Real Estate Industry: Overview

IBISWorld is a database that has industry research across an extensive range of industries. Try search terms "real estate development", "real estate", and "building construction".

Data includes up to 30 years history of fundamental financial data, 25 years of country risk data on over 200 countries, and sector reports for real estate. 1) From the top menu, choose Industries --> Real Estate --> 2) On the Right Side of the page, use the dropdown menu to "Filter by Country or Region."

US national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with varied applications. PolicyMap contains data on quality of life measurements, demographics, housing, finances, etc. They have also added COVID-19 specific maps. Data can be broken down by state, county, city, block group or census tract and data can be downloaded in Excel spreadsheet.

Statista includes ready-made statistical charts, graphs and tables on marketing, demographics, communication, technology, politics, health, leisure and public opinion polls.

BCC has market research reports across many industries. Search on "real estate" and "construction".

Euromonitor Passport has "City Reports" on selected cities around the globe. These reports contain statistical data on regional rankings, population, consumer expenditure, digital consumers, wealth, possession of household durables, labor, economy, and transportation. To find the city reports, from the top menu select ECONOMIES --> Under Explore Analysis --> Choose Industry (Cities) --> Choose Analysis (Cities Report) --> Choose Category (Cities) --> Choose Geography (pick a city from the list).

D&B Hoovers has industry reports by multiple classification codes. For example To choose an overview of the real estate industry using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) perform the following steps: Research Industries --> Next to "D&N Hoovers Industries" select (change) --> Select "NAICS 2022" from the list --> Start searching "Real Estate" --> Select "531 - Real Estate" -- Click the "View Results" button. This will give you industries and sub-industries within the NAICS classification scheme. Try other industries like "construction".

S&P Capital IQ platform provides research, data, and analysis on private and public companies. Financial information for over 100,000 companies globally. Additional data on industries, capital structure, M&A, PE, fixed income, hierarchy/corporate family tree data, and company-level ownership information are also included. Historical and forecast macroeconomic data and historical data on over 270 commodities series, with some available to 1970.