RESEARCH PROPERTY
What do we look for?
Building permits
Influx of major business
Blue Collar renters
Employment growth
Median home price index
Construction permits
Historical vacancies
Rent growth – in line w/ sales prices
Apartment absorption
LINKS
CBRE (CB Richard Ellis)
Collier's Market Reports
Cushman & Wakefield
First American Core Logic (First AMRES)
Can pay by transaction or pay monthly
Grubb & Ellis
Hendricks & Partners
Will provide forcasts for the upcoming year
National records search
Marcus & Millichap
National records search
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Realtor.org
Market research for 150 cities, 15 page reports, super resource
NETRonline (Real Estate Info & Public Records Search)
U.S. Census Bureau
Population trends
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Highly recommended!