Where to find online data for regional analysis?

[Norman Berman]

Hey folks,

I'm researching OOS regions for multi-family buy-and-hold. Some of the data points I'm evaluating are:

• Population growth rate
• Unemployment rate
• Job growth rate
• Wage growth rate
• Median housing price
• Median rent

I'm wondering where to find the best online data sources. I know that a lot of this information is publicly available, but when I go to a place like the Census Bureau website, I don't even know where to start, it's so huge.

I would be surprised if there aren't a few online tools that aggregate this kind of data?

Thanks!

[Lee Ripma]

@Norman Berman

I’m building one. It’s more about filtering for an MSA that meets your criteria then doing a deep dive into the submarkets and then evaluating each property as it comes. It’s taken me a long time to develop my own geospatial data tools to look at this.

If you’re looking for affordable growing MSAs with plenty of B class housing stock try:

San Antonio, TX

Columbus, OH

Orlando and Jacksonville, FL

Charlotte, NC