In preparing the property market report, you will need to refer to a wide range of reports and use information/data from various sources both internationally and also in your local market. The following section identifies typical property information likely to be used in your report.
Journal Articles – this is an essential source of information for your report. It sees you putting your report in context of work others have done. As this is an applied property report, be sure to refer to the property industry journals such as the Australian property journal and property Australia for excellent supporting information in these references, these articles are often written by leading players in the property industry.
Other more academic and technical journal articles may also be useful; see pacific rim property research journal, as well as international journals such as journal of real-estate portfolio management (US) and journal of property and finance (UK).
Property industry reports – these property industry reports are essential for your project; a great source of information on specific topics. Excellent reports are available from JLL, CBRE, PCD and green building council of Australia ect; all are on their websites in research sections.
Newspaper Articles – Newspaper articles are very useful in finding the latest information about your topic; particularly sections in google news property section. They often refer to the more detailed report to access over the web.
However these newspaper articles should not be your only references. They give an important starting point and context, but fuller reports are needed.
Annual reports – all property companies and organizations put their annual reports on their website as a pdf file. These annual reports have excellent information about their property portfolios, investment strategies and future plans. Essential for any projects on property investment ect.
Websites – websites will give you access to a range of property information source. Be sure to list websites referred to in a separate section in references.
Government reports – government reports at local, state and federal level are very useful for property development and planning oriented projects.
Property data – the better reports obtain property data and analyze this information to make recommendations. You should have a good sense of what property data is available.
Economical and financial data – economic and financial data is readily available via the reserve bank website or the websites for the various banks and investment groups. This is an important aspect, we it lets you put your project in a strong economic and financial context.
Interviews – the better projects are using interviews with senior property industry players to “get behind the numbers” to understand how investment decisions are made and property strategies are implemented. Also very useful for expert commentary on recent trends and future outlook.
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