LibGuides: Real Estate & Construction Research Guide: Getting Started

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Here are some great resources for getting started with understanding the industry:

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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Find industry reports on a variety of building, infrastructure, and outdoor construction. Includes commercial real estate, apartment rentals, retirement communities, REITs, and more.
Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new window
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Find analysis, research, statistics and trade associations for major industries including top companies.. Includes "Real Estate and Construction".

First Research
Great source for quick industry overviews with discussion of issues affecting the C-Suite. Also useful for job interview prep!

Standard & Poor's Net Advantage This link opens in a new window
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In Markets tab, find Industry Surveys under Market Research. Look through the list of reports for Building Products, Infrastructure, Real Estate Investment Trusts.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
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Find international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers. Includes coverage of the global construction and real estate industries.
Business Source Premier - EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly business journals in all business disciplines; plus company, industry, market research, and country reports and analyses. Includes Harvard Business Review.

2013 RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data
Call Number: TH 435 .B84 2013 Information Desk 1
ISBN: 1936335565
Publication Date: 2012 (71st edition)
Material and labor costs for 24,000+ unit price lines. Upon request, we will purchase an updated edition of this book.
Estimating Building Costs by Wayne J. Del Pico
ISBN: 9781118237427
Publication Date: 2012-03-23
This e-book provides a detailed framework for building estimation purposes, as well as selected formulas for arriving at results.

National Residential Efficiency Measures Database
With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, this resource provides residential building retrofit measures and costs for the U.S. building industry.