Internet resources for Property
- Useful Starters
- Dictionaries and Glossarys
- Databases
- Government Information
- Research and Publications
- Professional Associations and Organisations
For general information see the guides:
Useful Starters
You will find useful sources of information on these websites including statistics, working papers, research publications and links to other websites on the same or simular topics
- Property Web (opens in new window) by Commercial Property Monitor. Australian information on real estate, statistics, and research reports
- Property Council of Australia (opens in new window)
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (opens in new window) (AHURI)
- CB Richard Ellis (opens in new window) has reports, bulletins and statistics on the retail and office markets in Australia and the world. Choose Research
- The Counsellors of Real Estate (opens in new window) an international group of real estate professionals who provide advisory services to clients on property and land-related matters. Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Institute of Real Estate Management (opens in new window) Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Appraisal Institute (opens in new window) Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PPRES) (opens in new window) hosted by UniSA, Adelaide
- FacilitiesNet (opens in new window) by Trade Press Publishing Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- FMA Australia (opens in new window)
- Property Services (opens in new window) - TAFE NSW, Australia
Dictionaries and Glossary's
Use these resources to find the meaning or definition of real estate words and terms
- Glossary of Terms (opens in new window) by the Real Estate Institute of Australia. Gives definitions for all the property terms you need to know, including terms used in valuation and town planning
Databases
The following databases are available to staff and students of the University of South Australia. Most of the databases and electronic journals can be accessed by entering your UNINET User name and Password. Some databases and journals require different passwords. These can be accessed via the link eResources passwords from the Databases page. Please contact the Service Desk in the Library or use the Ask the Library email service. External non metropolitan and Open Universities Australia students can contact the Flexible Information Library Service
Use the Database Access Problem Report form if you are having problems connecting to databases
Comprehensive list of databases:
Australian databases
- APAFT Australian public affairs full text
- AUSTROM: Social Science, Law and Education Databases
- Business Australia
- CDATA
International databases
- Academic Search Elite
- Business Source Complete
- Emerald management xtra
- NewsBank newspapers
- ScienceDirect
Databases for related topics
Government Information
- Planning SA (opens in new window) Department for Transport and Urban Planning, South Australia
- South Australian Annotated Development Act (SAADA) (opens in new window) by the University of Adelaide and Planning SA
Research and Publications
- Torto Wheaton Research (opens in new window) includes free research publications as well as links to various organisations
Professional Associations and Organisations
- American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (opens in new window)
- American Real Estate Society (opens in new window)
- American Society of Appraisers (opens in new window)
- Appraisal Institute (opens in new window) Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Appraisal Institute of Canada (opens in new window)
- Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES) (opens in new window)
- Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (opens in new window) (AHURI)
- The Australian Institute of Conveyancers (opens in new window)
- The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (opens in new window)
- The Australian Property Institute (opens in new window)
- BOMA International (opens in new window) Building Owners and Managers Association. USA
- Institute of Real Estate Management (opens in new window) Chicago, Illinois, USA
- The International Association of Assessing Officers (opens in new window)
- International Facility Management Association (opens in new window), Houston, Texas
- International Real Estate Institute (opens in new window)
- International Valuation Standards Committee (opens in new window)
- National Property Management Association (opens in new window) USA
- New Zealand Property Institute (opens in new window)
- Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PPRES) (opens in new window)
- Property Council of Australia (opens in new window)
- Real Estate Research Institute (opens in new window)
- RICS Online (opens in new window) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK. Includes links to regional sections of the organisation
- Urban Land Institute (opens in new window) Washington, D.C., USA
For further information about any of these resources please contact Academic Library Services Team (Division of Business)