Internet Resources and Services for International Real Estate Information: A Global Guide »

SHEAU-YUEH J. CHAO is an associate professor at Baruch College, CUNY, as well as a business librarian and the head of cataloging in the librarys collection management division.

An analytic guide to nearly 2000 real estate Web sites, including data for more than 220 regions, states, and countries.

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The need for substantial information on the real estate industry has grown exponentially as big business and financial institutions have become major players, tax regulations have become more complex, and the Internet has provided global access to the market. This guide points to sources for such information for real estate brokers, developers, appraisers, bankers, property managers, property owners, and investors as well as librarians and researchers. It includes about 2,000 sites covering about 220 regions, countries, and states. Giving preference to academic over corporate resources, the editors (a librarian and an experienced researcher) included all kinds of Net resources: gateway systems, meta-indexes, electronic books, online encyclopedias and directories, journals, newsletters, conferences, and government publications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)