After taking a real estate course my book had these little side paragraphs of information with links to these websites. Before I finished the course and returned the book to Amazon, I decided to compile a list of all the websites as I thought they may prove helpful later on. Below is that list of all these websites to aid you in your real estate education!
- Realtor.org
- National Association of Realtors
- Census.gov
- United States Census Bureau
- Nahb.org
- National association of home builders, extensive info on housing industry
- Nrcs.usda.gov
- USDA resources include comprehensive information on trends for land use and development
- Federalreserve.gov
- United States Federal Reserve
- Bea.gov
- United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bloomberg.comuli.org
- Urban land institute for those engaged in development and land use planning
- Marshallswift.com
- Private firm that tracks construction costs
- Prea.org
- Pension real estate association
- Costar.com, loopnet.com
- Private firms with info on large number of commercial properties for sale
- Rentlaw.com
- Landlord-tenant law with state links
- Nature.org/about-us/private-lands-conservation/conservation-easements
- Conservation easements as described by the nature conservancy
- Traditionsoftware.com
- Info on mechanics liens for all 50 states, with current developments
- Edwards-lawfirm.com/condo.htm
- Private law site repeats useful advice from the Florida bar association for condo buyers
- Aals.org/profdev/family/hess.html
- Lecture from the American association of law schools giving complete info about elective share and other spousal survival claims
- Uniformlaws.org/acts.aspx
- Source of the uniform probate code and other model laws
- Alta.org
- American land title association is the umbrella organization of the title insurance industry
- Smartcommunities.ncat.org
- Covers urban sprawl and related issues
- Planning.org
- Website of the leading organization of urban planners
- Smartgrowth.org
- Site hosted by a coalition of government and nonprofit organizations regarding “smart growth” and new urbanism
- New.usgbc.org
- The US green building council is the umbrella organization for creating and promulgating “green” building standards.
- Newurbanism.org
- Site that explains and advocates new urbanist planning.
- Municode.com
- Most zoning ordinances are online.
- Impactfees.com
- Reports surveys on impact fee usage
- Epa.gov/epahome/state.html
- An overview of all major us environmental laws
- Law.cornell.edu/wex/land_use
- Website for land use law.
- Construction.com/mold/
- Provides current events concerning mold affecting buildings
- Statetaxcentral.com
- Coverage and links to tax programs of all states
- Uli.org
- Single richest source of written material and other resources on real estate design and development
- Grubb-ellis.com
- See research – quarterly trend reports for nonresidential cycles
- Cbre.com/research
- Cb Richard Ellis office and industrial market vacancy reports
- Cushmanwake.com
- Cushman wakefield office and industrial market reports, under knowledge center
- Stdb-seesamples.com
- Site to Do Business is an extensive, increasingly recognized real estate industry application of GIS services.
- Claritas.com/mybestsegments/default.jsp
- PRIZM system
- Hlr.coldwellbanker.com
- Compare prices of similar homes in over 2300 cities across N. America using home price comparison index.
- Appraisalinstitute.org
- Appraisal institute is the primary industry professional organization for real estate appraisers in the US
- Rics.org
- Royal institute of chartered surveyors is the largest professional association of appraisers outside the US
- Iaao.org
- International association of assessment officers
- Appraisalfoundation.org
- Contains links to USPAP information
- Appraisalbuzz.com, appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com
- Informative news and information sites for the appraisal industry
- Reis.com, reanalytics.com, costar.com
- Subscription-based services that provide comparable sales info for commercial properties
- Commercialpropertydirectory.com
- Provides members of the CCIM institute with aerials, demographic data, consumer expenditure reports, and more.
- Homes.yahoo.com
- Provides sale price information for specific properties as well as aggregate data for the industry
- Fhfa.gov
- Federal housing finance agency produces house prices indices for all 50 states and all metropolitan areas based on repeated sales
- Rsmeans.com
- Provider of cost estimation services
- Boma.org
- Association of building owners and managers website provides detailed operating expense information for numerous property types and us cities
- Irem.org
- Institute of real estate management provides detailed historical operating expense information for multiple property types and metro areas.
