Where to find historical data?

[Ashan D]

Hi,

I have recently gone through Scott Scheel’s commercial RE course and feel that I’ve learned a lot. However, its one thing to learn that cap rates dip during a recessionary period, or that the different commercial sectors do NOT follow the same cycle, and quite another thing to examine and absorb knowledge from the raw data myself.

I want to see historical data for the last 50-100 years on:

-Real estate cycles by sector
-Where cap rates have been in the past
-Historical interest rates
-The effects of these on each other
-Qualititative factors if possible (ie investor attitudes at the time)

I want to see this data for local markets if possible.

What sources do you guys use to find this historical information?