I am tired of the fluff pieces on real estate where real estate is always going up and with only watching 3 episodes on HGTV your grandma can flip a 20 unit apartment building with 0% down. Market reports from brokerage firms, articles on Reuters and Forbes, etc are all just mouth pieces for Realtors, Inc.
Where are the unbiased, technical newsletters and websites? They have a plethora for equities, their has to be someone out there doing it for real estate.
Suggestions?
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I read NREI Online and Bisnow everyday. There's usually something interesting to find. WSJ's RE section sometimes has interesting stories.
Mouth pieces abound, but that's not any different than any other business area. As long as you understand the bias, it's trivial to discount it.
I'd love to find something unbiased and technical but it's normally behind a crazy paywall (perenews @ $2k/user).
Depending on your market there's often a local business journal like bizjournals.com/insertcityhere, it wont be real estate specific, but there is often interesting local info regarding political votes and business movements which can translate to real estate transactions and/or growth.
I'd love to see if anyone else has some worthwhile sources
For real, who actually pays for PERE material?
I could see a pere firm paying for access for one of their VPs
I read through Commercial Property Executive. So far this is the best info I could find that is not behind a paywall. https://www.cpexecutive.com/
Curbed can be pretty good too. They lean a certain way in their writing and information, but if you're into development it can be very useful.
BisNow is fantastic. Their website has a fairly accurate search feature too. Makes finding info on companies easy.
globest.com has some good stuff - regional news on transactions, interviews/profiles of investors and developers etc.
I'd echo what @thexaspect said, local business journals (and even newspapers) have some good stuff about local transactions.
I would add commercial observer, brownstoner, therealdeal for nyc (all biased and with mouth pieces but awesome to track deals you may not have heard of.)
I personally love reading GlobeSt as well. In addition Corenet and ULI put out some decent articles though they are usually less deal specific and more EndUser focused.
Bisnow is my go to. Follow the big markets and the national newsletters in addition to your local market for a solid view on current transactions. PERE News may be best, but that subscription price tag is flagrant.
Everyone should download an app called Feedly. I use it to follow ULI, Globest., Curbed and a few other publications. Unfortunately Bisnow is not available on the app, but I follow this as well.
Bisnow. Research wise the CoStar client updates and some of the Big Books they put out.
Interested
Second Feedly.. also I read a bunch of amateur investors / small funds blogs. Good stuff, they are more than happy to share their ideas.
Daily: FT, Bloomberg Markets, CNBC and Politico. I also read the daily shot e-mail. Weekly: Economist
CoStar puts out reports by market covering commercial RE. The Economist is a great publication for general business and economic reporting.
You can actually find some good RE discussions on Bigger Pockets at a micro/regional level -- just a note, the audience is not the institutional crowd, more DIY guys and local power brokers answering questions.
calculatedriskblog. com
No nonsense news
Insightful weekly newsletter, http://astudentoftherealestategame.com/blog/
Especially if it's a secondary market it's probably worth it to get the business/finance/commerce journal subscription.
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NREI posts its daily must reads around noon (EST) every day.
http://nreionline.com/
PrivcapRE has some good videos/articles. You can only view three per month on the free subscription, though.
Feedly is an RSS consolidator that lets you set up different news needs onto a single page for convenience. As others have stated, Bisnow is great for local RE news (i.e. each major city typically has a Bisnow feed) and if you're more interested in macro stuff check out National Real Estate Investor. NREI has an iPhone app that's decent too.
anyone have suggestions for UK/Europe CRE news?
I really enjoy the Green Street Advisors' research and GlobeSt.com
NAREIT and Green Street reports (if you can locate them).
What do you read daily? (Originally Posted: 02/20/2009)
thought it could be helpful to see what everyone reads on a daily basis to keep up on news etc
heres my list (all set up through google reader, if you dont read your news through an RSS reader, start, it puts all your sources in one place and automatically archives everything, so much easier and convenient)
abnormal returns barrons buy on the dip clusterstock cnn dealbook dealbreaker FT macro man nyt wsj
How do you find time to read all of this? I get WSJ delivered to my apartment. I read it in-between classes/when I am on the bus.
dont read every article in every publication, browse through the articles on google reader to see the headlines that are out there and read the ones that seem interesting
In google reader, my IB related feeds are: WSJ NYT dealbook TheDealBlogs FT (Lex usually) HLS Corp. Governance blog Corp Fin Law blog
and email updates/recaps from WSJ & FT
and Knoweldge@Wharton and Bloomberg mag. whenever published
I just skim over them though... I definitely don't have the time to read it all (plus most of WSJ/NYT/dealblogs are duplicates)
i have my home page set as WSJ so whenever I open up a webpage, the first thing I see are the headlines of the day. I'll usually click on one or two just to know what's going on, but don;t read through every article unless I have an interview or something coming up.
