Real Estate Business Research

Member Profile (2007)

This survey report describes the business and demographic characteristics of REALTORS®. More importantly, information from this report illustrates how real estate businesses have evolved over time.
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Profile of Real Estate Firms: An Industry Overview (2006)

For NAR Members only. More firms are expanding into business activities that were not in the traditional domain of real estate firms a few years ago. This report provides a detailed analysis of the business characteristics and activity of real estate firms and discusses technology and training they have embraced.
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REALTORS® Confidence Index

Each month, NAR Research surveys REALTORS® all over the nation on conditions in their local real estate markets. The survey results are provided in simple, easy-to-read tables with brief explnations.
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Why We Can't Allow Banking and Commerce to Mix (2006)

This nine-page paper explains why December 2005 rulings by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that allow banks to invest in real estate projects set a dangerous precedent.
Research Brief (143K PDF)

Structure, Conduct, and Performance of the Real Estate Brokerage Industry (2005)

This 26-page special report examines the structure of the real estate marketplace and explains why real estate is the model of competition.
Full Report (200K PDF)

Profile of Referral and Relocation Activity (2005)

More than 40 percent of all real estate firms participate in some type of referral program, and one-fifth of all firms have their own affinity programs to generate leads. This survey, jointly released by NAR and Worldwide ERC®, the association for workforce mobility, reviews and benchmarks different types of referral programs, including affinity, corporate relocation, and Internet lead generation.
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