Real Estate

Sector journalism and trade press.

• The Real Deal
  NYC-headquartered commercial real estate news.
• CoStar / CoStar News $
  Premier CRE data and news.
• Bisnow
  Daily CRE news; events-heavy.
• Commercial Observer
  CRE business news.
• Inman News
  Residential real estate industry news.
• REIT.com / Nareit Magazine
  REIT industry news from Nareit.
• PERE — Private Equity Real Estate $
  Real estate PE industry.
• MBA Insights (Mortgage Bankers Association)
  Mortgage industry.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• Nareit — National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
  REIT industry trade group.
• ULI — Urban Land Institute
  Real estate land use and development.
• ICSC — Innovating Commerce Serving Communities
  Retail real estate.
• BOMA — Building Owners and Managers Association
  Office building owners.
• NAR — National Association of Realtors
  Largest US trade association (residential brokers).
• MBA — Mortgage Bankers Association
  Real estate finance industry.
• CCIM Institute / SIOR / IREM
  CRE professional designations.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• ICSC Las Vegas (RECon)
  Retail real estate annual deal-making.
• MIPIM (Cannes)
  Largest global commercial real estate event.
• ULI Fall / Spring Meetings
  ULI's marquee industry conferences.
• PERE Network Events
  Real estate PE summits.
• MBA Annual Convention
  Mortgage industry annual.
• BOMA International Conference
  Office and CRE management event.
• CREtech / Inman Connect
  Real estate technology conferences.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• CoStar Analytics $
  Premier CRE data platform.
• Green Street $
  Independent CRE research and brokerage.
• CBRE Research
  Largest CRE services firm's research.
• JLL Research
  JLL's market research.
• Cushman & Wakefield Research
  C&W's market research.
• Real Capital Analytics (MSCI) $
  CRE transaction data.
• FHFA House Price Index
  Federal home-price benchmark.
• Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (S&P)
  Authoritative US home-price tracker.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• HUD — Housing & Urban Development
  Federal housing policy and FHA.
• FHFA — Federal Housing Finance Agency
  Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac conservator.
• CFPB — Mortgage Rules
  TRID, Reg Z, mortgage origination rules.
• FTC — Real Estate Practices
  Recently active on broker commission practices.
• State Real Estate Commissions
  ARELLO list of state regulators.
• SEC — REITs and Real Estate Funds
  Public REIT regulation.
• IRS — Real Estate Tax (1031, Opportunity Zones)
  Real estate tax provisions.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Brookfield Asset Management / Brookfield Property
  Bruce Flatt, CEO. World's largest real-asset manager.
• Blackstone Real Estate
  Jonathan Gray leads. World's largest CRE investor.
• CBRE Group
  Bob Sulentic, CEO. World's largest commercial real estate services firm.
• JLL — Jones Lang LaSalle
  Christian Ulbrich, CEO. #2 CRE services.
• Cushman & Wakefield
  Michelle MacKay, CEO. #3 CRE services.
• Prologis
  Hamid Moghadam, CEO. World's largest industrial REIT.
• Equinix
  Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO. World's largest data-center REIT.
• American Tower / Crown Castle / SBA
  Largest tower REITs.
• Public Storage / Extra Space Storage
  Largest US self-storage REITs.
• Simon Property Group
  David Simon, CEO. Largest US mall REIT.
• Realty Income
  Sumit Roy, CEO. 'The Monthly Dividend Company' — net lease REIT.
• Welltower / Ventas
  Largest healthcare REITs.
• Lennar / D.R. Horton / Pulte / Toll Brothers
  Top US homebuilders.
• Zillow / Compass / Redfin / RE/MAX
  Major residential brokerages and platforms.
• WeWork / Industrious / IWG (Regus)
  Major flex-office operators (post-WW restructuring).