I didnt mention it, but I also read a some of the WSJ on most days (while on the subway & eating). You really need to know what's going on, so it helps me know details of what others may ask me about during the day.
not necessarily for real time news, but I'd add The Economist to the above lists.
...i am a big reader so will be interesting to see if i find anything new from everyones lists...here's some of the public (ie not subscription research) stuff i read daily or weekly:
Newspapers: WSJ NYT FT economist barrons international herald tribune NY Post for celebs and coverage of stories like Travis the Chimp!
Blogs: dealbreaker clusterstock accross the curve bondheads (just an aggregation of other news but sometunes has something i missed) for what its worth (mostly about greenwich real estate but still fun) lewrockwell.com (just b/c im a libertarian) page six (because i have to know which celebrities are fukking each other)
Wow wasn't expecting LRC
Is it worth it to shell out the extra $$ to get Lex with the Financial Times?
I started my subscription a few months ago and have been reading the WSJ much less, as I like the FT content better.
I read - FT NYT WSJ
Economist
NYMag Dealbreaker Naked Capitalism Edge
Definitely.
NYT/NYT Dealbook Barron's FT Dealbreaker The Economist Abnormal Returns WSJ CNBC
I read the WSJ pretty religiously and scan the PE Week wire everyday. Would really prefer to read the FT but I don't have a subscription and don't feel like shelling out for it. I also read the Business Week MBA section just for grins. At night when I'm bored I'll watch CNBC as well.
~~~~~~~~~~~ CompBanker
FT Alphaville Calculated Risk Alea Baseline Scenario Naked Capitalism Dealbreaker Economist Free Exchange NY Times Front Page feed Deadspin
compbanker btw FT online sub is free
Bloomberg news is basically the source for anything current, I'm on there constantly. For analysis and half-decent journalism (when I have time) it's the Economist and the International Herald Tribune.
Used to read WSJ and FT as a student because they were free at my school. Don't read those anymore though. Plus FT wants me to pay money to read articles on their website. lol.
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BLOOMBERG.COM could be the sole reason why I have gotten my internship offers and my full-time offers. Also, listen to the podcasts Bloomberg On The Economy - free subscription on iTunes which downloads daily for you.
NYT Dealbook Dealbreaker CNBC FT WSJ The Economist NYT CNN
iambateman,
I'm pretty sure FT limits the number of articles you can read on a monthly basis if you aren't a paying member. I'd like to read more than a dozen articles a month!
~~~~~~~~~~~ CompBanker
For those who are still in college, FT offers free online subscriptions through facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/ft_student_offer/
FT / FT Alphaville Dealbook Dealbreaker WSJ The Times Bloomberg The Economist The Spectator
[quote=Fisher]For those who are still in college, FT offers free online subscriptions through facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/ft_student_offer/[/quote]
Wow, that's pretty cool - I'd bet that'd work for anyone on Facebook, as it didn't seem to check my enrollment (and I'm sure you could change that anyways)
[quote=Fisher]For those who are still in college, FT offers free online subscriptions through facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/ft_student_offer[/quote]
Thanks dude
WSJ and I subscribe to various teen and bestiality oriented e-newsletters.
I have to keep up with whats hot in porn as much as which company filed for bankruptcy that day.
The world has changed. And we must change with it.
Couldn't agree more, google reader changed my life
Basically what everyone else said plus a lot of shitposts on reddit
[closed]Which financial blogs or websites do you read on a daily basis? (Originally Posted: 05/27/2010)
Which financial blogs or websites do you read on a daily basis?
Mod edit: Search. This topic has been overdone
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Daily News & Entertaining Reads (Originally Posted: 04/24/2013)
Looking for some recommendations. I receive a ton of daily news/data emails through work but am distinctly lacking some more entertaining feeds (think Eddie's bonus bananas). Any suggestions?
dealbreaker zerohedge
cnbc has a good laugh as well.....
