SIC 6512 | NAICS 531120
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Quarterly outlook report analyzes current market conditions for 80 U.S. markets by property location (e.g., central business district/downtown, suburban) and class (e.g., Class A, all classes), with data provided in the survey including existing building inventory in square feet, average annual quoted rent, vacancy rate, market absorption in square feet, quarterly change in rent, and annual change in rent.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
SIOR Report Magazine
http://www.sior.com/
Quarterly trade publication features news and analysis for commercial property professionals, with special
features including the quarterly "SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index" report, which provides
an assessment of current market conditions for industrial and office
properties based on a survey of SIOR members and also includes data on investment activity in the commercial
property markets.
SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index
http://www.sior.com/
Quarterly member survey published in "Professional Report" magazine provides an assessment of current market
conditions for industrial and office building properties, with topics addressed in the survey including
recent leasing activity, asking rents, vacancy rates, subleasing availability, level of tenant concessions,
construction activity, development acquisitions, and investment pricing levels.
Commercial Real Estate Market Survey
https://www.realtor.org/
Quarterly survey measures current activity in the commercial property market by sector (e.g., office, industrial,
retail, multifamily, and hotel) based on data collected from NAR members, with information provided in the
survey including commercial property sales volume, sales prices, capitalization rates, leasing volume, average
lease term, average leased space by size, and commercial vacancy rates.
Commercial Real Estate Outlook
https://www.realtor.org/
Quarterly report analyzes current market activity and provides forecasts for the four major commercial property
sectors (e.g., office, industrial, retail, and multifamily) by transaction size (e.g., large—above $2.5
million, small—below $2.5 million), with information provided in the report including commercial property
sales volume, sales prices, average gross lease volume, and commercial vacancy rates.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Annual financial survey provides detailed income and expense information for office building properties in the U.S. on a national, regional, and major metropolitan area level, with survey results reported on a dollars per square foot basis (e.g., gross area, gross rentable, and net rentable) for over fifty income and expense categories by building size (gross area), building height, age group, and rental range.
Annual financial benchmarking survey provides detailed income and expense data for office building properties in dollars per square foot on a national, regional, and metropolitan area basis, with online database searchable by multiple parameters including geographic market, property location, sector, building type, building size, age range, ownership type, number of floors, and tenant composition.
Annual compensation survey provides base salary and bonus information for over 150 job positions in the office, industrial, and retail property sectors, with survey results categorized by firm size based on number of employees, company type (public vs. private), property specialization, geographic region, and metropolitan area. Job descriptions for positions covered in the survey are available free online.
Searchable online database provides salary and bonus information for over 30 facility management positions, with search criteria including geographic region, job type (e.g., property management firm, outsourcing firm, or other), building type (e.g., corporate office, commercial lease space, educational, government, industrial, or medical), square footage, and facility operations and maintenance budget.
