Data sources, attribution, and educational materials.
U.S. Census Bureau
Demographics, housing, and economic data
SiftAO uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), Decennial Census, and Economic Census programs. This includes demographic data, housing characteristics, and economic indicators at state, county, ZIP code, and census tract levels.
“Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release.”
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Economic indicators and financial metrics
Economic data is sourced from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's FRED database, including employment statistics, GDP data, interest rates, and other macroeconomic indicators relevant to real estate market analysis.
“Economic data sourced from Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.”
Redfin Market Data
Real estate market trends and pricing
Real estate market data including home prices, inventory levels, and sales volume is sourced from Redfin's publicly available market data. This data provides insights into residential real estate trends across different geographic markets.
“Real estate data sourced from Redfin. Redfin is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform. Data is subject to Redfin's terms of use and licensing agreements.”
Realtor.com
Realtor.com Hotness Market Rating Data
Realtor.com's Hotness Index provides a hotness score and national ranking for local markets. It measures how many viewers are searching for homes in a given area compared to the national average, helping investors identify markets experiencing fast-moving supply and demand dynamics and trending residential real estate areas.
“Real estate data sourced from Realtor.com. Realtor.com is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform. Data is subject to Realtor.com's terms of use and licensing agreements.”
Zillow Research
New construction prices and sales
New-construction sale prices, price per square foot, and sales counts come from Zillow Research's public data, alongside its all-homes benchmark. These figures are published for metro areas and appear on SiftAO's development pages.
“New construction data sourced from Zillow Research. Zillow is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform. Data is subject to Zillow's terms of use.”
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting
County crime trends
County crime trends on SiftAO's development pages come from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program (Table 10, sheriff and county police department reports), compared across reporting years.
“Crime data sourced from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program via the Crime Data Explorer. The FBI is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform.”
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Industry research and market insights
The Urban Land Institute is a member-driven research and education organization covering land use, development, and capital markets. Beyond the research, it is the best network we have found for real estate professionals who want to connect with like-minded peers — local district council programming puts you in the room with the developers, brokers, and capital partners actually doing deals in your market.
“Referenced research published by the Urban Land Institute. ULI is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform. Content is subject to ULI's terms of use.”
Adventures in CRE (A.CRE)
Financial modeling and development frameworks
Adventures in CRE publishes professional-grade commercial real estate financial models, underwriting templates, and development feasibility frameworks. If you want to learn financial modeling — or land a job in commercial real estate — their Accelerator is the single best course we have taken. Their modeling conventions inform how SiftAO structures the inputs an investor carries from market screening into a proforma.
“Referenced models and frameworks published by Adventures in CRE. A.CRE is not affiliated with or endorsing this platform. Content is subject to A.CRE's terms of use.”
While SiftAO strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information, we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of all data presented. Data is sourced from third-party providers and may contain errors, omissions, or delays.
SiftAO is a data visualization and analysis tool. It does not provide investment advice, recommendations, or guidance. All investment decisions should be made in consultation with qualified financial and real estate professionals. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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