| NAME | ABBR. | FOCUS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Real Estate Society | AFRES | International Real Estate—Africa | http://www.afres.org.za |
| American Institute of Architects | AIA | Architecture, Design, Construction | http://www.aia.org |
| American Real Estate Society | ARES | Academic, Research | http://www.aresnet.org |
| American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association | AREUEA | Research on real estate development, planning. | http://www.areuea.org |
| Asian Real Estate Society | ASRES | International Real Estate—Asia | http://www.asres.org |
| Associated General Contractors of America | AGC | Construction Management and Contracting | http://www.agc.org |
| Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate | AFIRE | Foreign Investment | http://www.afire.org |
| Building Owners and Managers Association | BOMA | Corporate Real Estate, Property Management | http://www.boma.org |
| International CCIM Institute | CCIM | Commercial Real Estate Investment | http://www.ccim.com |
| Central European Real Estate Network | CEREAN | International Real Estate | http://www.cerean.com |
| Commercial Real Estate Women | CREW | Women’s Professional Issues in Real Estate | http://www.crewnetwork.org |
| Construction Financial Management | CFMA | Construction accounting and finance | http://www.cfma.org |
| Association CoreNet Global | CoreNet | Corporate Real Estate | http://www.corenetglobal.org |
| The Counselors of Real Estate | CRE | Real Estate Advisory Services | http://www.cre.org |
| European Public Real Estate Association | EPRA | Publicly-traded European Real Estate | http://www.epra.com |
| European Real Estate Society | ERES | Real Estate Research, Academic and Professional | http://www.eres.org |
| Global Real Estate Institute | GRI | International Development, Investment, Banking | http://www.globalrealestate.org |
| Green Building Council | USGBC | Sustainability, Green | http://www.usgbc.org |
| International Council of Shopping Centers | ICSA | Retail | http://www.icsa.org |
| International Real Estate Federation | FIABCI | International Real Estate, All Specialties | http://www.fiabci.com |
| International Real Estate Institute | IREI | International Real Estate, Investment, Ownership | http://irei-assoc.org |
| International Real Estate Society | IRES | Real Estate Research, Academic and Professional | http://www.iresnet.net |
| International Union for Housing Finance | IUHF | International Housing Finance, Residential | http://www.housingfinance.org |
| International Union of Property Owners | UIPI | International property ownership (Europe) | http://www.uipi.com |
| Latin American Real Estate Society | LARES | International Real Estate—Latin America | http://lares.org.br |
| The Middle East and North Africa Real Estate Society | MENARES | International Real Estate—Middle East/North Africa | http://www.menares.org |
| MIPIM World | MIPIM | Development, Investment, Ownership | http://www.mipim.com |
| Mortgage Bankers Association | MBA | Finance, Debt Capital | http://www.mbaa.org |
| NAIOP: The Commercial Real Estate Development Association | NAIOP | International Development, Investment, Ownership | http://www.naiop.org |
| National Apartment Association | NAA | Multifamily Housing | http://www.naahq.org |
| National Association of Home Builders | NAHB | Housing | http://www.nahb.com |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers | NAREIM | Investment Management | http://www.nareim.com |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts | NAREIT | REITs | http://www.nareit.org |
| National Association of REALTORS® | NAR | Brokerage | http://www.realtor.org |
| National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries | NCREIF | Investment Management | http://www.ncreif.org |
| National Association of Residential Property Managers | NARPM | Residential Property Management | http://www.narpm.org |
| National Housing Institute | NHI | Affordable Housing | http://www.nhi.org |
| National Multi Housing Council | NMHC | Multifamily Housing | http://www.nmhc.org |
| National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women | CREW | Commercial Real Estate | http://www.crewnetwork.org |
| Pacific Rim Real Estate Society | PRRES | International Real Estate—Pacific Rim | http://www.prres.net |
| Pension Real Estate Association | PREA | Investment Management | http://www.prea.org |
| Property Council of Australia | PCA | Development, Investment, Management (Australia) | http://www.propertyoz.com.au |
| Real Estate Finance Association | REFA | Finance, Investment | http://www.refa.org |
| Real Estate Research Institute | RERI | Research | http://www.reri.org |
| Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (UK) | RICS | International land, property, and construction organization. Focused on UK and sovereign nations. | http://www.rics.org |
| Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS | SIOR | Industrial, office brokerage | http://www.sior.com |
| The Urban Land Institute | ULI | International Development, Design, Investment | http://www.uli.org |
Real Estate Research & Project
Newman Institute at Baruch College
