The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point to finding resources in Property Economics. The following resources include relevant:
- Reference sources
- Books
- Journals
- Databases
- Internet resources
- Subject and help guides and information literacy tools
Reference sources
Reference sources are a good starting point for any assignment topic, as they can help to clarify concepts and keywords, as well as provide an overview of a topic. They include dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, handbooks, manuals, maps etc. Resources marked GP REF are not available for loan and can instead be used in the library.
| Call Number | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Australian property law dictionary | A dictionary listing over 3400 detailed terms relating to the law of real and personal property, with most entries citing a relevant leading case example. |
GP REF |
Brisbane cityscope
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Brisbane Cityscope shows the title boundary of every property in the central business district of Brisbane, and includes comprehensive ownership details. A full description of each property is given, with details of major tenancies, sale prices since 1986, development applications and historical notes. |
GP REF 333.330321 1 |
Encyclopedia of real estate terms | Intended primarily for use by those engaged in the field of real estate, including chartered surveyors, lawyers, bankers, accountants, builders, appraisers, and town planners. |
| RICS global property survey | A twice-yearly survey providing details of commercial property occupancy and investment trends in over 60 of the world's cities. The survey has over 200 contributors from both global property companies and local property people. | |
GP / GP REF 333.332 37 /3 |
The dictionary of real estate appraisal |
Produced by the Appraisal Institute, defines technical terms and includes coverage of legislation, regulatory guidelines and government agencies affecting real estate appraisal. |
Books
To find books on a topic, the best starting point is to perform a keyword search on the library catalogue. Once you have found an item that looks relevant, you can then use the subject headings assigned to that record to find other items. Relevant subject headings include: Real Estate, Real Property, Valuation - Australia, Real property - Valuation - Australia. Alternatively, you can browse the shelves at relevant locations.
| Call number | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| An introduction to property valuation | Provides general background reading for students who have not previously studied valuation. | |
| GP 333.330994 3 /2 |
A glossary of terms: including standard abbreviations, metric conversions, general building construction details and symbols in common use used in real estate and valuation practice | Includes terminology from such disciplines as statistics, town planning, investment analysis and computer science. Also includes drawings illustrating building practice and terminology, metric conversion tables and Consumer Price Index figures. |
GP 332.6 120 /5 |
Modern investment theory | Provides extensive coverage of portfolio theory, portfolio selection, factor models, capital asset pricing, interest rates, bond management, options, forward and future contracts. Mini case studies are included as real-life examples of the techniques covered. |
| Professional practice 2004: your guide to being a member of an industry-leading professional, property institute | The first joint Australian Property Institute (API) and New Zealand Property Institute (NZPI) practice publication and manual. It includes the different codes, rules and standards considered appropriate for a variety of situations. The publication also defines, clarifies and provides a basic understanding of property-related concepts and principles while providing guidance to members on a wide range of topics. | |
| Property valuation techniques | A book concerned with the application of alternative techniques for property valuation and appraisal. Also provides critiques of traditional approaches. | |
LAW 347.31 MACD |
Real property law in Queensland | Details the fundamental principles of real property law as applied in Queensland, placing the modern law in historical perspective. |
| Valuation principles and practice | Provides an insight into current valuation practices in Australia and contains the latest technical information and computerised methods. |
Journals are part of the periodicals collection which also include newspapers and magazines.
The library subscribes to a large number of print and electronic journals. Journals cover articles about current developments and research in a subject area. Browsing relevant journals is a good way of keeping up to date in your area, and often your lecturer will recommend specific journals.
To create a list of print and electronic Property Economics journals in the Library Catalogue, perform the following catalogue Keyword search - (s:real property) AND periodicals. Journals are not available for loan but photocopies of articles can be made in the library.
| Call Number | Journal Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
GP PER 333.332 21 |
Australian property journal |
Produced by the Australian Property Institute. Available in print and electronically, plus consolidated index available via internet. |
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Journal of financial management of property and construction | Informs on theoretical and practical based developments in the financial management of property and construction. Available in print, plus abstracts available via internet. |
| Journal of property investment & finance | The Journal of Property Investment & Finance provides a forum for discussion and debate relating to all areas of property investment and finance. This information resource publishes articles of the highest academic calibre which are of direct relevance to the property profession. Available electronically. |
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GP PER 333.7315 3 |
Journal of property research | Serving professional practitioners in planning and development, as well as researchers in colleges, universities and other academic institutes. Available in print and electronically. |
GP REF 333.33 43 |
Journal of real estate literature | A publication of the American Real Estate Society. This Journal provides information to encourage academic research and teaching in the field of real estate. The scope includes, but goes beyond, that of the traditional literature journal, listing published research, dissertations, and work in progress. Available in print and electronically. |
GP PER 332.632 31 |
Journal of real estate research | The official publication of the American Real Estate Society. The focus of the Journal is to investigate and expand the frontiers of knowledge that cover business decision making applications or scholarly real estate research. Available in print and electronically. |
GP PER 332.6234 68 |
Real estate economics | Journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association. Available in print and electronically. |
GP PER 333.332 19 |
The appraisal journal | A peer-reviewed journal containing features and columns on appraisal theory and practice. Available in print and electronically. |
Databases
Locating journal articles is different from locating books. The Library Catalogue will tell you if QUT Library holds a particular journal but it will not provide information about individual journal articles. However, the journal databases will help you to locate references to journal articles, and sometimes the abstract and full-text of the articles.