- Icsc.org
- International council of shopping centers
- Uli.org
- Urban land institute
- Cbre-ea.com
- Cbre econometric advisors provide analytical tools and advisory services
- Colliers.com
- Brokerage firm that provides data on real estate trends
- Nreionline.com
- Online version of national real estate investor
- Foreclosures.com
- State foreclosure laws
- Consumerfinance.gov
- Website of the consumer financial protection bureau
- Ffiec.gov/hmda/default.htm
- Official source of information on home mortgage disclosure act
- Ffiec.gov/cra/default.htm
- Official source of information community reinvestment act
- Mgic.com
- Website of the original mortgage insurance company. Contains extensive info on programs and pricing
- Mtgprofessor.com
- Rich source of housing finance tools and wisdom. Mortgage analysis calculators
- Benefits.va.gov/homeloans
- Main website for the VA home loan program
- Reversemortgage.org
- National reverse mortgage lenders association, a primary reverse mortgage trade organization
- Aarp.org
- Mortgagebankers.org
- Mortgage bankers association of America, reference point for entire mortgage banking industry
- Namb.org
- Website of NAMB the association of mortgage professional, main industry organization of mortgage brokers
- Ginniemae.gov
- Information for home buyers, issuers, and investors
- Fanniemae.com
- Freddiemac.com
- Loanprospector.com
- Website for Freddie’s loan prospector automated underwriting
- arello.com
- sior.com
- Home page of leading professional organization for commercial property brokers and other professionals
- cre.org
- Related sites – provides links to useful organizations
- homeloanlearningcenter.com
- Mortgage bankers – sponsored site for homeowners
- mortgage-investments.com
- Mortgage information and forms, financial calculators, and spreadsheets
- mortgagecalculator.org
- Provides loan payment calculation, amortization graphs and tables, etc.
- nationalmortgagenews.com
- Mortgage news and data, industry reports, and mortgage blogs
- mbaa.org
- Mortgage bankers association
- defeasewithease.com
- Website of commercial defeasance, llc. provides online calculator to estimate total cost to defease a loan, including the cost to purchase treasury securities.
- Cmalert.com
- Commercial mortgage alert site delivers news, analysis, and statistics on all aspects of the commercial real estate finance business
- Property.com
- Established portal to news and info on the commercial mortgage market
- Globest.com
- Commercial real estate news and information
- Realwebfunds.com
- Link to a national commercial mortgage loan broker
- Looplender.com
- Provides info on current rates and permits on online mortgage search
- Rcanalytics.com
- Real capital analytics produces monthly reports on trading volume, pricing, and the active buyers and sellers in private commercial real estate markets
- Ncreif.org
- National council of real estate investment fiduciaries. Industry leader in resolution of technical industry issues and producer of property performance indices
- Irei.com
- Institutional real estate inc, news and info on activities of institutional real estate investors
- Rastanger.com
- Investment banking firm in real estate industry, newsletter focuses on the syndication business
- Preqin.com
- Provides comprehensive data and research on real estate private equity funds
- Nareit.com
- National association of real estate investment trusts
- Avalonbay.com
- Equity REIT that owns apartment communities across the US
- Annaly.com
- A mortgage REIT that specializes in investments in mortgage-backed securities
- Trepp.com
- Leading provider of information and analytics for the CMBS and commercial mortgage market
- Cmba.org
- Commercial mortgage securities association
- Crewnetwork.org
- Association of commercial real estate women for women in commercial real estate
- Wellsref.com
- Wells real estate fund is a national investment firm that purchases existing Class A office and industrial properties
- Nmhc.org
- National multi-housing council
- Netronline.com
- Public records and research information portal for us public records, parcel maps, deed and mortgage copies, and tax records nationwide
- Real-estate-online.com
- Useful articles on real estate investing
- Mrofficespace.com
- Search for office space for free in 11 major commercial real estate markets
- Inman.com
- Offers national real estate news
- Argussoftware.com
- Analytical Software for Investors
- Ncreif.org
- National council of real estate investment fiduciaries
- Taxsites.com
- Tax and accounting website directory provides great links to real estate tax sources
- Nps.gov
- National park service
- Danter.com/taxcredit
- Collection of resources prepared by the Danter company for those in the LIHTC program
- Hud.gov
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- 1031cpas.com
- Site provides free exchange manual with detailed information on 1031 exchanges
- Apiexchange.com
- Tax-deferred exchange information
- Reiclub.com
- Articles and discussion forums on real estate investment and management
- Narpm.org
- National association of residential property managers
- Ifma.org
- International facilities management association
- Realcomm.com
- Free newsletter that addresses technology issues impacting property and asset management
- Corenetglobal.org
- World’s largest association for corporate real estate professionals
- Calkain.com
- Site of leading net lease property firm contains useful information on net lease properties and investing
- Centerforcommericalrealestate.com
- Overview of leasing process and tips for tenants on lease negotiation
- Cityfeet.com/tools/leasingguide/index.asp
- Excellent guide to commercial leases, strategy, and negotiation
- Leasingprofessional.com
- Downloadable complete leases and discussions of leasing strategies
- Melbycommericalrealestate.com
- Aimed at tenants, this site includes a useful glossary of leasing terms and definitions
- Naiop.org
- National association of industrial and office properties
- Aia.org
- American institute of architects
- Asla.org
- American society of landscape architects
- Asce.org
- American society of civil engineers