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Research Tools

Associations

• ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
• American Real Estate Society Society of practicing professionals and real estate professors.
• Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate Association for the foreign real estate investment community.
• Association of Real Estate License Law Officials Association of entities involved in regulating the practice of real estate.
• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Trade association for real estate companies.

Government Resources

• 1997 Economic Census Reports - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Features real estate, rental and leasing sector data for the U.S., states, and metropolitan areas.
• Federal Reserve Board Beige Book Features anecdotal information on current economic conditions, including consumer spending, manufacturing, construction and real estate, banking and finance, labor markets, wages, and prices, and agriculture and natural resources.
• Industry at a Glance: Finance, Insurance and Real Estate From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Survey of Real Estate Trends Real estate trend surveys from 1995 to present.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Features information on homes and communities.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Features information on pollution, cleanup, compliance, enforcement and more.

Laws

• Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register Home Page Features the full-text of selected Federal Register documents that deal with environmentally-related issues.
• Protection of Environment Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40.
• Public Health and Welfare Codes U.S. Code, Title 42.
• United States Court of Federal Claims Decisions since 1997. Jurisdiction includes inverse condemnation.
• What's New in Landlord Tenant Law Legislative updates and brief synopses of state and federal housing-related statutes.

Web Sites

• Domainia.com Selling prices of homes, mortgage rates, advice, and property tax information.
• REALTOR.com Includes links to finding a home and realtor, finance and insurance, and real estate news.
• Reis Features real estate news and reports.
• Yahoo! Real Estate Real estate related resources including links to buying, selling, financing, renting and improving.

Westlaw Databases

• Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy (COMLLST)
• Law Reviews, Texts & Bar Journals Combined (RP-TP)
• Multistate Cases (MRP-CS)
• Real Estate Industry News (WNS-RE)
• Real Property Assessors' Records - Combined States (RPA-ALL)
• Real Property Refinances - Combined States (RPR-ALL)
• Real Property Transfers - Combined States (ALLRPT)