Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| Glossary | 11 | 18 |
| Introduction | 29 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 31 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 | 35 | 22 |
| Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry | 35 | 2 |
| Subprime and Alt-A Mortgages/Foreclosures Burn Overburdened Homeowners | 37 | 2 |
| Mortgage Originations Fall/Online Competition Changes the Industry | 39 | 1 |
| Home Sales Rebound Slightly | 40 | 1 |
| Real Estate Goes Online | 41 | 1 |
| Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential Brokers | 42 | 1 |
| Homes and Commercial Buildings Go Green | 43 | 2 |
| Prefabricated Housing Causes a Stir | 45 | 1 |
| Baby Boomers Become a Strong Influence in the Housing Market/Universal Design Catches On | 45 | 1 |
| Commercial Construction is Down as Vacancies Soar | 46 | 1 |
| Commercial Mortgage Defaults and Foreclosures Rise | 46 | 1 |
| Real Estate Markets in China and India Heat Up | 47 | 1 |
| Mixed Use Developments Go Vertical | 48 | 1 |
| Shopping Center Tenants Face Slow Sales/Store Closings Force Landlords to Become Creative | 49 | 1 |
| Lifestyle Centers and Super-Regional Malls Falter/Mall Glut Anticipated | 50 | 1 |
| Malls Morph to Stay Afloat | 51 | 1 |
| Apartment House Vacancy Rates Stabilize | 52 | 1 |
| Hotel Operators Challenged/Pod Rooms Grow in Popularity | 52 | 2 |
| New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Developments are Retro Trends | 54 | 1 |
| Megapolitans Will Define America of the Future/Mega-Regions Defined Internationally | 54 | 1 |
| Destination Club Membership Growth Is Checked | 55 | 1 |
| Remodeling Rebounds/Home Sizes Shrink | 56 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 | 57 | 29 |
| Real Estate &Construction Industry Overview | 58 | 1 |
| Value of U.S. Private Construction Put in Place: 2003-2009 | 59 | 2 |
| Value of U.S. Public Construction Put in Place: 2003-2009 | 61 | 1 |
| Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2008-2009 | 62 | 1 |
| Financial Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 2005-2009 | 63 | 1 |
| Assets &Liabilities, U.S. Agency- &Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)-Backed Securities by Holder: 2005-2009 | 64 | 1 |
| Commercial, Residential &Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 65 | 1 |
| Commercial Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 66 | 1 |
| Home Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 67 | 1 |
| Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 68 | 1 |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Starts, U.S.: 1980-2009 | 69 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Region, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 70 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Race &Ethnicity of Householder, U.S.: 2002-2009 | 71 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder, U.S.: Selected Years, 1985-2009 | 72 | 1 |
| Median &Average Sales Price of New Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 73 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 74 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2009 | 75 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes for Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 76 | 1 |
| Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 77 | 1 |
| Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1970-February 2010 | 78 | 1 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1970-February 2010 | 79 | 1 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Sold Including Value of Lot, U.S.: 1970-2009 | 80 | 1 |
| Absorption Rates of U.S. Privately Financed, Nonsubsidized, Unfurnished Rental Apartments: 2003-3rd Quarter 2009 | 81 | 1 |
| Absorption Rates of U.S. Condominium &Cooperative Apartments: 2003-3rd Quarter 2009 | 82 | 1 |
| Rental &Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 83 | 1 |
| U.S. Construction Industry Employment: 2004-2009 | 84 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Real Estate &Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2004-2009 | 85 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 | 86 | 28 |
| Chapter 4 | 114 | 475 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 115 | 2 |
| INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 117 | 11 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 128 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 132 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 136 | 2 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 138 | 13 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 151 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE REAL ESTATE 400 | 154 | 435 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 589 | 33 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 590 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 592 | 30 |
