CRSP/Ziman Real Estate Database

This Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) data series is a unique research resource created in collaboration with the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

  • Specialized REIT and REIT index database​
  • Nearly 650 REIT securities of which more than 200 are actively trading​
  • Firm-specific information and indexes​

Key Features

  • Daily and monthly data item frequency
  • Individual security data includes PERMNO®, name, price, share count, returns, property type, and REIT type
  • Summary statistics – Total value, beginning count, add count and value, drop count and value, observed count and value
  • Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and concentration ratio

Documents & Resources

CRSP/Ziman Real Estate Database Guide

User guide for a database which includes REIT Indexes and REIT market data starting in 1980 with indexes based on REIT type, property type and property sub-type

Data Access Tools

Discover supported platforms for accessing CRSP data, including our Windows interface, flat file formats, command line tools and programming libraries, and several third-party partnerships

Release Notes

Monthly, quarterly & annual release notes

CRSP databases are characterized by their comprehensive corporate action information and highly accurate total return calculations.

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