Nestlé Library

Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Urban Land Institute. PricewaterhouseCoopers. Annual. (Reference HD251 E44).
Covers investment trends, capital markets, markets to watch, and what's happening in multifamily, retail, office, industrial, and hotel development.

SNL                    
Provides web access to SNL Financial's Data, News, and Analytics for Financial Institutions, REITs and Energy. Through the News tab, users can access SNL Real Estate Securities Daily and SNL Real Estate Securities Weekly. See the registration guide for instructions on how to register.

Emporis
Provider of building-related data, including current construction and a directory of companies involved in the real estate and buildings industries.

BOMA Experience Exchange Report. Building Owners and Managers Association International. Annual. (Reference TX980 N33).
Detailed and reputable source of benchmarking data representing the office building industry across North America. It is the industry standard for office building financial data and operations information.

Comparative Statistics of Industrial and Office Real Estate Markets. Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Annual. (Reference HD1393.5 C73).
Preliminary overview of a variety of real estate markets throughout the world, primarily in the United States.

Industry Surveys: Real Estate Management and Development . Standard & Poor's. Semi-annual (available in Market Insight. Click on the Industry tab and select "Real Estate Management and Development").
Provides current environment, industry profile, industry references, and comparative company analysis.

Real Estate Industry Profiles: Global. Datamonitor. Annual (available in Business Source Premier. On the Advanced Search page, perform a "real estate industry" keyword search with "Industry Profile" selected under "Publication Type").
These industry profiles include market value, market volume, market segmentation, competitive landscape, leading companies, and forecasts.

Plunkett's Real Estate and Construction Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. 2003. (Reference HD1361 P58).
Guide to the real estate and construction business with profiles of the top 400 firms and latest trends and statistics.

Global Real Estate Now. PricewaterhouseCooper. Annual. (Reference HD1361 G57).
Annual survey that tracks trends and changes in international real estate markets.

Plunkett's Real Estate and Construction Industry Almanac. Plunkett Research, Ltd. 2003. (Reference HD1361 P58).
Guide to the real estate and construction business with profiles of the top 400 firms and latest trends and statistics.

Mergent Online                                                                                  Corporate financial database providing comprehensive company research, including subsidiaries, joint ventures, competitors, and more.

SNL
Provides web access to SNL Financial's Data, News, and Analytics for Financial Institutions, REITs and Energy. Through the News tab, users can access SNL Real Estate Securities Daily and SNL Real Estate Securities Weekly. See the registration guide for instructions on how to register.

Emporis                                                                                              Provider of building-related data, including current construction and a directory of companies involved in the real estate and buildings industries.

"Top Real Estate Brokerage Companies," National Real Estate Investor. July, 2007.
Top 25 companies based on total amount of leasing transactions and investment sales.

"Top Real Estate Franchises," Entrepreneur, Franchise 500. Annual. January, 2008.
Cumulative score based on financial strength and stability, growth rate, size, number of years in business, start-up costs, litigation, etc.

"Top Real Estate Markets in the U.S," Expanison Management. Top 40 Real Estate Markets. Annual. September/October, 2007.
Editorial determination of an area's suitability and appeal to companies seeking expansion or relocation.

"Top Shopping Center Owners," National Real Estate Investor. Best of the Best. Annual. July, 2007. 
Total shopping center/freestanding retail gross leaseable area, in millions of square feet.

"Best Places to Live," Money. August, 2007.
The authors focused on finding areas with populations of 7,500-50,000 that offered the best combination of good schools, economic opportunity, safety, activities, and a sense of community.

"Best Places: The South Rises Again". Forbes. April 23, 2007.
For the second straight year the Southeast placed five metros in the Top 10 of the Best Places for Business and Careers. For this year's ranking, Forbes relied on economic research firm Economy.com for its indexes on business and living costs.

Comparative Statistics of Industrial and Real Estate Markets. Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. Annual. (Reference HD1393.5 C73).
Preliminary overview of a variety of real estate markets throughout the world, primarily in the United States.

BOMA Experience Exchange Report. Building Owners and Managers Association International. Annual. (Reference TX980 N33).
Detailed and reputable source of benchmarking data representing the office building industry across North America. It is the industry standard for office building financial data and operations information.

Income/Expense Analysis Series. Institute of Real Estate Management. Annual. 
Data on actual operating income and expenses, with metropolitan, regional, and national reports. Includes separate volumes for Conventional Apartments (Reference HD7287.6 U5 I622), Federally-Assisted Apartments (Reference HD7287.6 U5 I624), Office Buildings (Reference HD1394 I37), and Shopping Centers (Reference HF5430.3 I53).

Korpacz Real Estate Investment Survey. PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Quarterly (Reference HD1382.5 K67).
Contains information on property revenues, operating expenses, and payroll costs by department. Management fees, franchise fees, and selected fixed charges are also tracked. There are two separate sections: full-service and limited service.

Dollars and Cents of Shopping Centers. Urban Land Institute. Annual. 2006 (Reference HF5430.3 D64).
Including data from U.S. and Canadian centers assembled from year-end financial statements, this edition includes data tables that cover 12 categories of sales, income, and expense data for tenants drawn from more than 30,000 stores, and 56 categories of centerwide operational data.

SNL
Provides web access to SNL Financial's Data, News, and Analytics for Financial Institutions, REITs and Energy. Through the News tab, users can access SNL Real Estate Securities Daily and SNL Real Estate Securities Weekly. See the registration guide for instructions on how to register.

Hospitality and Tourism Complete
Full text database providing access to scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.

Business Source Premier
Provides full-text both trade journal and scholarly journal articles. Includes Harvard Business Review and other major business journals. Includes company reports and SWOT analyses.

ProQuest Direct (ABI/Inform)
An extensive international business and management database, containing bibliographic citations, abstracts, and full-text from trade and scholarly articles. Includes the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly and other major business journals.

Commercial Property News. Current Periodicals.
In-depth, objective national coverage of the commercial real estate industry's key trends, issues, and concerns through a wide variety of media.

Development. Current Periodicals.
Ideas, issues, and trends in industrial and office real estate.

National Real Estate Investor. Current Periodicals.
Research on a variety of topics that pertain to the office, industrial, retail, hotel, and multifamily markets.