Researching the Residential Real Estate Market: Selected Resources

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[edit] 1 About this Guide

This guide was created to provide a starting point for researching the residential real estate market. Please note that this guide is neither complete nor comprehensive, and new information will be added as necessary. Some of the resources listed below are subscription databases and may only be accessed by current students, faculty, and staff of Bentley College. (Rev. 03.04.2008 CM)

[edit] 2 Industry and Market Information

[edit] 2.1 Government Analysis of Residential Real Estate Market

Available freely online from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research, this quarterly publication dates back to 1994 online and details national, regional market trends and predictions and is an excellent resource on the residential real estate market! Do not miss this resource! Note: the library also has print copies from 2003-2006 for this publication located in the REFERENCE STACKS HA203.A37 (but you will want to use the online source for its more extensive and relevant coverage).

The Census Bureau produces American Housing Survey Publications (with companion data sets from the (HUD) Department of Housing and Urban Development) and has reports on Construction and Real Estate in the 2002 Economic Census. Additionally, the Census Bureau has, as part of its Economic Indicators information, a Construction Spending page and a New Residential Sales page.


[edit] 2.2 Real Estate Industry Profiles (Library Databases)

  • Datamonitor Reports from Business Source Premier (EbscoHost)
    • This database provides access to 1,600+ full text industry profiles from Datamonitor. These reports provide a market overview and include detailed information about market share, segmentation, volume, value, the competitive landscape, and the leading companies. Also includes market forecasts.
      • From the list of databases, click on <Business Source Premier>.
      • Click on the <Industry Profiles> link (right side of screen).
      • Select the View By <All Profiles> tab.
      • In the search box, type the name of the industry (for example, real estate) and then select radio button <By Title, Subject and Description>.
      • Click on <Browse>. Select the industry profile you'd like to view by clicking on it.
Relevant Report: Real Estate Management & Development Industry Profile: United States. Jul2006, 20p
  • Plunkett's Industry Almanacs These almanacs provide an overview of current industry trends, industry statistics, and company profiles and rankings for the leading companies in the industry.
Relevant Report: Real Estate and Construction

[edit] 2.3 Other Industry Reports

Includes some special reports. To find these reports, select <Research> from the left side bar on the site's main page.


[edit] 2.4 Locate Key Companies within the Residential Real Estate Industry

Select Real Estate from the list. Categories include: Residential Property Investment, Residential Property Management, Residential Real Estate Brokerage, Residential Real Estate Development.

[edit] 2.5 Press Coverage of the Industry From Newspapers, Journals, Trade Publications and Other News Sources

There are several ways of searching for the latest news on the real estate market.

  • The below databases will be excellent resources for searching for articles discussing the most current and historical trends on real estate issues. There will be an overlap of sources in some databases (i.e., the same journal may be found indexed or full-text in more than one database) but keep in mind that you should search each source for the most comprehensive research as each database will contain unique content not found elsewhere.
  • Docuticker – DocuTicker offers a hand-picked selection of resources, reports and publications from government agencies, NGOs, think tanks and other public interest organizations. Visit daily for the latest updates, or subscribe to the RSS feed. You will want to browse the Housing & Real Estate category (see left sidebar Categories>Business and Economics).

[edit] 3 Finding Statistics and Numbers, National and Statewide

[edit] 3.1 Government Resources

Note: The print edition available at the Library Reference Desk. The statistics in the Construction and Housing (Sec. 20) Section of this annual government publication are extensive but include relevant tables like the following (or go to the direct link for the 2008 edition for these tables):


