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Appraisal Institute

The Appraisal Institute is the acknowledged leader in residential and commercial real estate appraisal education, research, publishing, and professional membership designation programs. The Institute was established when the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and the Society of Real Estate Appraisers merged in January 1991. Both organizations were formed during the 1930s to help standardize the appraisal process by promoting professional education and upholding high ethical standards.

Building Owners and Managers Association International

BOMA International provides a variety of programs for professional development, including classes and seminars through BOMA University. The site describes the various training tracks and courses offerings available, including credits that can be used toward earning the designations of real property administrator and certifies property manager. Other career resources on the site include listings of meetings, awards programs and publications.

City Business

A weekly business journal focusing on local business news, in-depth industry analysis, advice from the experts on running local businesses, for leads on new business, and to keep up with the people and companies that are shaping their word.

Colliers Logistics

Counselors of Real Estate

The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) is an international group of real estate professionals who provide advisory services to clients on property and land-related matters.

Dismal Scientist

When you are trying to determine current trends in the economy, see what's new in the construction industry or find out the prime interest rate, the Dismal Scientist Site provides all of this and more. It also includes a daily commentary on economic trends and related factors which may affect the approach you select for an appraisal assignment.

FreeEdgar Database

The simplest place to search through company filings such as annual (10-K) and quarterly (10-Q) reports. (Site is after the SEC's EDGAR database.)

Hoovers Online

The Business Network offering information on some 14,000 public and private enterprises worldwide (and access to an additional 37,000 companies).

Institute of Real Estate Management

IREM offers instruction for real estate management, including a program to provide certified property manager designation. The site provides course descriptions and schedules. Other professional resources from IREM include conferences, meetings, scholarships, books, research studies, video and audiotapes, and periodicals.

International Council of Shopping Centers

ICSC, the global trade association of the shopping center industry, offers programs for professional development. The ICSC site provides details about courses from its School for Professional development, the annual University of Shopping Centers, the Self-Study Education Institute and other seminars. The organization also provides accreditation of several areas of the shopping center profession.

International Development Research Council

The IDRC site provides resources for the managers of corporate assets, including corporate real estate, facilities and other support unites. IDRC provides corporate real estate certification through the Board Certifies in Corporate Real Estate program. Students can order study guides and competency outlines through the site, which also offers on-site training courses in each exam core competency.

International Facility Management Association

IFMA provides distance education through its interactive learning center. Courses on project management and ergonomics can be taken online with use of a Web browser. The IFMA site also contains information about its certified facility manger designation program, self-study courses, seminars and IFMA Foundation scholarships. The site also lists universities that IFMA recognizes for facility management degree programs.

International Society of Facilities Executives

ISFE’s site provides information to its membership, which typically consists of senior executives concerned with the strategic rather than tactical positions within their organizations. The site includes a calendar of events, excerpts from ISFE publications and related facilities links.

Latest Real Estate News

Yahoo sifts through all the newspapers to bring you
the latest real estate news.

Maps

Maps, driving directions, travel guide, traffic reports, etc.

Minnesota Commercial Property and Community Profile

Quick, easy access to information or a list of Minnesota properties for sale.

Minnesota Real Estate Journal

A bi-weekly guide to Minnesota's leading commercial real estate service firms

NACORE International

The site for the National Association of Corporate Real Estate provides information about courses through NACORE’s Institute for Corporate Real Estate, including online registration. Self-study courses and videos also can be ordered through the site. The career services section features job listings and candidate profiles for job seekers in corporate real estate.

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

NAIOP provides continuing education programs for commercial real estate professionals. The Web site provides details on timely educational programs and seminars, the annual conference and an executive symposium for senior-level members. NAIOP also has programs for developer of the year and chapter merit awards. Other resources include a job bank, books and audiotapes, and a card catalog to the NAIOP Information Center library.

National Association of State Facilities Administrators

NASFA serves professionals who are responsible for the planning, development, operation and maintenance of state facilities. The NASFA site has information on the conference and trade show, regional meetings, calendar of events, awards programs and publications. Members can participate in a discussion forum.

Organization of Commercial REALTORS®.

A commercial property tracking system created by the Organization of Commercial REALTORS®. The site is comprised of searchable industrial, office, retail, and land properties from the seven county metro area surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul.

PikeNet Directory of Commercial Real Estate

PikeNet is a Directory of commercial real estate internet sites and information resources. Channels include brokerage, demographics, listings, research, services and software.

R.S. Means

R.S. Means, a leading supplier of North American construction cost information, offers facilities management seminars in advanced project management, repair and remodeling estimating, managing facilities construction and maintenance, facilities assessment, and facilities maintenance and repair estimating. The site also contains an online building glossary.

Real Estate - City Comparison

Thinking of moving? This interactive site allows users to compare the cost of living between two U.S. cities selected from a pull-down list. All of the cities are ranked from best to worst in 16 other categories, including job growth, taxes, home costs, air pollution, commute times, crime rates and climate. In addition, the site contains individual profiles on these cities.