How to find data for my real estate research?

Posted on June 16th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 3 Comments »

DaDar asked:

I am doing a research on residential real estate market for a school project. However, I can’t seem to find much useful information over the internet. What I want to know are

1) How many landlords in the US
2) How many tenants in the US
3) How many percent of landlor own x number of property
4) What’s the average rent that people pay, preferably break down by demographics.

stuff like that.

Please let me know where and how can I obtain information like that. Thank you all in advance!
Are there more other than the US Census Bureau? I am amazed the amount of the data in there but the compilation and organization is not very clear.
It seems like there could be a lot of overlap in data.

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Would going into commercial real estate be a good move?

Posted on April 15th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 1 Comment »

psi2006 asked:

I just got into residential real estate last year. The company I work for is planning to change to a commercial brokerage. I am open to it. What has been your experience. Any suggestions? Any niches being neglected that need filling?

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What is considered due diligence for a commercial real estate sales person?

Posted on March 27th, 2010 in Renting & Real Estate | 3 Comments »

Tyrone R asked:

A residential real estate broker, or salesperson seems to have their duties a little more spelled out. The duties of a commercial real estate broker has something to do with ‘due diligence.’ What exactlyl is that?
Actually Roger it did..for some reason when I google it..I came up empty..Thanks.

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What is a good college major for working in real estate development?

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 in Higher Education (University +) | 2 Comments »

nthomas76207 asked:

I haven’t declared my major, yet. I’ve heard graduates with marketing, finance, and construction management degrees all tell me they have the best degree for the residential real estate development field but I’m throwing out this one to everyone too.

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In what ways are the stock market and the real estate market related?

Posted on November 26th, 2009 in Investing | 3 Comments »

NewToStocks asked:

Such as: Do foreclosure increases affect the stock market and in what ways? What happens when deeds recorded decrease? What happens to the stock market when median home prices go down? What happens when new construction permits decrease? This is of course referring to residential real estate, but what about commercial real estate? Thank you very much for your input.

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How long does it take to get a commercial real estate license?

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 in Renting & Real Estate | 1 Comment »

Umokay asked:

Can you simply go to one of those week-long real estate schools like residential real estate licensing? And what are the qualities that help a person succeed in commercial real estate sales? Is this a young person’s game? Can you start and succeed at middle age? Would like to bank 70k-100k? Is this reasonable?

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How much commision do commercial real estate agent make and do they make more then residenyial agents?

Posted on October 10th, 2009 in Renting & Real Estate | 2 Comments »

nickhinkle asked:

At first i was thinking of becoming a residential real estate agent but then, someone told me about commercial real estate and i was wondering would that be a better career choice and does it work the same as residential. If so, that would be major commision on a $40 million building and that would be a better route i would love to take.

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