No matter where you are in the real estate market, you are going to need dependable, reliable, and timely information. Therefore, you either need exceptional research skills to dig up information or you need great sources.
Fortunately, you are an Invest With Passion reader, so you have great sources. We were trolling the Internet the other day and came across a great resource that we just thought that you must have. If you are a Realtor, investors, learning how to invest in real estate, teacher, blogger, consultant, seller, buyer, or even a marketer, you will need these resources we have here. These are straight crowd pleasers and will provide you with the statistics you need to get your point across and gain your most favorable outcome.
Without further build up to this list, allow me to just present it to you now.
12 Real Estate Research Resources
- Existing home sales (NAR)
- New home sales (Census Bureau)
- Home ownership rates (Census Bureau)
- Foreclosures & delinquent loans (Mortgage Bankers Association)
- Convention mortgage interest rates (Federal Reserve)
- Commercial sector data (NAR)
- REALTOR® Magazine Media Kit (NAR) – Follow links under Learn more for demographic data on REALTORS®.
- American Housing Survey (Census Bureau/HUD) - Very detailed survey of residential properties and households, conducted every other year.
- U.S. Housing Market Conditions (HUD) – See Historical Data for times series data from a variety of sources.
- State of the Nation’s Housing (Harvard University – Joint Center for Housing Studies) – Appendix tables include useful historic data on homeownership.
- City Reviews (National Real Estate Investor) – Metro area reviews include recent data on commercial property sectors.
- Survey of Consumer Finances (Federal Reserve) – Data on home ownership, real estate investment, mortgages, and other financial activities of U.S. households.
Source: http://www.realtor.org/library/library/fg006
Are there any real estate resources missing?
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