Property

Key databases | Handbooks and encyclopedias | Journals | Property news

New Zealand | Australia | Canada | United Kingdom | United States | International

New Zealand

For help with statistics refer to the detailed guide on Finding Statistics about New Zealand.

• New Zealand Time Series
  Contains economic, financial and social statistics data drawn from Statistics New Zealand, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Treasury.
• Residential Property Sales Statistics
  A data file for New Zealand house sales from 2010. From PropertyIQ.
• Census statistics
  From Statistics New Zealand.

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Australia

• Australian Bureau of Statistics: Housing
• Business Monitor International
  For Australian real estate reports.

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Canada

• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
  See housing market information.
• Economic Indicators, Construction, Housing
  From Statistics Canada.

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United Kingdom

• Housing Research Summaries
• Business Monitor International
  For quarterly UK real estate reports.

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United States

• EconData.Net
  Excellent collection of statistics and data, under Industry Sectors > Housing & Real Estate.
• HUD Data Sets
  US Dept of Housing and Urban Development. Includes access to the American Housing Survey.
• US Census Bureau Housing Data

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International

• Investment Property Databank (IPD): National Indices
  Free downloads for UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa, Germany and France.

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Industry | Government | Auckland local government

Industry

• Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
• Centre for Housing Research, Aotearoa New Zealand (CHANZ)
• Community Housing Aotearoa
• New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
• New Zealand Property Institute
  Formed in 2000 by the members of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers, the Institute of Plant & Machinery Valuers, and the Property & Land Economy Institute of New Zealand.
• New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF)
  A resource for NZPIF members, provides information for investors interested in joining.
• Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society
• Property Council of New Zealand
• Quotable Value New Zealand
  Valuation and property information provider.
• Real Estate Institute Of New Zealand (REINZ)
  Access to news, market trends, Housing Price Index, and Codes of Practice.

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Government

• Department of Conservation
• Environment Court of New Zealand
• Land Information New Zealand
• Department of Building and Housing
  Includes information on New Zealand housing reforms, and related legislation.
• New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
  Includes information on the Resource Management Act and other New Zealand planning related material.
• Local Councils New Zealand
• Local Government New Zealand
• New Zealand Local Government Online

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Auckland local government

Local government includes regional plans, transport plans, urban and retail development plans and strategies.

• Auckland Council
• Northland Regional Council
• Whangarei District Council

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Real estate and property | Housing and building | Valuation | Facilities | Land and development

Real estate and property

• American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)
  Focus on information and analysis in real estate development, planning and economics.
• Australian Property Institute
• British Property Federation
• Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
  Provides advisory services to clients on property and land-related matters in the United States.
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
  United States information, research, analysis, and advice for professionals managing all types of real estate.
• Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society
  Members from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea. PRRES provides a formal focus for property researchers, educators and practitioners in the Pacific-Rim region. PRRES, along with the American Real Estate Society (ARES), the European Real Estate Society (ERES), the Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES), the African Real Estate Society (AfRES), the Latin American Real Estate Society (LaRes) and the Middle East North Africa Real Estate Society (MENARES) form the network structure for the International Real Estate Society (IRES) in further developing international property research and education.
• Real Estate Research Institute
  United States research on investment performance and market fundamentals that affect real estate decision making.
• Real Property Institute of Canada
• Real Property Association of Canada
• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
  US based, global trade association of the shopping centre industry.

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Housing and building

• National Multi-Housing Council
  United States research on apartment market conditions, resident demographics, owning versus renting, and the impact of policy on market supply and demand.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  Includes an online library giving access to housing information and resources.
• Housing: Dept for Communities and Local Government (UK)
• BOMA (Building Owners & Managers Association) International
• Canada Green Building Council

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Valuation

• International Valuation Standards Council
• Appraisal Institute of Canada
• World Association of Valuation Organisations
• American Society of Appraisers

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Facilities

• International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
• British Institute of Facilities Management
• Facilities Management Resource Page 
  Links to United States university, government and professional FM organisations, online publications, listservs and FM software and service providers.
• FacilitiesNet
  For United States professionals who design, construct, manage and maintain buildings.
• Property Mall
  British commercial property, news and companies.

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Land and development

• The Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE)
  Covers British architecture, planning, housing, construction and property management.
• International Urban Development Association (INTA)
  Fosters initiatives in major urban programmes, regeneration schemes and development policies. A global organisation, based in France.
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  Provides leadership in the responsible use of land.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  Covers commercial property, construction, land use planning, minerals, residential and rural property.

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Search strategy | Where to search | Building on your research

Search strategy

• Analyse your research question. Identify the important concepts within the topic.
• Use dictionaries or encyclopedias to help define these concepts or terms. Particularly useful for property are:
  • The Sage Handbook of Housing Studies
  • International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home
• Choose keywords that describe the concepts and/or terms.
• Determine whether there are synonyms and related terms that should be included in your search. A concept table can be a useful tool to assist with searching.

Search using various combinations of the keywords/concepts, synonyms and related terms.
For example: housing affordability in Auckland.

Concept table

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Where to search?

The Catalogue finds books, journal titles, theses, multimedia and images.

Use Databases, Articles and more, or Google Scholar to search for articles.

For more detailed information on searching see the Business Information Skills Online Starting your search module.

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Building on your research

Here are some strategies that build on information you already have. Start with a book or article that is relevant to your research topic:

• Look at the list of references to find further relevant research.
• Search the Library databases for more publications by a particular author.
• Note any journals from the reference list that are likely to publish articles on your topic. Search within selected journals and set up an alert to be be notified of new issues of journals.
• Search for citations to your original book or article. You can do citation searching on:
  • Business Source Premier
  • Web of Science
  • Scopus
  • Google Scholar
  • Science Direct
• Some databases, such as Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar, also link to related article.

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APA

The Business School uses APA style for referencing.

• APA referencing: A guide for business students
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition)
• APA Style blog

Support

• Referencing
  Access a range of tools and support material to assist your referencing work.

Examples

• Quick©ite
  Use this interactive tool to view examples of references.
  Covers a range of styles used at the University of Auckland.