingviews.com/ | $ | Financial insight news source, views, opinions, and projections. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Reuters Knowledge | http://www.knowledge.reuters.com/RK/Pages/Public/Login.aspx | $ | Search for up-to-date news on companies, industries, countries, officer, etc. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| SNL Real Estate | http://www.snl.com/Sectors/Real-Estate/ | $ | Comprehensive research provider for publicly traded companies, REITS, REOC, home building and gaming industries. Articles from this publication available in the Lexis-Nexis database at HBS. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| Studley Reports | http://www.studley.com/page.ww?name=Research+%26+Ideas§ion=Research+%26+Ideas | Free | Free commercial market reports. | Research, News, Opinion | Commercial |
| Urban Land Magazine | http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx | $ | Publication of the Urban Land Institute covering international real estate, including development, design, financial markets, and related topics. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| The Wall Street Journal | http://online.wsj.com | Free, $ | Comprehensive business and financial news. See Real Estate section and Property Report for commercial and residential real estate coverage. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| WiseNews (China) | http://www.wisers.com/corpsite/global/en/products/wisenews.html | $ | Comprehensive news sources for business issues in China, including market trends, regulatory issues, and consumer news. | Research, News, Opinion | Current Events / News |
| CoStar | http://www.costar.com/ | $ | Search property type, location by market or geography, sold or for sale properties, and space criteria. | Retail | Commercial |
| HBS Retail Industry Research Guide | http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/retail.html | Free | A great starting place for research on the retail industry; this guide points to the best resources available to the HBS community as well as quality free sites on the web. | Retail | Academic |
| Global Shopping Center Directory | http://www.icsc.org/srch/rsrch/globalSCdir.php?section=dir | $ | Includes basic shopping center data, Also available: Canadian shopping centers, major malls, value centers and outlets. | Retail | Government |
| LoopNet | http://www.loopnet.com/ | $ | Realty site that includes listings of commercial properties for sale or lease, and recent sales. Includes recent news and a good map search feature. | Retail | Commercial |
| Reis, Inc. | http://www.reis.com/ | $ | Provider of commercial real estate market information and analysis at the metro (city), submarket (neighborhood), and property level. | Retail | Commercial |
| StoreTrax | http://www.storetrax.com/stx/autoLogin2.do | $ | Web-based listing service for retail real estate. | Retail | Commercial |
| Tactician | http://www.tactician.com/ | $ | Focus on retail sites and strategy, heavy on thematic mapping of demographics, and store locations. Crime/weather risk, net worth, home, mortgage/rental costs, healthcare demand on block groupdata. | Retail | Current Events / News |
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