If you're researching Real Estate in Southern California, visit the Orange County and SoCal page too!
Some of the resources listed there, like the SCAG Profiles, have local-level Real Estate information.
Real Estate: US Residential
IBISWorld
Geography: US
Industry research reports of 30-40 pages on over 700 industries, covering most major aspects of real estate. Coverage is US.
SimplyAnalytics
Geography: US
Maximum 3 users at once! An easy-to-use interface offering thousands of data variables that can be used when building custom maps and tables. (Register for a free account to save and return to your work.) Variables derived from the US Census cover many aspects of housing and real estate, and coverage goes down to local (e.g. zip code) levels.
Business Source Complete
Geography: Global
Covers virtually all business subjects. Includes content from several real estate journals, e.g. The Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Real Estate Economics, and Housing Finance International, as well as real estate trade publications, including National Real Estate Investor and Commercial Property Executive.
MarketLine Advantage
Geography: US & Global
U.S. and international sub-industry profiles and company profiles throughout real estate.
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
NAR produces housing statistics on the national, regional, and metro-market level where data is available:
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
Measures of U.S. residential real estate prices, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate both nationally as well as in 20 metropolitan regions. From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Freddie Mac House Prices Index
Provides a measure of typical price inflation for houses within the United States. Values are calculated monthly and released at the end of the following quarter. Coverage includes, National, State, and MSA level, all dating back to 1975.
Real Estate: US Commercial
IBISWorld
Geography: US
Industry research reports of 30-40 pages on over 700 industries, covering most major aspects of real estate. Coverage is US.
BMI Research
Geography: US & Global
Macroeconomic country, industry and financial market analysis, covering 200 global markets. The industry and country specific reports provide 5 and 10-year forecasts and in-depth analysis of current risks and future opportunities. Industry reports cover countries' residential and commercial real estate markets.
MarketLine Advantage
Geography: US & Global
U.S. and international sub-industry profiles and company profiles throughout real estate.
Business Source Complete
Geography: US & Global
Covers virtually all business subjects. Includes content from several real estate journals, e.g. The Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Real Estate Economics, and Housing Finance International, as well as real estate trade publications, including National Real Estate Investor, Commercial Property Executive, and Site Selection.
NAIOP Research Foundation
Formerly the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks, a trade association for developers, owners and investors of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate. Offers free reports covering how real properties, particularly office, industrial and mixed-use properties, impact communities throughout North America.
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC)
The trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. Limited amounts of data are freely available. The UCI Libraries does not have a membership to access premium content.
Commercial Property Price Indices (CPPIs)
There are three vendors that each produce a different CPPI, measures the overall value of commercial real estate. The UCI Libraries does not have a license to any of these vendors' premium content.
Real Estate: US Government
Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD)
US National geospatial information across multiple levels of government to provide a common foundation for data visualization and analysis. Aggregates 270+ datasets including real estate, venues, facilities, federal lands, state buildings, etc. from numerous government entities. Data is available for download as CSV, KML, Shapefile, and accessible via web services to support application development and data visualization.
The General Services Administration (GSA) provides centralized procurement for the federal government, which includes constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings, as well as leasing and managing commercial real estate, through the GSA Public Buildings Service (PBS).
The Department of Defense (DoD) is also one of the Federal government’s larger holders of real estate.
Real Estate: Global
FitchConnect *(Current UCI students, faculty, & staff) *New!*
Geography: US & Global
A global intelligence database, featuring a Country Risk & Industry Research module with global, regional and country risk assessments, analysis, and expert commentary on 20+ industries and more than 200 countries and territories that collectively account for 99% of world GDP. The industry and country specific reports provide 5 and 10-year forecasts and in-depth analysis of current risks and future opportunities. Industry reports also feature SWOT analyses. Industry reports cover countries' residential and commercial real estate markets.
MarketLine Advantage
Geography: US & Global
U.S. and international sub-industry profiles and company profiles throughout real estate.
Business Source Complete
Geography: US & Global
Covers virtually all business subjects. Includes content from several real estate journals, e.g. The Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Real Estate Economics, and Housing Finance International, as well as real estate trade publications, including National Real Estate Investor and Commercial Property Executive.