Real Estate Resources

Engaging with different types of resources will help you understand your industry on a deeper level.

Caution

When using resources on this guide, continue to evaluate credibility and relevance for your audience. A resource can be considered credible in one situation but questionable in another, or its quality can suddenly degrade. Additionally, credible resources can still contain problematic content like content marketing, inaccurate opinion pieces, flawed research, or misrepresented evidence.

Professional Organizations

Professional organizations and trade associations promote their industries and provide networking opportunities to members. Their websites offer information and educational materials for professionals in the industry.

The following examples are organizations for professionals in real-estate-related fields:

For Women in Real Estate

Trade Publications

Trade journals or trade magazines provide industry-specific insights, giving prospective professionals an insider’s view of the field.

The following examples are trade publications with a focus on real estate:

Available through the library; homepage is globest.com [FKA Real Estate Forum]

Formerly National Real Estate Investor Magazine

Popular Magazines

Popular magazines, although aimed at a general audience, can be useful for understanding an industry in a larger context or from a consumer’s point of view.

Popular magazines that might be useful to professionals in real estate:

Note, this publication is ending its print version in the fall of 2026.

Psychology Today

Business & management applications

Newspapers

Newspapers cover current events relevant to professionals in all fields.

Newspapers with useful real estate coverage include:

New York Times

UW-Madison students can create a free personal account through the library

Wall Street Journal

UW-Madison students can create a free personal account through the library

In addition, you’ll want to read your local newspaper.

Podcasts

Most industries have reputable experts who podcast about their chosen field, providing an insider’s look. These types of information resources vary widely and require vetting, but can be credible.

The following resources offer useful perspectives for real estate professionals:

The Daily (NYTimes)
FT Newsbriefing
Oddlots (Bloomberg)
What’s News (WSJ)

Books

Most industries have notable books that insiders find useful or that have had an influence on that industry. Asking insiders is the best way to find out which books are considered essential in your field.

Here are a few examples of influential books related to real estate:

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Michael Lewis)
The Birth of a Building: From Conception to Delivery (Ben Stevens)
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset (Mike Bird)
Trammell Crow: A Legacy of Real Estate Business Innovation (William Bragg Ewald, Jr)

Scholarly Journals

Scholarly journals publish in depth research, usually conducted by professors.

The following resources offer academic perspectives on real estate: