Resources

The sites below provide free research, and some require free registration. Reis, CoStar, and Real Capital Analytics are two notable fee-based services.

• CB Richard Ellis, Colliers, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Cushman & Wakefield – global research
• Marcus & Millichap, Grubb & Ellis, Studley, Cassidy Turley – mostly U.S./Canada-focused research
• NAR commercial real estate research – all NAR commercial real estate research

Several of these sites include both commercial and residential real estate coverage. Visit Alltop real estate for aggregated real estate news or Vandema for categorized news and resources.

• BizJournal – All of their market-specific news on one page
• Bloomberg – Real estate section of Bloomberg’s site
• Commercial Investment Real Estate magazine – CCIM’s magazine
• CoStar – News from the marketing and analytic services provider
• CRE-sources – South Florida and Orlando Commercial Real Estate News
• Europe Real Estate – Pan-European commercial real estate news
• GlobeSt– From the publishers of Real Estate Forum
• National Real Estate Investor – Covers all aspects of commercial real estate
• The Wall Street Journal – Articles from Wednesday’s commercial real estate section and more

These are just some of the many other commercial real estate associations and related organizations.

International

• AFIRE – Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate
• AMPI (Spanish) – The Association of Mexican Real Estate Professionals
• CoreNet Global – Professional association for corporate real estate executives
• FIABCI & FIABCI USA – International Real Estate Federation
• ICREA – International Consortium of Real Estate Associations
• RICS – The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

United States

• CRE – Counselors of Real Estate
• ICREA – International Consortium of Real Estate Associations
• MBA – Mortgage Bankers Association
• NAHB – National Association of Home Builders
• NAIOP – Commercial Real Estate Development Association
• NAR – National Association of Realtors
• NAREIT – National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
• PREA – Pension Real Estate Association
• SIOR – Society Of Industrial And Office Realtors

Use these pages to take action and get informed about commercial real estate legislative activity in the U.S.

• Congress.org – Nonpartisan Capitol Hill news and information
• Government Printing Office – Legislative activities, federal regulations, and executive branch press releases about commercial real estate
• Library of Congress (Thomas) – Archives commercial real estate-related bills, resolutions, and amendments
• Roll Call – Authoritative coverage of Capitol Hill news
• U.S Senate & U.S. House of Representatives – Official sites

Check these sites for industry data, business practices, and etiquette in other countries.

• eDiplomat – Etiquette guide by country
• International Business Center at Michigan State University – General international business resources
• NAR Country Profiles – Narrative business profiles for more than 50 countries
• World Factbook – CIA site for general country information