Best of the Business Web

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Real Estate and Construction

 
Site Name: Property Assessment Directory
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Site Name: National Association of Realtors
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Description: The core purpose of the National Association of Realtors is to help its members become more profitable and successful. Of particular interest: research; industry news; international market info; library. Some info is available only to members/subscribers.
 
Site Name: Census Housing Topics
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Description: Statistics regarding housing, home ownership, financing, and more from these surveys: American Housing Survey; Decennial Housing Census; Housing Vacancy; Residential Finance; Survey of Market Absorption.
 
Site Name: MNPRO
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Description: Offers information on available properties and provides Community Profile Reports for the State of Minnesota. Includes property data on real estate or buildings zoned for industrial, retail, resort, and office purposes. Community Profiles offer informational reports on a city's economic development, demographics, workforce, employers, utilities, transportation, education, and business and community services. Registration required for full access.
 
Site Name: Construction Statistics
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Description: Information on this Census web site includes New Residential Construction, New Residential Sales, Characteristics of New Housing, Manufactured Housing, and Residential Improvements.
 
Site Name: Grubb & Ellis MetroTrends Reports
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Description: Market Trends are Grubb & Ellis' quarterly reports on national market conditions, including the office, industrial and retail markets
 
Site Name: Grubb & Ellis Real Estate Forecasts
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Description: Grubb & Ellis produces domestic forecasts on an annual basis for 12 different areas of the country, as well as a Global Forecast. These forecasts include information on various real estate market segments, including office, multihousing, industrial, and retail.
 
Site Name: J. J. Barnicke: Regional Reports (Canada)
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Description: Canadian Commercial Real Estate Market. Annual reports.
 
Site Name: State of the Nation's Housing
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Description: This report examines the state of housing in the US.
 
Site Name: McGraw-Hill Construction
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Site Name: US Housing Market Conditions
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Description: U.S. Housing Market Conditions is a quarterly compilation of statistical data and written reports. Tables indicate market conditions on the national level. Historical data are also presented in summary tables. Overviews of economic and housing market trends are available for ten geographical regions, the report for each of which includes a profile on a selected housing market. Each issue includes a summary of the overall trends in national housing and a topical piece that describes a particular, noteworthy aspect of housing activity.
 
Site Name: BizSpace
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Description: Search for space to rent or buy -- by office, retail, or other zoning. Nice feature: view local demographics for the area around the property.
 
Site Name: Sustainable Building Sourcebook
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Description: The Sourcebook was developed to foster the implementation of environmentally responsible practices in homebuilding by presenting specific and general recommendations for homes that can be considered environmentally friendly. Many of the recommendations may also be relevant to some types of commercial development.
 
Site Name: FreddieMac Statistics
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Description: Statistics on the housing and mortgage market as a whole, as well as on Freddie Mac's own activities. Particular areas of interest include Economic and Housing Research; Industry Reports and Publications; Primary Mortgage Market Survey.