Appraiser Resources

13 County MSA

Main Seven Counties

• http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/
• http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/
• http://www.co.anoka.mn.us/
• http://www.co.carver.mn.us/
• http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/
• http://www.scottcountymn.gov/

• http://www.co.washington.mn.us/

Extended Four Counties (MN)

• http://www.co.chisago.mn.us/
• http://www.co.isanti.mn.us/
• http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/

• http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/

Extended Two Counties (WI)

• http://www.co.pierce.wi.us/
• https://www.sccwi.gov/

Academic Professional Organizations

• Amercian Real Estate Society (ARES)
• American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)

Alternative Office/Telework

• Gil Gordon Associates

Appraisal/Valuation

• Appraisal Foundation
• Appraisal Institute (AI)
• Comps, Inc.

Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolutions/Mediation

• American Arbitration Association

Asset Management/Strategic Planning

• Commercial Real Estate Asset Management Standards

Associations - General

• American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
• The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
• Lambda Alpha (Land Economics Society)

Brownfields

• The Brownfields Center-Carnegie Mellon

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

• CRE Finance Council
• Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Construction & Design

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Corporate Real Estate

• CoreNet Global

Counseling

• The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)

Development

• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Directories of Real Estate Sites (National and International)

• DePaul University – Department of Finance
• Pike-Net

Economic Development

• Area Development
• International Economic Development Council

Education & Research

• Center for Real Estate Studies – Kelley School of Business
• James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate
• MIT Center for Real Estate
• Texas A & M Real Estate Center
• University of Pennslyvania – The Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center

Environmental

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Green Map System-Sites of Environmental Significance
• Scorecard – An Environmental Information Service

Facilities Management/Planning

• Engineering News Record
• Facilities Net
• Facility Executive
• International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)

GIS/Mapping Applications

• ESRI
• MapInfo
• TIGER Map Service
• United States Geographical Survey

Government Sources

• Census Information
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Carroll’s Directories – Government Personnel
• The Center for Information Law and Policy – The Federal Web Locator

Local & Regional Resources

• BATC-Housing First Minnesota
• City of Minneapolis Home Page
• City of St. Paul Home Page
• Economic Development Association of Minnesota (EDAM)
• Metropolitan Council
• Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR)
• Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
• Minnesota Commercial Association of Real Estate (MNCAR)
• Minnesota Department of Revenue
• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
• Minnesota Real Estate Journal
• Minnesota REALTORS®
• Minnesota State Legislature – General Information
• State of Minnesota

• St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS® (SPAAR)

Press

• Star Tribune
• Twin Cities Pioneer Press

Other Helpful Websites

• Better Business Bureau
• Building Owners and Managers Association International
• CCIM Commercial Real Estate Network
• Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute
• CoreLogic
• CoStar
• Doorsteps
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• The Institute of Real Estate Management
• Realtor.com
• SEC Edgar Database
• Springstreet 
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S Small Business Administration