FAVORITE
VALUATION
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2006
Additions to Study
1. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/texas_map.html
2. http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/H15/default.htm
Daily and
weekly interest rate data from Federal Reserve.
3. http://www.realtyrates.com/commentaryg.html
Capitalization rates for
different types of real estate listed by quarter.
4. http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/tx/TX053.HTM
Economic
and demographic data by county from U.S. Census.
5. https://www.blci.com/texas/results.html
6. http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/?navItemNumber=4892
Institute for Supply Management
Reports on Business. Great
data for manufacturing and other industry sectors. Also contains historical archive by release
date.
7.
http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_default.asp?itab=personal
Salary estimates for all position
by region.
8.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/fcst06spr/
Spring
2006 Economic Forecast. Great
site!!!!!
9.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/staxqtr/
State sales and use tax data by
SMSA and County.
10.
http://www.accountantsworld.com/list/directorylist.aspx
Search engine for accountants by
zip code and region.
12.
http://www.qualityamerica.com/knowledgecente/knowctrCoefficient_of_Determination_R_S.htm
Definition of coefficient of determination (R-squared).
13.
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/dna/appraisal.asp?se=%2B&ci=4370
Appraisals
of registered domain names for as little as $5.99.
14.
http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/lists/0,,id=98042,00.html
Historical
listing of IRS applicable Federal rates.
15.
http://www.nareit.com/library/performance/reitwatch.cfm
Monthly
statistical data and rates of return for Real Estate Investment Trusts.
16.
http://www.qualityamerica.com/knowledgecente/index.htm
Quality
America Inc encyclopedia of business terms and general use items.
AICPA
PowerPoint presentation on Circular 230.
19.
http://www.ntxhome.net/search.shtml
Property Wizard give free user-defined search of
20.
http://www.texasbob.com/football/indexlist.html
Directions
to and data about every high school football stadium in
21.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/ecoind/ecoind.html
A
complete searchable database of
22.
http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Treasury_Regulations%2C_Subchapter_B%2C_Sec._20.2031-7
A
cookbook for the valuation of annuities, life estates, and remainder interests.
23.
http://www.finance.cch.com/tools/lifeexpectables_m.asp
Life expectancy tables from CCH.
24.
http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?contentId=55
A chart
of historical infrastructure expenditures for cable systems.
25.
http://www.campaignmoney.com/finance.asp?type=in&cycle=04&criteria=Pitts
A scary
listing of historical political contributors searchable by name and year.
An options calculator produced by
the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Reports
and projections from the Congressional Budget Office.
28.
http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?contentId=51
Annual
industry overview and statistics for the cable industry – 2004-2006.
29.
http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/main-docs/2006RWPindex.asp
Regional water plans formulated
by the Texas Water Development Board.
30.
http://www.census.gov/const/www/c30index.html
Construction
spending data by month from the U.S. Census Bureau.
31.
http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Sec._1374._Tax_imposed_on_certain_built-in_gains
Tax Almanac recitation of Section
1374: Tax Imposed on Certain Built-in Gains.
32.
http://www.bidc.state.tx.us/overview/2-2te.htm
Great
overview of the
33.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/forecast.html
2007 Update includes oil and gas
forecasts and production data for various energy sources through 2030..
2005
Additions to Study
1. http://wsp45-ep31-jp10-cp09 ww.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html
Locater
for various state statutes.
Excellent legal research tool.
2. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/forecast.html
2005 Update includes oil and gas
forecasts and production data for various energy sources.
3. http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/
Good source for historical stock
data and analysts’ estimates.
4. http://www.royaltystat.com/search.cfm?newsearch=1
Great
source for royalty rate data by industry type.
5. http://www.deltamedcon.com/MHC/MHC2.asp
Current
physician compensation data by specialization.
6. http://www.claimspages.com/tools/index.asp?catid=2&cat=Property
Calculators
for converting depreciation, lumber dimensions, square footage, temperature,
and other measurements.
7. http://www.ewg.org/reports/asbestos/facts/index.php
Everything you ever wanted to
know about asbestos.
