The B.B.A. in Real Estate, offered by the Miami Herbert Business School, is for business students seeking to apply the theoretical and analytical concepts of finance to real estate lending, investment, and development. The real estate major area of specialization strengthens ties with importan segments of the business community and builds on the University's strategic strengths in architecture (New Urbanism) and urban planning. Business students pursuing the major area of specialization in Real Estate should consider taking the courses necessary to meet the requirements of the Urban Studies Minor.
The Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism is an interdisciplinary one-year graduate program that combines the strengths of UM's Schools of Architecture, Business, Engineering and Law to create a world-class program that blends the fundamentals of real estate development with livable community planning and design.
List of 100+ Business Databases
The University of Miami subscribes to over 700 online databases. From the list of 700, over 100 databases are dedicated to the subject discipline of business. Click the link above to access all the business databases.
Remote Access
Remote access to the University of Miami's online database is possible from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access. Once you have selected a library research database, you will be prompted for your CaneID name and password. This process is necessary to authenticate your enrollment status at UM.
NOTE: If you have a firewall on your computer, please bring down the firewall. All the library research databases contain encrypted data and this will not pass through a firewall.
- ABI/INFORM Collection
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (EBSCOHost)
- Business Source Premier
- GreenFILE
- Nexis Uni
- Miami Herald (1911-Current)
- New York Times via ProQuest (1980-Current)
- NewsBank Full Text Newspapers
- Regional Business News
- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest, Eastern edition (1984-Current)
- Appraisal Journal
- Builder (Journal)
- Building Design & Construction
- Buildings (Journal)
- Commercial Investment Real Estate
- Commercial Property Executive
- ENR
- Journal of European Real Estate Research
- Journal of Property Management
- Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
- Journal of Real Estate Literature
- Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management
- Journal of Real Estate Practice & Education
- Journal of European Real Estate Research
- Multi-housing News
- National Real Estate Investor
- Real Estate Economics
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Finance & Investment
- Real Estate Issues
- Building construction cost data
- Contractor's pricing guide, residential repair & remodeling costs
- Facilities construction cost data
- Means concrete & masonry cost data
- Mechanical estimating methods
- Open shop building construction cost data
- R.S. Means light commercial cost data
- R. S. Means assemblies cost data
- R.S. Means heavy construction cost data
- R.S. Means green building cost data
- Site work & landscape cost data
- Square foot costs (R.S. Means)
- Unit price estimating methods
- Internal Revenue Service - Migration Data
- International Data Base - Foreign Country Current & Forecasted Population Data
- Population Reference Bureau Datafinder - U.S. & International Population Characteristics
- Social Explorer
- State and County Quick Facts
- U.S. Census - Migration/Geographic Mobility
- U.S. Census - National Population Projections
National Realtors Association - Housing Statistics - Existing & Pending Sales
U.S. Bureau of Labor - Construction Labor Force Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Labor - Real Estate, Rental, & Leasing Labor Force
U.S. Census - Building Permits
U.S. Census - Housing Units Total
U.S. Census - New Residential Construction
U.S. Census - New Residential Sales
U.S. Census - Real Estate, Renting, & Leasing Summary Statistics
- BonData
- Digital Media Service/Floodmaps
- ESRI
- FEMA Flood Map Service
- Flood Insights
- Flood Risk Maps by First Street Foundation
- Google Maps
- The National Map (USGS)
- National Resources Conservation Service
- Policy Maps
- Rockford Map Publishers
- Social Explorer
- U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey: National Geologic Map Database
- Appraisal Institute
- MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association)
- National Apartment Association
- National Association of Home Builders
- National Association of Realtors
- NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
- NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts) Statistical Publications
- Urban Land Institute (ULI)
- CBRE Research & Reports (U.S)
- Colliers International - Research Reports (U.S.)
- DODGE: Data & Analytics
- Integra Realty Research
- Houzz - Research Reports
- Marcus & Millichap Commercial Real Estate Research Reports
- MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) Forecasts, Data & Reports
- NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts) Statistical Publications
- National Association of Realtors - Research & Statistics
- Newmark Knight Frank Resarch Reports (U.S. & International)
- REIS Reports - Commercial Real Estate Data
- Savills Research & Insights Reports (U.S. & International)
- Trulia's National Home Prices (U.S.)
- U.S. Department of HUD - Housing Market Conditions (National, Regional, State & Local level data)
- Zillow's Local Market Overviews (Residential & Rental Properties)