Organizations & Companies


These links are provided for the convenience of UW students and others. No warranty is expressed or implied.

Note: most of these sites are free, but some charge for full access.  Most sites that charge for access do provide some free data or info.

Just because a page is listed here doesn't mean we endorse the site or positions it may take.  What's the fun in only reading stuff we agree with?

American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association AREUEA is the premier academic real estate association.  They publish Real Estate Economics, the top academic journal.

American Real Estate Society ARES is an academic real estate association that publishes the Journal of Real Estate Research, and the Journal of Real Estate Literature.

American Institute of Architects

American Planning Association

American Real Estate Exchange

Appraisal Institute

Bank of America   Find a link to the economic indicator page.  Some info is free.  Some very useful links.

Building Online Home Page

BuilderNet

Building Owners and Managers Association International

CB Commercial

City Research  Interesting research papers on Section 42, housing subsidies in Chile, other topics.

ComSpace, Inc.

Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute

Counselors of Real Estate

GE Capital's Commercial Real Estate Network

Ernst & Young

Equity Office Properties

Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae Foundation

Federal Reserve, Board of Governors   The Fed is a treasure trove of information about the economy.  See also the regional Federal Reserve Banks, below.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

Freddie Mac

Goldman Sachs

Great Buildings Online   Nice site, especially if you're into architecture.

Habitat for Humanity

Heitman Financial

Hines Real Estate

Homer Hoyt Institute

HUD's General Web Page

HUDUSER, HUD's Data Provider

Institute of Real Estate Management

Inman News Features

Inrealty, Directory of Real Estate Firms and Associations

Institutional Real Estate Clearinghouse

Internet Appraisal Resources (Arnold J. Grant Associates)

International Council of Shopping Centers

International Development Research Council (IDRC)

IDRCNet, Site Selection Online

Jones Lang LaSalle

Lehman Brothers

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Location-net

The Milken Institute

Morgan Stanley Realty

Mortgage Banker's Association

Mortgage Mart

National Association of Realtors

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

National Association of Homebuilders

National Bureau of Economic Research.  This is a fantastic source of academic papers on every aspect of the economy.  Many papers in top journals appear hear first.  Great data on business cycles and the economy.  Four stars!

National Council of Real Estate Fiduciaries

National Network of Commercial Real Estate Women   Not for women only.  Check this site out.

Pension Real Estate Association

Pikenet (Commercial Real Estate Sites)

Rand Corporation  A leading economic and social policy think tank.

Realogic Analytics, Inc.  A firm that specializes in lease analysis using ARGUS, Pro-Ject, etc., and also runs training courses.

Real Estate Research Institute

Regional Economic Models, Inc

Resources for the Future Balanced analysis of environmental issues.

RiskView (Investment Analysis)

Social Science Research Network

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

Teleres, Dow Jones Commercial Real Estate

Torto Wheaton (Analysis and Forecasting)

Upjohn Institute  This Institute carries out some of the best research on local economic development and labor markets.

Urban Institute The UI is a think tank, located in Washington, D.C.  They carry out research on urban issues including housing policy, employment, and poverty.

Urban Land Institute The ULI is the premier association of U.S. developers.  They produce a strong line of educational materials for real estate practitioners.

Western Regional Science Association

Wisconsin Realtors

Zero Population Growth

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