8. http://jan.mannlib.cornell.edu/data-sets/specialty/FLO/
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/floriculture/data.htm
Everything you ever wanted to
know about floriculture and nursery crops, including the “2005 Floriculture & Nursery Crops
Yearbook” complete with Excel tables.
9. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm
Mortality
data from the
10. http://www.plunkettresearch.com/insurance/insurance_statistics1.htm
A 2004
Overview of the Insurance Industry.
11. http://www.mitchell.com/mitch/start.asp
A free link to the 2005 Insurance
Industry Trends Report published by Mitchell International.
12. http://www.fedmoney.com/grants/ben_ndx.htm
Search engine for available
Federal grants and loan sources.
13. http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/
Free search engine for quotes by
famous people.
14. http://www2.fdic.gov/Call_TFR_Rpts/
FDIC downloadable call reports
for financial institutions.
15. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/search.html
A searchable listing of all bills
and resolutions presented for discussion or vote by the United States Congress.
16. http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/usfd/
Economic
and financial publications from the Federal Reserve Bank of
Current statistical data and
economic reports published by the National Association of Home Builders.
18. http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0,1002,sid=1013&cid=72248,00.html
Free comprehensive 2005 industry
outlooks from Deloitte for various sectors.
19. http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/ecoind/ecoind4.html#crude
Oil and
gas prices listed by month (directly exportable to Excel).
20. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel_detail_report.asp
Retail on-highway diesel prices
by month by region.
Fee demographic, market size, and
other statistical data sorted by SIC code, state, and city.
22. http://www.beerservesamerica.org/state.php?state=US
Everything you need to know about
the economic impact of beer in the
23. http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/default.htm
http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/statisti.htm
Everything you need to know about
poultry.
2004
Additions to Study
Index of all County Appraisal
District websites in
2.
http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/dsrv?pc
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer
Price Indexes for every substance known to man.
3.
http://www.forrelease.com/D20030716/daw042.P2.07162003135840.00801.html
Annual physician compensation data
by specialty. Also look at :
http://www.medsourceconsultants.com/candidates/physiciancompensation.php and http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FBW/is_17_1/ai_66680067
and http://www.managedcaredigest.com/edigests/mg2001/mg2001c06.shtml.
4.
http://www.beerinstitute.org/monthly_statistical_updates.htm
Current beer industry data and
other relevant information for valuing beer distributorships.
5.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/b02032003_bt044-03.html
2004-09 Budget for United States
Department of Defense. Read where your
tax dollars are going.
6.
http://www.naics.com/search.htm
Search this site for NAICS
industry codes (much better than SIC).
7.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/fcst04spr/
Spring 2004 Texas Economic
Forecast from the State Comptroller’s Office.
8.
http://www.restaurant.org/research/state_stats.cfm
Statistical data and trends for the
restaurant industry.
9.
http://www.valuationresources.com/PublicCompanies.htm
Valuation Resources.com.
Industry analysis and links to other valuation-related internet
sites. Some are paid and some are free.
10.
http://www.gofcg.org/templates/cusfcg/details.asp?id=21401&listBy=GRP&LID=4442
Links to court case summaries and
tax analyses.
11.
http://interactive.wsj.com/documents/CEFmain.html
Wall
Street Journal information on Closed-end Funds.
For those of you with too much
time!!!
13.
http://www.globalwood.org/market/market_prices_america.htm
Market
prices and trends for the timber industry.
14.
http://www.globalrph.com/start/financesites.htm
A
searchable index of excellent financial websites.
15.
http://www.kpmgcorporatefinance.com/us/pdf/translog_04.pdf
16.
http://texasforestservice.tamu.edu/pdf/forest/economics/may_june03.pdf
2003 Timber Price trends in the
17.
http://www.bdo.com/about/publications/industry/fi_aug_04/upfront.asp
Monthly analysis of the
18.
https://www.cpa2biz.com/standard/cpainsider/cpainsider020909.htm
AICPA
articles and position papers of interest to all appraisers.
19.
http://www2.fdic.gov/Call_TFR_Rpts/
FDIC Bank call reports and other
information.
20.