Resources

Colleges & Universities

If you are evaluating your options for entering the field of real estate or property management and considering a degree to leverage your career, listed below is a link to some of the colleges and universities that offer a real estate or property management degree either undergraduate or graduate.

Property Management Degrees are offered by:

• Curry College- Residential Property Management, Milton, MA
• Boston University, Boston, MA
• University of Alaska – Anchorage
• Colorado Technical University
• University of Georgia
• Ball State University
• Dakota County Technical College
• Saint Augustine’s University
• Drexel University
• University of North Texas
• Brigham Young University
• Virginia Polytechnic University
• University of Wisconsin – Stout

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships to apply for at the NAHMA Educational Foundation 

Useful Websites

Listed below are useful websites for you access regularly

Federal Government

• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Library and forms for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
• TRACS reporting and submission requirements
• REAC inspections, Secure Systems ON Line Access for Vouchers/TASS Reporting
• Rural Development
• Department of Labor
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

 Environment

• HUD guidance on lead-based paint disclosure
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

State Government

Each state has a website and you can go to retrieve each states web site or go to:

• www.piperinfo.com
• Massachusetts
• State agency DHCD

State and Local

• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National League of Cities

Real Estate Organizations

• Affordable Housing initiatives, expiring use, fair housing, etc.
• Citizens Housing and Planning Organization (policy, education, research)
• Community Association Institute
• Institute of Real Estate Management -Policy, research and education. Operating and Salary Statistics published annually.
• National Association of Residential Property Managers
• National Center for Housing Management (education on federal programs)
• National Council State Housing Finance Agencies
• New England Women in Real Estate (policy, education & research)
• National Housing and Rehab Association – LIHTC
• National Multi Housing Council (research, policy and education)
• Public Housing Initiatives, RFP
• Urban Land Institute
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Marketing / Leasing

• Apartments.com
• Apartment Smart
• For Rent
• Trans Union 
• Sales and Marketing Management

Training- see organizations above also.

• Federal training and support services
• Sales & Marketing Magic Online-multifamily professional’s online marketing resource
• Call Source is an education online training program for multi-housing, as well as offers a calling center service
• Grace Hill is an online chat center and education forum focus on marketing and multifamily housing topics
• Quadel Consulting – training program for federal occupancy
• Spectrum  Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• Microsoft office products, free online training

Research & Surveys

• Demographics Now
• HUD Datasets i.e. fmr, income limits, etc.
• SatisFacts provides surveys to residents for feedback on performance
• United States Census
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services  – poverty guidelines, etc.
• USA Today
• Yield Star – Offers comparative rent studies and other analysis for the real estate market

Construction Statistics

• National Association of Home Builders