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Regional Review
Regional Review is a 30± page quarterly. Although
it does not limit its focus to real estate, you will find information
that relates to the state of the real estate market, particularly
in New England, the geographic focus of the publication. Also,
you get articles on general and personal economic matters. In
a recent issue, they did an in-depth, feature article on the boom
and bust in the New England, commercial office building market.
Other articles worth a look included "Economic Forecasting" and "The Changing Banks". Even if you aren't in the mood to read, you'll still enjoy this publication, as the art work is the most attractive I've seen in a periodical -- anywhere! I am told by an art groupie, that the magazine's art director, Ronn Campisi, used to be the art director for the upscale Boston Magazine.
Why is the magazine free? It is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, a Federal government agency. This publication does not, however, look like any Federal publication that you have ever seen.
Write to: Regional Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, P.O. Box 2076, Boston, MA 02106-2076 or call (617) 973-3397.
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If you need to know how many people are employed (or unemployed) in New England, or in your state or metro area, it's in here. If you need to know current or historic unemployment rates or consumer confidence levels nationwide or in New England, it's in here.
What else might you find? How about whether help wanted advertising or initial unemployment claims are up or down? It's in here.
Perhaps you might want to know if commercial construction is on the rise? In here you will find the current and historic dollar volume spent on non-residential (and residential) construction in your state and other New England states.
You will also find: median home prices, the volume of home sales, personal wage and salary income, average hourly earnings for manufacturing workers, retail sales volume by state, the number of new business incorporations, the volume of commercial and industrial loans by commercial banks, and more. And, you won't need an MBA or PhD in economics to understand it.
Best of all, it is free because it is published by the Federal Reserve Bank, a federal government agency. To get on the mailing list, write to: New England Economic Indicators, Research Library-D, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, P.O. Box 2076, Boston, MA 02106-2076 or call (617) 973-3397
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Charts and Graphs and Standard Deviations, Oh My!
You can expect to find articles about inflation, interest rate
derivatives, the impact of defense industry layoffs, the variations
of housing cycles among cities and towns, what went wrong with
the success of area high-tech, and what economic indicators really
tell us.
If you enjoy charts, graphs and algorithms, you'll love the presentation of this material. Even if you don't get excited over line graphs, pie charts, tables and standard deviations, the articles are written well enough so that the material is adequately explained without requiring you to have depth of knowledge. Still, People-Magazine-type-reading this is not. But as they say (who are they anyway), no pain, no gain. Moreover, it's free!
Write to: New England Economic Review, Research Library-D, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, P.O. Box 2076, Boston, MA 02106-2076 or call (617) 973-3397
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NEBT provides information about the number of banking institutions in each state, their combined asset values, their volume of residential loans, their volume of commercial real estate loans, as well as their percentage of commercial and residential non-performing real estate loans (NPL), and about a thousand other banking statistics; many of which are beyond my understanding, but may be understandable and useful for some of you.
Besides all the numbers, you also are treated to a pertinent article at the beginning of each issue. The publication consists of about 24 pages and is published quarterly. Again, this one is free as well.
To get on the mailing list write to: New England Banking Trends, Research Library-D, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, PO Box 2076, Boston, MA 02106-2076.
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The LILP is a non-profit educational institute with a mission to study and teach land policy including land use (zoning), land economics, and land taxation. One of the unique and interesting features of this organization is its international scope.
The Wide World of Real Estate (Spanning the Globe)
Articles include land issue topics about such diverse places as
Canada, Latin America, Europe, Russia, the Ukraine, and Africa
as well as the US. The topics themselves are also diverse. They
can range from transportation and land values, to land use, to
the effects of real estate preservation easements, real estate
tax policy issues, optimizing industrial zoning, metropolitan
growth issues, the impact of taxation on property values, and
unique aspects of the foreclosure real estate market.
Nothing New Under the Sun
In one issue a 20 step profile of the real estate cycle was shown
that had been developed in 1933. For the most part, although one
wouldn't think so, it still rung today. I guess the more things
change, the more they stay the same; and there really is nothing
new under the sun (want more clichés, I got a million of
them). Nonetheless, the publication's unusual green and orange
print further enhances its unique flavor. It is free as well.
To get on the mailing list write to: LandLines, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 113 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA 02138-3400 or call 617-661-3016.
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Specifically, the survey asks federal bank and thrift senior examiners and asset managers about the direction of the commercial and residential real estate markets by region. Much of the data is indexed. A ranking of 50 represents a neutral indicator, while indicators above 50 represent an improving market and those below 50 a declining market.
Respondents are also asked about the current conditions of the supply of real estate, the demand for real estate, vacancy rates, the volume of sales, price levels of real estate, and the pervasiveness of rental concessions in the market. As the title indicates, the publication does a good job of uncovering trends in the real estate market, both on a national and regional level.
Like the other publications, you can get this one free as well, again, compliments of your federal government.
Write to: FDIC's Survey of Real Estate Trends, Office of Corporate Communications, FDIC, 550 17th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20429 or call (202) 898-3960
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Industrial Vacancy Index of the US
ARE VACANCIES UP (or down)? These two publications are not offered by a federal agency, but by a nationwide commercial real estate group, CB Commercial Group. CB Commercial offers two newsletters, each dedicated to tracking real estate vacancy rates throughout the country: Office Vacancy Index of the US and Industrial Vacancy Index of the US.
These two quarterly newsletters of 2-20 pages contain real estate vacancy rates nationally, by region and by most major cities. The office vacancy survey covers major, competitive, multi-tenant office buildings. It excludes government, medical, obsolete or non-occupiable space. The end of year issue provides expanded information, which also includes annual absorption rates.
The industrial vacancy survey includes industrial properties that can accommodate tenants requiring 100,000 square feet of space or more.
Both newsletters are free on the Web in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for viewing or printing at <> www.cbrichardellis.com . Go to the "Market Information" section.
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You can get information on how to tell if your savings accounts are fully insured or not; protecting your plastic; where to go for help if your bank is bouncing you around (excuse the pun); understanding loan documents; getting information about the health of your bank; why money is green (I'm not kidding); and other banking consumer protection issues.
You might say: It's from the government, and it's here to help. And in a vanilla sort of way, it does. What the heck it's free!
Write to: FDIC Consumer News, Room 7118, 550 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20429
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