I think you mean fox news.
dealbreaker is solid
I second Dealbreaker and Zerohedge. And WSJ, the FT and others mentioned above are pretty solid too.
These are not RE specific but I regularly visit NewsNow - especially their sections on currencies and FTSE news - their RE section is here.
Divestopedia
Aswath Damodaran and Chris Mercer (business valuations)
Axial
Private Equity Wire
Pitchbook
Dealgate
Merrill Corp
And more occasionally lesser known blogs like Built To Sell, TEF, The Middle Market and others picked at random from places like this one.
To start my day, I'm subscribed to and read:
Morning Brew MarketSnacks Finimize Investopedia Term of the Day (usually known terms but occasionally a refresher or something new comes in) The Athletic (sports coverage)
The DNC website.
Their economic outlook is to die for.
Go long on public housing.
There are quite a few publications I read to keep a pulse on the market and stay tuned to current events (real estate specifically). I won't mention the paid subscriptions that my current company spoils us with, but the ones listed below are completely free.
You can also check out this article that gives a more in-depth list and explanations why I follow them:
https://www.realestateanatomy.com/free-news-you-should-be-reading-to-fo…
Free Publications:
National Real Estate Investor
GlobeSt
The Business Journals
Free Newsletters:
Free Magazines:
If you're looking for relevant real estate books, check out the following link:
https://www.realestateanatomy.com/books/
There's also a great thread of real estate books here:
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/wsos-best-real-estate-books
Like everyone else NREI is a great one. I also am on the CBRE, JLL, HFF, and a few other brokerage firms quarterly publication lists. These companies get paid to keep their ear to the ground so their data is normally fairly accurate and interesting.
Must Read Dailies? (Originally Posted: 09/01/2006)
I read the WSJ adn FT--scan the Times... is there anything else that I should read to keep up to date on the industry?
ibankingoasis.com. i hear its a great resource. try it.
SOme say that the economist is a good bet. Although I prefer Businessweek. I enjoy that more.
the daily deal?
The Economist is the best international perspective that exists. You could read that alone and considered yourself well-versed in what's happening that's important to the world at large.
www.thedeal.com
I read it every day religiously, in addition to the WSJ, FT and International Herald Tribune. The daily email is the best summary of M&A, IPOs, PE and VC acitvity you can get for free online. Also, the blog is updated throughout the day and is great.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/
DealBook is great, and free to boot! I got started with it long before the blog showed up; have found that the daily newsletter is sufficient for my needs.
Conversely, working in equity research, I just canceled my RealMoney subscription. Visited it religiously for the first couple of years of my career, but for the past few years I almost stopped visiting it entirely.
Definately recommend The Economist over McBusinessweek...
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for the news you actually want to read... haha
the new york post
watch kudlow and company. hes the man. its on CNBC 5-6 M-F. Although this week its prime time 8-9 (9/18-9/22).
Morning news sources (Originally Posted: 02/09/2015)
Hey guys,
What is everyone's routine when it comes to getting up to date during the morning commute? With routine I mean sites and apps ranking from importance that you inspect.
Interested in what is generally expected that every one in the industry must know before markets open and what sources you skim to get the info.
This of course differs per location and market, in my case European M&A, but other routines are of course still interesting. However I'm not really interested in a site that gives the latest Obama vs. Republican juice or opinions on vaccinating children against measles.
(If there already is a decent thread on this, just reply with the link)
Wall Street Breakfast WSJ Bloomberg
Economist espresso.
ouija board
barometric pressure of various cities I've visited in the past year
palm reading of the first person I come in contact with (usually my girlfriend, so this one's less helpful)
size of the moon relative to my normal BM (I keep a spreadsheet and track the results compared to various indices). surprisingly this one is very informative, if we have a full/waxing moon and I eat mexican, probably going to be a good day in the markets.
WSJ Dealbook The Skimm Market Snacks
Good idea!
Can't wait to run regressions of my Blinks per Minute, Length of Train Delays and the Days my favorite cash Register Lady Works, on the market!
Keep the sources coming, the Skimm was interesting
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Aside from all of the research I get in my inbox:
Bloomberg terminal Seeking Alpha Wall St. Breakfast Business insider 10 things you need to know before the opening bell
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