Real Estate
In addition to the resources found in the Business and Economics Library, Avery Library has an extensive real estate collection.
These resources were selected for their authority, ease of use, and accessibility. If you need more assistance, see http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/refservices.html or email the research librarians: business@libraries.cul.columbia.edu
Additional resources can be found in CLIO, the library catalog.
Contents:
DATABASES
ABI/Inform on ProQuest Direct
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4371876.html
Online database which contains citations and abstracts of over 1700 business and economics journals with over 700 of these available full-text and/or imaged. Delivery options include email, downloading, and printing.
Coverage: 1971 to present; Updates: Weekly
Bloomberg
Business Electronic Resources (Library Use Only)
Bloomberg is rich with information on Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Financing, and related data. Tye "REL" and hit the GO key for the real estate menu of equity analytics.
Coverage: varies; updates: constant.
Business Source Premier
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4784657.html
Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics. Contains full text of the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review and other important journals. BSP also includes country reports from EIU and Global Insight as well as company reports from Datamonitor.
Factiva
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3272677.html
Factiva is an excellent resource for finding company and industry information. Factiva contains a database of nearly 8,000 publications, including: academic and trade publications, industry newsletters, international and regional newspapers, business magazines, and business newswires. The two sections of the database that are most commonly used for this assignment are the "Factiva Library" (which allows researchers to search the 8,000 sources) and the "Quick Company Search" (which contains company profiles - information about: finances, competitors, company history, etc.).
LexisNexis Academic
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2100385.html
Comprehensive online database which affords access to hundreds of information sources, including the full text of newspapers, magazines, wire services, newsletters, journals, and broadcast transcripts. Coverage: Varies by source; Updates: Varies by source
ULI Development Case Studies
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4823442.html
Access to more than 300 detailed case studies of completed projects ranging from low-income housing to mixed-use downtown developments to commercial and industrial projects. The case studies provide photographs and site plans, information on costs and rents, innovative features and strategies of the project, and an explanation of the entire development process. It covers projects from 1985 to the present. Thirty new case studies are added every year.
DIRECTORIES
Crittenden Directory of Real Estate Financing.
HG2040 .C7 (Reference)
Alphabetical directory of real estate lenders (banks, REITs, pension funds, etc.) throughout the U.S. Includes type of financing, type of projects, and contact information. Cross-indexed by real estate sector (apartments, offices, industrial, etc.).
Crittenden Directory of Real Estate Investors & Buyers
HD1361.D57 (Reference)
Directory of real estate investors.
HANDBOOKS
Barron's Real Estate Handbook
HD1375.H349 (Reference)
Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal
HD1387.D435 (Reference)
Encyclopedia of Real Esate Terms
HD1365.A23 (Reference)
Glossary of Real Estate Management Terms
HD1365.G58 (Reference)
Real Estate Investment Handbook
HD1382.5 H35 (Reference)
Real Estate Market Analysis: A Case Study Approach
HD1390.S36 (Business Stacks)
MARKET DATA
Commercial Properties
Market Pulse Reports from Cushman and Wakefield
http://www.cushwake.com/cwglobal/jsp/marketPulse.jsp
Contains commercial rents for several markets in the United States. Choose Market from drop down box on right
National Real Estate Index
Individual reports covering 50 metropolitan areas; includes information on both commercial and residential markets. Titles include Rent Monitor, Value Monitor and a Market History Report from 1985 - present. Check CLIO for location and call numbers.
Studley Reports
http://www.studley.com/page.ww?name=Research+%26+Ideas§ion=Research+%26+Ideas
Contains commercial rents for several markets in the United States.
Residential Properties
Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/const/www/newressalesindex.html
Contains data on new home sales
National Association of Realtors
http://www.realtor.org/research.nsf/pages/EHSPage?OpenDocument
Contains data on existing home sales
National Real Estate Index
Individual reports covering 50 metropolitan areas; includes information on both commercial and residential markets. Titles include Rent Monitor, Value Monitor and a Market History Report from 1985 - present. Check CLIO for location and call numbers.
PERIODICALS
National Real Estate Investor
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3327469.001
Also available in print: Slot N-254 (Current Periodicals)
Forecast -- Conditions in Leasing, Financing, Construction and Investment Trends: published in February.
Real Estate Economics: Journal of the American Real estate and Urban Economics Association
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3430028.004
One year delay for full text online. Also available in print: Slot R-200 (Current Periodicals)
Scholarly journal covering various aspects of real estate markets.
Real Estate Finance
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3430029.001
Also available in print: Slot AB R221 (Avery Library Reserves)
"The quarterly review of commercial finance techniques." Published by Institutional Investor, Inc.
Real Estate Finance and Investment
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4814204.002
Also available in print: KF5698.3.Z9 .R42 (Business Reserves)
Professional newsletter covering the industry.
Real Estate Forum
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3431203
Also available in print: Slot R-206 (Current Periodicals)
Real Estate Issues
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3430030.001
Also available in print: Slot AB R224 (Avery Library)
INTERNET RESOURCES
American FactFinder: Housing Data
Contains data on the physical and financial characteristics of US housing. Data from the US Census.
Bureau of the Census--Housing
This is the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division of the Census Bureau.
Fannie Mae Home Page
This is the largest diversified financial company in the world, and the nation's largest source of home mortgage funds. This site includes publications of Fannie Mae's Office of Housing Research.
HUD USER
This site is the Office of Policy Development and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It includes the text of U.S. Housing Market Conditions.
NAREIT: The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
This is the only trade association of the REIT industry. This site includes a list of publications and membership information as well as data on the REIT industry
NYU Real Estate Library
A comprehensive list of links across subjects including brokers, investment, government and employment.
 All electronic services are restricted to current students, staff, and faculty at Columbia University, Teachers College, and Barnard College with a valid CUNIX ID and logon.
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