Real Estate Research Online: Professional Organizations

ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Some features require membership but most publications have at least some issues/articles available for free:

•  eReport (bimonthly newsletter)
• Probate & Property Magazine (published 6 times per year)
• Common Issues with Residential and Commercial Real Estate (Real Estate FAQs)

Legal Education & Uniform Laws Group (ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law)

• Scroll to bottom of page. Offers links to PowerPoint presentations, audio/video recordings and articles from seminars covering a variety of topics. Some programs may require a section membership login while others are freely available:
• Current Issues in Common Interest Communities
• A Fracking Primer for Real Property Lawyers

American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)

• Annual & Midyear Meeting seminar materials (1992 - 2015)
• News Releases--includes updates to opinion letter guidelines and other guidance documents

Pennsylvania Bar Association: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section

• Latest newsletter (limited access--must join section to view previous issues)

Delaware State Bar Association: Real & Personal Property Section

• Links to tax parcel information & Recorder of Deeds offices for all Delaware counties
• Also links to Delaware Code

Appraisal Institute

Professional organization for Real Estate Appraisers. Some materials are limited to members but others are available to the public:

• Valuation 
• quarterly magazine; current issue & archives available
• Residential Update e-newsletter
• Industry News articles
• Common Appraisal Errors & Issues 
• Sample Agreements for Services 
• Appraisal Report Forms
• Fact Sheets and videos on a variety of topics
• Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice for appraisers & related Guide Notes
• Disciplinary Actions taken against appraisers (statistics regarding peer review case files & their outcomes; does not disclose individual names. Limited years available)

National Association of Realtors

• Research Reports
• Housing Statistics
• Presentation Slides (slides and materials from annual conference and other speakers' series)
• Publications by sector or interest

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Professional association for licenses architects

• Contract documents must be purchased but articles and commentary on the contracts are freely available

American Planning Association

Professional organization for certified community planners. Many publications are limited to members only but some items are freely available:

• Blogs on a variety of topics
• Policy research on a number of issues including planning & health, green building/energy, and hazards planning

Construction Management Association of America

Professional association for construction managers.

• CM Impact Library provides case studies for a variety of types of projects, detailing challenges and innovations posed by that project
• White papers and research

Real Estate Trade Organizations

• links to 17 different organizations who have partnered with the Real Estate Roundtable, a trade group for principals in the commercial real estate industry