This is one in a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business & Economics Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
This is a guide to information sources related to the real estate industry. Most materials listed are located in the Business Library Reference collection unless indicated otherwise. In general, the online resources listed in this guide are available to the UCB community only.
Last updated: 11/2005.
The following databases contain journal articles and statistics that deal with real estate.
HUD User
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research has a searchable Bibliographic Database with full abstracts and citations to research reports, articles, books, monographs and data sources in housing policy, buildiing technology, economic development, urban planning, etc.
U.S. Census Housing Data
U.S. Census Housing Data includes statistics and reports on construction, building permit activity, housing, demographics.
Search the UCB library catalog, Pathfinder, for reports, books, journals in the library that cover real estate. Some subject terms you can use are:
You can add modifiers to these terms such as:
References to statistics from international to place level are available in Lexis/Nexis Statistical - search Abstracts (UCB only). SRI microfiche are shelved in the cabinets across from the Reference Desk.
Comparative Statistics of Industrial and Office Real Estate Markets
Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Annual.
Provides data on domestics and international markets, including information on prices, demographics, and parking.
SRI microfiche A8916-1
Cushman & Wakefield Market Data
Cushman & Wakefield
An online service that provides both free and fee based data on commercial and residential real estate trends througout the world.
ULI Market Profiles
Urban Land Institute.
Regional reports covering residential, retail , office, and industrial markets for the U.S. and foreign countries in different volumes. No longer available after 2000.
For North America: HD251 .U452 Reference
For Europe: HD581 .A1U45 Reference
For the Pacific Rim: HD1120.7 .U45 Reference
Building Permits and Construction Activity
U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturing, Mining and Construction Statistics
Monthly data on national, state, country, and place building permits issued and construction activity.
Construction Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly.
This website provides data on starts, completions, sales, permits, and value for the U.S.
Housing Statistics of the United States
Bernan Press. 2001.
Demographics and housing demand, housing stock, production and investment, market outcomes, housing finance, federal housing assistance. Historical statistics.
HD7293 .H77 2001 Reference
Housing Topics
U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistics on housing at the national and regional levels, with some data for metropolitan areas.
Industrial Vacancy Index of the U.S.
CB Richard Ellis. Quarterly.
40 market areas covered.
SRI microfiche B-1873-2
Information, Finances and Services USA
Leading companies by NAICS code, change indices, industry locations and concentrations, and other real estate related statistics on a national and state level.
HD9999 .I493.U625 Express Reference
National Delinquency Survey
Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Quarterly.
SRI microfiche A6450-1
Office Vacancy Index of the U.S.
CB Richard Ellis. Quarterly.
50 market areas covered. Details for downtown, suburban, and metro locations.
SRI microfiche B-1873-1
Yahoo! Real Estate: Home Values
Provides sale price information for specific pieces of property as well as aggregate data for the industry.
Trends in California Real Estate
California Association of Realtors. Monthly.
Statewide and regional housing prices and sales, housing market indicators, median home sales price, housing supply, unsold inventory index, affordability index.
HD7285 .C345 Reference
Real Estate and Construction Report
Real Estate Research Council of Southern California at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Quarterly.
Statistical data for Southern California counties. Construction costs, historical data, housing prices, price changes, market prices, building permits, and construction.
HD266 .C2L63 Reference
Northern California Real Estate Report
Real Estate Research Council of Southern California at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Quarterly.
Housing, mortgate lending, construction, home prices, changes, building permits, construction activity for Northern California.
HD266 .C225 Reference
International Consortium of Real Estate Associations
National Association of Realtors
California Association of Realtors
Provides current statistical data on real estate activity in the state. Has listings of properties for sale.
California Department of Real Estate
Information for the consumer and the professional in California. Includes Real Estate Bulletin and Reference Book, a Real Estate Guide. Real estate law and license status of salesperson, broker, corporation.
Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments
Institute of Real Estate Management of the National Association of Realtors. Annual.
Provides expenses and financial facts involved in operating various types of apartment buildings.
HD7287.6 .U5I622 Reference
Income/Expense Analysis: Office Buildings
Institute of Real Estate Management. 2002.
Financial facts of property operation by metropolitan area and region. Data by building size, type, age group and rental range. For figuring out income streams by location, revenues expected, market conditions, etc.
HD1394 .I523 Reference
BOMA Experience Exchange Report. Income/Expense Analysis for Office Buildings
Building Owners and Managers Association International. Annual.
Provides operating costs and expenses for office buildings, broken down by metropolitian areas.
TX980 .O3 Reference
Emerging Trends in Real Estate
PricewaterhouseCoopers Lend Lease Investments. Annual.
Analyzes outlook for real estate.
Current issue: HD251 .E47 2003 Reference
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
2002 and later issues available online (UC access only)
Older issues in Book Stacks at HG2040 .J66
Mortgage Banking
Issues from 1994 on in Factiva database available three to fours weeks after publication (UC access only).
Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Monthly.
Each issue contains a statisical section which gives interest rates and yields on mortgages, types of loans written, secondary market activity data, new construction statistics, etc. All data is at the the national level.
Issues up to 1998 are in Book Stacks at HG2041 .A1.M6
National Real Estate Investor
Full text available in Factiva database from 1991 on (UC access only); selected full text in Lexis-Nexis Academic database (UC access only).
Each issue includes a market overview for a different city or region as well as topical articles.
Special issues: January: Top Developer Survey - top developers during the previous year.
February: Forecasts - has trends for commercial use of real estate for nine major cities.
June: Directory - companies and individuals in 19 categories of real estate services.
This issue is shelved at HD251 .N36 Reference
Current issue in Current Periodicals Stacks
Real Estate Economics Journal
American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
Issues from 2001 on are available online (UC access only), and 1994 onward in the Factiva database (UC access only).
Written for academics and professionals. Topics include research and scholarly studies in real estate, mortgages, contracts, etc.
Current issue in Current Periodicals Stacks; older issues in Book Stacks at HD251.A4931a
Real Estate FInance Journal
Current issue in Current Periodicals Stacks; older issues in Book Stacks at HD251 .R325
Real Estate Review
Current issue in Current Periodicals Stacks; older issues in Book Stacks at HD251.R2861
U.S. Housing Market Conditions
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Quarterly.