926 – Construction – – Establishments, Employees, Payroll, Value of Construction, Costs, and Capital Expenditures by Kind of Business (NAICS Basis): 2002
928 – Value of New Construction Put in Place: 1980 to 2006
929 – Value of Private Construction Put in Place: 1995 to 2006
935 – New Privately–Owned Housing Units Started by State: 2000 to 2006
936 – Characteristics of New Privately Owned One–Family Houses Completed: 1990 to 2006
937 – Housing Starts and Average Length of Time From Start to Completion of New Privately Owned One–Unit Residential Buildings: 1980 to 2006
938 – Price Indexes of New One–Family Houses Sold, by Region: 1980 to 2006
939 – New Privately–Owned One–Family Houses Sold by Region and Type of Financing, 1980 to 2006, and by Sales–Price Group, 2006
940 – Median Sales Price of New Privately–Owned One–Family Houses Sold by Region: 1980 to 2006
941 – New Manufactured (Mobile) Homes Placed for Residential Use and Average Sales Price by Region: 1980 to 2006
942 – Existing One-Family Homes Sold and Price by Region: 1980 to 2006
943 – Median Sales Price of Existing One–Family Homes by Selected Metropolitan Area: 2005 to 2006
944 – Existing Home Sales by State: 2000 to 2006
945 – Existing Apartment Condos and Co–ops–Units Sold and Median Sales Price by Region: 1990 to 2006
947 – Total Housing Inventory for the United States: 1980 to 2006
949 – Vacancy Rates for Housing Units--Characteristics: 2000 to 2006
955 – Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder and Household Type: 1985 to 2006
958 – Occupied Housing Units – – Financial Summary by Selected Characteristics of the Householder: 2005
959 – Owner–Occupied Housing Units – – Value and Costs by State: 2005
961 – Mortgage Characteristics – – Owner Occupied Units: 2005
962 – Occupied Housing Units – – Neighborhood Indicators by Selected Characteristics of the Householder: 2005
963 – Heating Equipment and Fuels for Occupied Units: 1995 to 2005
964 – Occupied Housing Units – – Housing Indicators by Selected Characteristics of the Householder: 2005
965 – Net Stock of Residential Fixed Assets: 1990 to 2005
966 – Home Remodeling – – Work Done and Amount Spent: 2006
967 – Expenditures by Residential Property Owners for Improvements and Maintenance and Repairs by Type of Payment and Year Structure Built: 1995 to 2006

This direct link to the statistics in the 2006 Construction and Housing Section (Sec. 20) is being provided as some very useful tables in this 2006 edition were not carried over and reported in later editions. Such tables include (note: numbers in this edition do not necessarily correspond to the numbering system used in the most current edition):

938 – Profile of Homebuyers by Characteristic: 2004
939 – Profile of Second–Home Buyers by Characteristic: 2004
966 – Appliances and Office Equipment Used by Households by Region and Household Income: 2001

This quarterly publication from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development also contains national data, regional activity and historical data! Coverage online of this publication dates to 1994 and this resource is not to be missed! (For additional information about this resource, please see [[1]])

The Census Bureau produces American Housing Survey Publications (with companion data sets from the (HUD) Department of Housing and Urban Development) and has reports on Construction and Real Estate in the 2002 Economic Census. Additionally, the Census Bureau has, as part of its Economic Indicators information, a Construction Spending page and a New Residential Sales page.

[edit] 3.2 Trade Association Resources

National association of the real estate finance industry. Locate data by clicking the "Research and Forecasts" link located on the left side of the page. Includes market outlook, economic forecasts and current and historical economic data on residential and commercial/multifamily loans.

Locate data by looking under the Resources tab and selecting "Economic & Housing Data"

Free data includes housing statistics, special reports, etc. To find, go to the category "Research" on the left side bar of the main page.

[edit] 3.3 Other Online Sources

National Monthly Averages from 1983 to the current year. Graphs available for fixed rate mortgages (FRM), adjustable rate mortgages (ARM), or Hybrid ARM mortgages.

  • DataPlace: Area Overview
    • Statistics on housing include: Total housing units, Building Permits, Vacant Housing, Homeownership rates, total & by race, Housing stock (structure & age), Housing hardship, Multifamily and Section 8 project-based assisted housing
    • Statistics on mortgage lending include: Loans (total and by purpose), Dollar amount of loans (total and by purpose), Home purchase loans by race, Home purchase loans by income and structure, Loan denials by race-income combinations, Loans from subprime lenders (by purpose and loan type), Loans from subprime lenders (by race and purpose).
    • Information compiled from sources including: Decennial Census, Summary File 3 sample data (U.S. Census Bureau), Building Permits Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy special tabulation (U.S. Census Bureau), Fair Market Rents (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council).

[edit] 4 Further Research Resources

[edit] 4.1 General Industry Research Resources

[edit] 4.2 Real Estate Research Resources

This guide from the Library of Congress contains many excellent sources and should not be missed!

An excellent list of 75 recommended real estate related sites to visit on the web, complete with a librarian's summary of why the individual sites would be of use.

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