Real Estate Resources

General Real Estate Resources

Article and News Databases

ABI/Inform Global
Includes articles from scholarly and popular press resources.

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Similar in coverage to ABI/Inform; each has unique sources.

Business and Company Resource Center
Covers more trade publications than the above source.

Factiva
Use to find news oriented articles.

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Covers a wide variety of types of publications, including government documents and news sources.

Nexis.com
Similar to Lexis-Nexis Academic; each has unique sources.

Regional Business News
Real estate topics found in local and regional publications.

Dictionaries and Definitions

Concise Encyclopedia of Real Estate Business Terms. Print. (Reference HD 1365 .R63 2006)

Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal . Print. (Reference HD 1387 .D55 2002)

Real Estate and Mortgage Glossary & Definitions

RealPedia, the Real Estate WWW Encyclopedia
Extensive listings of web resources in all aspects of real estate, real estate investing and related industries. Includes links for major sites for top cities and countries.

Directories

U.S. Real Estate Register. Print. (Reference HD 1394 .U58 2005/2006)
Information on real estate managers and companies, industrial/commercial properties.

Directory of Real Estate Development and Related Education Programs. Print. (Reference HD 1390 .D58)
Information about university real estate programs. Worldwide coverage.

National Association of Realtors Member Profile. Print. (Reference HD 251 .N28 2003)

Journals

• Journal of the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association.
  Online Full Text: 1973-present. Print available 1978-1994.
• Journal of Corporate Real Estate.
  Online Full Text: 2001-present.
• Journal of Property Management.
  Online Full Text: 1993-present. Print available 1941-2005.
• Journal of Real Estate Literature.
  Online Full Text: 1998-present. Print available 1993-present.
• Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management.
  Online Full Text: 1997-present. Print available 1995-2004.
• Journal of Real Estate Research.
  Online Full Text: 1986-present. Print available 1986-present.
• National Real Estate Investor.
  Online Full Text: 1997-present. Microform/Print available 1970-present.
• Real Estate Economics.
  Online Full Text: 1973-present (12 month delay). Print available 1995-present.
• Real Estate Finance.
  Online Full Text: 1997-present. Print available 1984-present.
• Real Estate Issues.
  Online Full Text: 1996-present. Print available 1977-present.

Kresge Library Catalog Selected Subject Headings

House Buying | Housing | Mortgages | Real Estate Business | Real Estate Development | Real Estate Investment | Real Estate Investment Trusts | Real Estate Management | Shopping Centers

Associations and University Websites

American Real Estate Society
Provides links to real estate websites in such areas as forecasting, markets, demographics.

American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
Focus on real estate development, planning and economics.

Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
Organization of managers of income producing property.

National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Trade organization for real estate agents. See research section for information on home sales and other topics and surveys.

New York University Jack Brause Real Estate Library.
Extensive bibliography of real estate materials, including website links.