Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Leveraging Baker Resources for a Job Search in Real Estate Ann Cullen Financial Librarian, Baker Library Dec. 12, 2005 Baker Library Curriculum Services Contact:

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College So, you’re thinking of getting a job in Real Estate? Things I could imagine you might want to review: Overviews of the industry & on careers in the industry Getting the latest trends and news in the industry Getting a list of firms by specific characteristics Getting a list of real estate transactions Information on specific firms Job listings So, that’s what we’ll cover today!

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Industry Overviews, Career Information, Finding Latest Trends: Vault Guide on Real Estate - Explains Career options in the Real Estate sector [100 page report!] Globe Street - Daily reports on transactions, developments and people Onesource – Select Industry, then “Real Estate Operations” to get news and recent reports on the industry

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Onesource - Onesource -Select Industry: “Real Estate Operations” -Click on “Market Research” or “Analyst’s Reports” to get detailed reports on real estate market.

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Factiva – great source for trends, has news articles from over 6,000 publications

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Factiva Sample Search: Get latest issue of National Real Estate Investor 1.Once in Factiva, click on the “Search” Tab 2.Select Source: National Real Estate Investor 3. In the screen that appears, in the "Free Text" search box, type wc>2. From "Date" pull-down menu select "In the last month", then click on "Run Search" button 4. Articles from the latest issue will appear. 5. To download all selected articles to one Microsoft Word document, after selecting articles click on “RTF”.

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Factiva – “Real Estate Transactions in Rome” sample search strategy for articles

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Factiva – search results “Real Estate Transactions in Rome”

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Baker Library Real Estate Research Guide Guide to help you identify the key resources available at Baker for real estate. It includes: List of directories, statistical sources, job listing sources Often you can click right into the resource. [Otherwise it will tell you where to find it at Baker Library.] Trade publications – Also includes a list of major trade publications. It will be indicated if the source is also available online and you can click into it from the guide.

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Capital IQ – To get company lists and real estate transaction information, click on “Analytics and Targeting” tab To get Firm Profiles and search for information on individuals, click on “Company Intelligence” tab Has global coverage.

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College 1.Click on tab that says “Analytics and Targeting”, then choose “Screening-Transactions” 2.Then under Company Details, click on “Industry Classifications” 3.Search for Real Estate. Click on the “+” to the left of Real Estate, and then once again. Then click in the box to the left of “Real Estate Management and Development” and click on “Add Criteria” in the lower right. 4.Then under General Transaction Details click on “Transaction Dates”. 5.Then select Date Type: “Closed/Registration Effective” and choose Date Range “Last 6 months” from the pull-down menu. Then click on “Add Criteria” in lower right. 6.To view results, click on “Total Matching Transactions” at the bottom of the Criteria and Results list. 7.The results of the search will then appear. Click on “Add Criteria” to view additional items on the transactions in the Screen Results window. SearchExample – Recent Real Estate Deals in Capital IQ

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Example – Real Estate Deals in Capital IQ

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Example Search Results– Real Estate Deals in Capital IQ

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College 1.Click on tab that says “Analytics and Targeting”, then choose “Screening- Companies”. Search mechanics then similar to previous search. 2.However select Industry Classification: “Real Estate Management and Development” 3.Then select Geographic Location: “Argentina” Capital IQ Sample Search: Real Estate Companies in Argentina

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Capital IQ Sample Search: Real Estate Companies in Argentina

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Venturexpert – Can get information on: Private Equity Deals, Funds and Individuals involved in real estate sector. Has global coverage

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Venturexpert – Sample Search: To get Ranked Firms – Private Equity investing in Real Estate Click on “Analytics” tab, then select “Fund Statistics” Under Report Criteria, select “Ranked Firms” Then select “Investment Focus”, and click in the box next to “Real Estate” and select the “Include Selected” button Next to Private Equity Type: select “All Private Equity Funds” Then click on the “Generate Report” button

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Venturexpert Sample Search: Ranked Firms – Private Equity investing in Real Estate

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Venturexpert Sample Search: Ranked Firms – Private Equity investing in Real Estate

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Careersearch: Locate firms in the real estate sector U.S. coverage only, but very extensive local coverage. Public and private, large and small companies.

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Careersearch: Sample Search: Real Estate Operators in Los Angeles 1.Open up Careersearch, and click on "Search". 2.Then in the screen that comes up, click on "Real Estate", then select "Real Estate Operators", by click on the button to the left of that listing. 3.Then click on "Locations". 4.In the screen that comes up, click on "California", then select "Los Angeles". 5.Then Click on "Search Summary". Click on "Save Results" to follow a path to download your selected results to Excel.

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Bloomberg – Command to access real estate information is : RE and press key

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Bloomberg – Command: GPRI

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Bloomberg Terminals in Baker Library 6 Bloomberg computers available in the Baker Exchange just within the South Entrance of Baker Library – 1 Bloomberg computer in the Financial Databases Room adjacent to the Baker Library Reading Room on the 3 rd Floor –

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Demographics & Statistics on Locations: Baker Demographics Research Guide – Baker Statistics Research Guide Baker Country Research Guide Harvard Design School Urban Planning Research Guide And finally, if you need…

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Still need help? Contact a Baker librarian:  In person! (see hours at our Web site)hours  By (You can also make an appointment for a more in-depth research  By phone:

Copyright 2004 President & Fellows Harvard College Thank You! (Any questions?) Ann Cullen – Please note: This presentation will be posted to –