| A Short
Real Estate & Construction Industry Glossary |
i |
| Introduction |
1 |
| How To Use
This Book |
3 |
| Chapter 1: Major
Trends in the Real Estate & Construction Industry |
7 |
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1) Introduction
to the Real Estate and Construction Industry |
7 |
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2) U.S. Homeowners Refinanced
Vast Amounts of Mortgages Through 2004,
but the Mortgage Market has Changed
|
9 |
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3) Total Mortgage Originations
Soared Through 2003, but the Party Ended
in 2004 |
10 |
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4) Home Sales Hit All-Time High
in 2004, with a Slowdown Expected |
10 |
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5) Real Estate Goes Online |
11 |
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6) Internet-Based Home Sales
and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential
Brokers |
11 |
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7) Teardown Trend Explodes |
12 |
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8) Homes and Commercial Buildings
Go Green |
12 |
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9) Home Improvements Are on
the Rise |
13 |
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10) Prefabricated Housing Causes
a Stir |
14 |
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11) Offshoring May Impact Commercial
Office Space Needs in America |
14 |
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12) Investment in Mexican Real
Estate Continues to Boom |
15 |
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13) Offshoring and Outsourcing
Create Real Estate Boom in China and India |
15 |
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14) REITs Are Still Luring Investors |
16 |
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15) Mixed-Use Developments Go
Vertical |
16 |
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16) America Is Awash in Shopping
Centers, but Construction Continues |
17 |
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17) Malls Morph to Stay Afloat |
18 |
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18) Apartment Houses Suffer
as Renters Become Homeowners |
18 |
| Chapter 2: Real
Estate & Construction Industry Statistics |
21 |
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U.S. Real Estate & Construction
Industry Overview |
22 |
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New Single Family Homes Sold
by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
23 |
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New Single Family Homes For
Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
24 |
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New Single Family Homes Sold
by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2004 |
25 |
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New Privately Owned Housing
Units Started, U.S.: 1990-2004 |
26 |
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Estimates of the Total Housing
Inventory for the U.S.: 2003-2004 |
27 |
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Median and Average Sales Price
of Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2004 |
28 |
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Average U.S. Employment in the
Real Estate Industry: 1995-2004 |
29 |
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U.S. Mortgages: 2000-2004 |
30 |
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Outstanding U.S. Commercial
and Multi-family Mortgage Debt, By Type of Holder, Year
End 2004 |
31 |
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Absorption Rates of U.S. Condominium
and Cooperative Apartments: 2000-2004 |
32 |
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Absorption Rates of U.S. Rental
Apartments: 2000-2004 |
33 |
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U.S. Homeowner Vacancy Rates,
by Region: 1995-2004 |
34 |
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U.S. Homeowner Vacancy Rates,
by Selected Characteristics and % Distribution: 2003-2004 |
35 |
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U.S. Homeownership Rates, by
Area: 1995-2004 |
36 |
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U.S. Homeownership Rates, by
Race and Ethnicity of Householder: 1995-2004 |
37 |
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U.S. Homeownership Rates, by
Age of Householder: 1985-2004 |
38 |
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U.S. Residential Rental Vacancy
Rates, by Region: 1995-2004 |
39 |
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U.S. Residential Rental Vacancy
Rates, by Selected Characteristics and % Distribution: 2003-2004 |
40 |
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Total Apartments Completed in
Buildings With Five or More Units, U.S.: 1970-2004 |
41 |
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Placements of New Manufactured
Homes, U.S.: 1995-2004 |
42 |
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Value of U.S. Private Construction
Put in Place: Feb. 2004 & Feb. 2005 |
43 |
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Value of U.S. Public Construction
Put in Place : Feb. 2004 & Feb. 2005 |
44 |
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Average U.S. Employment in the
Construction Industry: 1995-2004 |
45 |
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Financial Assets and Liabilities
of U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 2000-2004 |
46 |
| Chapter
3: Real Estate & Construction Industry Contacts
|
47 |
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Addresses, Telephone Numbers
and World Wide Web Sites |
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| Chapter 4: THE
REAL ESTATE 400: |
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Who They Are and How They Were
Chosen |
65 |
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Industry List, With Codes |
66 |
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Index of Rankings Within Industry
Groups |
68 |
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Alphabetical Index |
79 |
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Geographic Indexes |
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Index of Headquarters
Location by U.S. State |
83 |
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Index of Non-U.S.
Headquarters Location by Country |
87 |
| |
Index by Regions
of the U.S. Where THE REAL ESTATE 400 Have Locations |
88 |
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Index by Firms with
Operations Outside the U.S |
102 |
| |
Individual Profiles
on each of THE REAL ESTATE 400 |
105 |
| Additional Indexes |
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Index of Hot Spots for Advancement
for Women/Minorities |
516 |
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Index of Subsidiaries, Brand
Names and Selected Affiliations |
517 |
