Preqin is a database of information on private equity venture capital, and real estate deals, funds, investors and fund managers that allows users to analyze data across the entire investment lifecycle. Coverage begins in 1953 but is much more robust starting in 2000. Features of database include information on more than 177,000 VC deals, 75,000 PE deals, and 80,000 RE deals. Examples of data points include Cash flows into and out of funds, Funds terms including carried interest, management fees, hurdle rates, and more.

The Private Equity and Venture Capital segments of Preqin may also be accessed through a WRDS account. The Real Estate segment cannot.

Special Note: WRDS accounts will only be generated for current faculty, currently enrolled students (Ph.D., masters, and undergraduate), and selected current staff of UNC-Chapel Hill.

To fill out an on-line account request form go to https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/ and click on the “Register” tab in the upper right portion of the screen.

UNC-CH users only

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=57926248

A good online dictionary of real estate terms from NAOIP the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

Open Access

https://www.naiop.org/Education-and-Career/Industry-Terms-and-Definitions

Free quarterly reports on economic activity especially on commercial property industry. Includes reports on city, national and international markets. Also contains commercial property listings.

Open Access

http://www.colliers.com

Search listings of commercial property available for sale or lease. Available property includes; multifamily, retail, industrial, office, land, agricultural, hotel & motel, healthcare, senior housing, sports & entertainment and residential income properties.

Open Access

https://www.loopnet.com/

Compare quick facts for up to 3 geographic areas, quick facts include data on: population by age, race, and gender, housing, education, health, economy, transprotation, income and poverty, and numbers of businesses.

Open Access

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218

Great source for finding information on typical duties, educational or work experience / requirements and, forecasted future need for various occupations.

Open Access

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Real time or near real time real residential real estate listings

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https://www.trulia.com/

Real time or near real time real residential real estate listings

Open Access

https://www.zillow.com/

Craftsman National Appraisal Estimator (formerly Building-Cost.net)  A valuation software to produce estimates of home construction, renovation, and replacement cost estimates including materials, design, quality, size, shape, heating, cooling, and geographic area. This is NOT a free resource.

Open Access

https://craftsman-book.com/

Home sale predictions and information for the home building industry and vital economic statistics for the home building industry.

Open Access

https://www.builderonline.com/

Provides a series of reports covering residential replacement cost estimates, risk analysis and other property valuation information. Some information is free some you yave to pay for.

Open Access

http://www.bluebook.net/

The American Housing Survey is among the most comprehensive surveys of the U.S. Housing conditions and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Data available includes: National and metropolitan data on residential vacancies, number of rooms, rents, mobile homes, median value of home and occupancy demographics.

Open Access

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/

A collection of downloadable real estate financial models, along with information on careers, education, and networking in “commercial real estate.”

Open Access

https://www.adventuresincre.com/

Previous 30 days of commercial, office, retail, medical industrial, “live/work” real estate listings for more than 50 major markets around the United States. There “submarkets” available for most of the “major” markets. Data available includes street address, descriptions of the property, and listing agent and firm.

Open Access

https://42floors.com/research