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Finding and using financial data at Princeton University

Guide to major sources of financial data available to Princeton University researchers for academic research.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)

CRSP/Ziman real estate data series* includes all real estate investment trusts (REITs) that have traded on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges since 1980; contains series of indices based on all REITs and subsets of REITs based on REIT type and property type; contains underlying individual security information for the indices; includes qualitative measures important for evaluating information in thinly populated index series; and identifies changes in REIT status for the universe of publicly-traded REITs. Note: -66, -77, -88, and -99 represent missing values. Available through WRDS.  Requires user to validate through password.  For the most recent data, use the Monthly Update data that appears after the Annual and Quarterly Updates.

Datastream International has index level data on real estate investment trusts. Data is included in the stock indices section. Available on the workstations located near Firestone A-13-J and Stokes Library as part of Refinitiv Workspace. 

Notes

*Must be used for academic purposes only, that is, to support the teaching and research of Princeton University.

 For general housing and real estate data see the Housing and Real Estate Data Guide.