Real Estate & Property Development Research GuideJournal articlesAll of the Library's subscription databases for journal articles can be found on the Electronic Resources page. Here are some of the key databases you might start your search with:
Ebsco Megafile Complete - multidisciplinary database specialising in academic journals, magazines and newspapers, many with full text and images. Select "Academic Search Complete" and "Business Source Complete" from the list of Ebsco databases. Proquest Central - multidisciplinary database with over 9,000 titles in full-text. Covers many subject areas including urban design, planning and architecture. Academic OneFile - multidisciplinary database with over 5,000 full-text titles and reference sources
Summon - searches over 50 databases at once and is probably the easiest way to search across the greatest number of journal articles. Once you've done your search, click 'Journal Article' on the left to limit your results to the available journal articles If you're looking for a specific article, or want to know if you can access a specific journal, enter the name of the journal into the e-Journal Portal.
Specialised Electronic Resources
Building Code of Australia - contact the Library for the username and password CostWeb - up to date Australian construction cost information for all popular building types. (More detailed cost information can be found in the Rawlinsons Australian Construction Handbook and Rawlinsons Construction Cost Guide available in print in the Library.) RP Data - Queensland and Northern New South Wales property information including property ownership, property sales history, electronic mapping, property attributes and photographs, properties for sale, properties for rent or lease. Please ask your Sustainable Development lecturer or contact the Library for a username and password.
Industry and Company Data
Prodap Report - quarterly research report on the Gold Coast residential property market, including developer activity, land supply and demand, and more. Kept at the library desk, ask there and staff will give it to you.
Queensland Investment Report (Midwood report) - the leading property and tourism industry report for Queensland, providing commentary, analysis, and forecasts.
Property Council of Australia market research - a range of market research publications covering all states and territories, including the office, retail and shopping centre property markets. A number of these publications are available in the library. Some of this research is available only as .pdf and .xls files; please contact the Liaison Librarian for ISDA to access these. Australian Bureau of Statistics - construction, demography, housing. Company360 - ownership and financial data for Australia’s top 50,000 private & public companies DatAnalysis - profiles and financial data for all ASX companies Other related sources of information - building and construction and housing (via Australian Bureau of Statistics)
Newspapers
Factiva Press Display Google News
Books
You can search for books related to property valuation using the Library Catalogue. Here are some example searches; click these links to see the available books for each of these subjects:
You can also search for books using Summon (the search box on the Library homepage); there is a video here which will quickly show you how. Whether you use the Library Catalogue or Summon to find books is up to you.
eBooks
You'll find eBooks when you search for books using either the Library Catalogue or Summon. If you want to you can search the individual eBook platforms to see what they have: you'll find a number of real estate and property eBooks in EBL, and some in ebrary as well.
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