3. Major Real Estate Directories
PikeNet Commercial Real Estate Directory, http://www.pikenet.com
IRED (International Real Estate Digest), http://www.ired.com
InRealty Real Estate Directory, http://www.inrealty.com
Residential Listings, http://www.homestore.com
Real Estate Centers, http://www.cba.uc.edu/getreal/center.html
Rebuz Real Estate Directory, http://www.rebuz.com/
Texas Real Estate Center Links, http://recenter.tamu.edu/links/
Vandema Resources, http://www.vandema.com/
4. Data Resources and Web Sites
A. Jobs and Resume Posting, http://www.real-jobs.com
B. Residential Listings and Homeownership
http://www.homestore.com
http://www.realtor.org/
http://www.nareb.com
oriented toward supporting African American brokers
C. Elected Officials
Mayors, http://www.usmayors.org
Counties, http://www.naco.org
Cities, http://www.nlc.org
D. Community Development, Support Groups, and Public Housing
The Enterprise Foundation, http://www.enterprisefoundation.org
Local Initiatives Support Corporation, http://www.liscnet.org
Housing and Redevelopment Officials, http://www.nahro.org
African American Housing, http://www.noaah.org
Rural housing assistance, http://www.ruralhome.org
Homeless assistance, http://www.endhomelessness.org
and http://nationalhomeless.org
National Urban League, http://www.nul.org
Center for Community Change, http://www.communitychange.org
E. Property, Tenant, and Construction Data
The CoStar Group of property and tenant data, http://www.costargroup.com
Torto Wheaton, http://www.tortowheaton.com
REIS, http://www.reis.com
LoopNet, http://www.loopnet.com
The Data Consortium, http://www.dataconsortium.com
National Real Estate Index, http://www.realestateindex.com
NAI Commercial Reports, http://www.naidirect.com
F. Demographics, Employment, and Population Trends
The best free government site, http://www.census.gov
Caci demographics, and consumer trends, http://www.caci.com/business/marketing.shtml
Donnelly data, http://www.donnelleymarketing.com
Equifax reports including credit and profiles, http://www.equifax.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov
or http://stats.bls.gov
Woods and Poole market research, http://www.woodsandpoole.com
Economy.com, http://www.economy.com
G. Property Tax Data
Eproperty Tax, http://www.epropertytax.com
H. Natural Hazards Data
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov
I. Brokerage/Listings for Lease or Sale:
http://www.loopnet.com
(national sale/lease site)
http://www.mrofficespace.com
http://www.costargroup.com
(data and listings)
http://www.officespace.com
(space) with aerial views
http://www.industrialspace.com
(available space)
http://www.retailspace.com
(available retail space)
http://www.storetrax.com
(retail)
http://www.excessspace.com
http://www.offices2share.com
http://www.tenantwise.com
(serving brokers)
J. Brokerage/Leasing Support
http://www.myrealestateoffice.com
(software, resources, and links for financing and
marketing)
http://www.efax.com
converts faxes to emails, saves paper
http://www.interlinkelec.com/
the epad by interlink for on-line signature support
K. Virtual Touring
http://www.ipix.com
(Virtual tours 360% user controlled in 300+ cities)
http://www.tourscope.com/
http://www.betherenow.com/
L. Commercial Financing Web Sites
http://www.looplender.com
http://www.capitalthinking.com
http://www.mortgageramp.com
(mortgage brokerage)
M. New Construction and Project Management Support
http://www.citadon.com
(monitoring for architects, engineers, contractors)
http://www.buzzsaw.com
or http://www.e-builder.net
(allows drawings to be viewed on-line)
http://www.construction.com
(articles and resources, good directory for contractors)
http://www.usbuild.com
(direct supplies oriented toward home builders)
N. Supply Procurement and Services
http://www.sitestuff.com
http://www.facilitypro.com
O. Selling More Services to Tenants
http://www.e-tenants.com
P. Property Management
http://www.timberline.com
http://www.realprojectn.com
Winstack for tenant viewing
Q. Mapping, GIS, and Data
http://www.mapquest.com
http://www.mapblast.com
http://www.skyeye.com
http://www.floodmaps.com
R. Sustainable Development
Definitions, http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/overview/definitions.shtml
International Institute of Sustainable Development, http://www.iisd.org/default.asp
Complete information on sustainable development, http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/
Sustainable community development, links to related topics and cases,
http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid177.php
Sustainable design checklist, http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/depts/realestate/sustainable/checklist.html
Sector-specific resources on sustainable development, http://www.bsdglobal.com/sector_resources.asp
Eco-industrial park, an application of sustainable development concepts,
http://www.indigodev.com/Ecoparks.html
S. Green Building
Green building products, http://www.greenguide.com/about.html
Using green products FAQ, http://www.greenguide.com/q-and-a.html
"A New View of Real Estate"-speech by William D. Browning
to the MIT Center for Real Estate, http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid206.php
Green building resources, http://www.eeba.org/sites/green.htm
Green Building: A Primer for Builders, Consumers and REALTORS®
http://www.nrg-builder.com/greenbld.htm
Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design and Construction,
http://www.buildinggreen.com/ebn/checklist.html
Interview with architect William McDonough, http://www.fastcompany.com/online/15/greendean.html
Green building, construction techniques and estimates, http://www.greenhome.org/
T. Terrorism
Moody's To Weigh Terror Risk, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26275-2002Mar1?language=printer
Real Estate Roundtable (http://www.rer.org)
with links to discussions on Terrorism
U. Developing Biotech Property
An economic contribution analysis from Ernst & Young, http://www.bio.org/news/ernstyoung.pdf
State biotech resources, http://www.bio.org/links/states.asp
V. Mold
EPA's mold resource site, http://www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/graphics/moldremediation.pdf
The Indoor Air Quality Association resources, http://www.iaqa.org/mold_resources.htm
Insurance Institute Information on Mold, http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/moldinsurance/
Also from the insurance industry, http://www.moldupdate.com/
Mold tips from the National Association of Home Builders, http://www.moldtips.com/