Real Estate Resource Guide
Contents:
- General information
- Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Calculators
- Statistics
- Appraisal
- Commerical Real Estate
- License Exam
- Mortgages
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
General Information
- Housing and Urban Development homepage
http://www.hud.gov
Consumer geared real estate information. - IRED—International Real Estate Digest
http://www.ired.com/ - National Association of Realtors
http://www.realtor.org/ - State of Colorado – Division of Real Estate Manual
http://www.dora.state.co.us/real-estate/manual/manual.htm
HD266 .C6A57 2004 Ref
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Real Estate Terms
HD 1365 .A23 2000 Ref - Prentice Hall Dictionary of Real Estate
HF 1365 .C69 2001
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Calculators
- Hugh’s Mortgage and Financial Calculators
http://www.interest.com/hugh/calc/ - Relocation Salary Calculator
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html - Yahoo! Real Estate – Home Values
http://realestate.yahoo.com/realestate/homevalues/
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Statistics
- Building Permits and Construction Activity
http://www.census.gov/const/www/permitsindex.html - Census Bureau Housing Topics
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html
Data on housing topics. - Construction Statistics
http://www.census.gov/const/www - HUD Research Office
http://www.huduser.org/
Recent data on fair rent, information on U.S. market conditions.
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Appraisal
- National Association of Real Estate Appraisers
http://www.narea-assoc.org - Residential Cost Handbook: Rapid method of computing residence costs
HD 1387 .M36 Ref
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Commercial Real Estate
- CB Richard Ellis
http://www.cbre.com/
"Research Centre" contains free worldwide market reports. - GlobeSt.com
http://www.globest.com
U.S. and international commerical real estate news.
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License Exam information
- Colorado Real Estate Commission
http://www.dora.state.co.us/real-estate/
Scroll down menu to "Education, Licensing, and Registration Information" section that provides resources for appraisers, brokers, mortgage brokers, and subdivision developers.
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Mortgages
- Fannie Mae
http://www.fanniemae.com/ - Freddie Mac
http://www.freddiemac.com/ - Ginnie Mae
http://www.ginniemae.gov
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
http://www.nareit.com