The journal databases vary in the amount of information which they provide. If you find a reference to a journal article, but not the full text, then you will need to perform a Title search, using the Title of the journal (NOT the article) on the library catalogue. The library catalogue will provide the print and/or electronic holding details if the journal is available to QUT staff and students.
Effective use of the databases requires an understanding of search techniques and the Pilot Information Literacy tutorial provides help on developing search strategies.
In addition, library staff offer training sessions on how to use databases throughout each semester. The Tours & workshops page provides further information.
QUT staff and students can access the databases from within QUT libraries or remotely from your School, home or office via the Internet. Most databases require your QUT username and password. Access to the databases is available from the Databases page.
A selection of Property Economics related databases are listed below.
| Database title | Coverage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ABI/Inform Global (via ProQuest) |
1971- (Fulltext 1987-); (Selected archive 1918-1986) |
Indexes approximately 1,300 business, marketing and financial periodicals (including Real Property) from around the world. It also contains the complete fulltext and/or page images of selected articles from over 700 major publications. Fulltext documents are available as plain text or PDF format. |
APA Fulltext - Australian Public Affairs (via Informit Search) |
1978 - (fulltext varies with title, mostly 1998- available) |
Indexes current journals and newspapers in Australia and overseas for material on Australia's political, economic, legal, social and cultural affairs. Provides over 200 core Australian journal titles in fulltext PDF and comprehensively indexes the Australian Property Journal. Selected fulltext only is available for some titles, in accordance with APAIS' indexing policy. Please note: Access limited to 20 simultaneous users. |
Current, updated daily |
The Australia/NZ Reference Centre combines Australia and New Zealand specific newspapers & newswires, magazines, reference books, and company information. It provides local perspectives on current events, business, sports, and many other subjects, such as real property news. | |
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An online geographic information system (GIS) providing Brisbane land, property and assets information, produced by the Brisbane City Council. Please note: Access is monitored at the library Help Desk. |
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Current, updated bi-annually |
Published by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB). Provides the complete Building Code of Australia, the Guide, and approximately 150 fulltext standards referred to in the Code. Please note: Access to the Code limited to 30 simultaneous users, while 2 simultaneous users can access the related standards. |
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1984- |
Contains full text articles for 800 journals as far back as 1990, and abstracts and indexing for 1,500 back to 1984. Areas of relevance include finance, real estate, regional studies. |
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1989- (Fulltext 1994-) |
Emerald is a collection of 140 academic and professional journals in fulltext primarily from MCB University Press, in an electronic format. Of particular relevance to the area of property. |
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Current, updated daily |
Factiva.com is an interdisciplinary news, current affairs and research database providing access to nearly 8000 publications, including local and international newspapers, newswires, magazines and journal sources. Extensive company information is provided, including financial data for more than 42,500 worldwide companies (from Reuters Investor) as well as access to historical market data and interactive charting. | |
| ProQuest Asian Business |
1991- |
Provides 75 asian business periodical titles in fulltext via the ProQuest Direct platform. Relevant to economics, finance, marketing, development. |
| ProQuest European Business |
1986- |
Over 115 European business periodical titles are indexed, with over 80 of these being available in fulltext. Relevant to finance, banking, economics, marketing, development, investment. |
For more recommended databases, see the Built Environment and Engineering Databases Subject Guide.
Internet resources
The Internet provides access to a large range of resources in the Property Economics area. However, the quality of the resources varies, and as part of your research process, you will need to evaluate each web site. There are guidelines for evaluating information which can help you with the evaluation process.
A selection of authoritative Property Economics related web sites are listed below.
| Website | Type of resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appraisal Institute http://www.appraisalinstitute.org |
Professional Association | The Appraisal Institute is an international membership association of professional real estate appraisers, with more than 18,000 members and 99 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. |
| Australian Property Institute http://www.propertyinstitute.com.au |
Professional Association |
The Australian Property Institute is Australia's premier property professional organisation. |
| Professional Association | The New Zealand Property Institute was launched in 2000 and is an amalgamation of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers (NZIV), the Institute of Plant & Machinery Valuers (IPMV), and the Property & Land Economy Institute of New Zealand (PLEINZ). | |
Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority |
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The RTA assists tenants, lessors, and agents in the following key ways: rental bond custodial service; tenancy information and education; dispute resolution service; compliance. |
The Real Estate Institute of Australia |
Professional Association |
To ensure the preservation and growth of property markets, and the business and professional interest of organised real estate practice in Australia. |
| The Real Estate Institute of Queensland http://www.reiq.com.au/ |
Professional Association |
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is the State's peak professional association for the real estate industry and exists to support member real estate agents with information, products and resources that complement their business practices, which in turn ensures professional service for the public. |
| The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors http://www.rics.org |
Professional Association | The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – RICS – is a global ‘standards and membership’ organisation for professionals involved in land, property, construction and environmental issues. |
Subject and help guides and information literacy tools
For further information about using libraries and the principles of searching the library databases and the Internet, try Pilot, the library's online information literacy tutorial.
There are also guides to citing information (in both APA and Harvard formats), as well as another helpful guide: Evaluating Information. Other guides in business, such as the Economics Statistics and Market Research subject guides, can assist you with seeking and finding information in your discipline.