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Real Estate Journal List

The Real Estate Journal List committee invites 22 academic and industry researchers from around the world each year to participate in the creation of the list of the top real estate journals in the field. This is the first real estate journal list of its kind and incorporates rigorous qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The final product for 2021 includes lists for three discipline areas that fall under the broader domain of real estate research -real estate finance, real estate and urban economics, and the built environment. Click on the links below to explore the Journal lists organized by discipline:

REAL ESTATE FINANCE +-

Journal Name               

Overall Rating

Qualitative Rating

Quantitative Rating

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

4.0

Exceptional

Exceptional

Journal of Real Estate Research

4.0

Exceptional

Exceptional

Real Estate Economics

4.0

Exceptional

Exceptional

Housing Studies

3.0

Exceptional

Good-Excellent

Journal of Housing Economics

3.0

Good

Excellent

Journal of Housing Research

3.0

Acceptable

Excellent-Good

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

3.0

Excellent

Good-Excellent

Journal of Property Research

3.0

Good

Excellent-Good

Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management

3.0

Good

Good-Excellent

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

2.0

Excellent

Acceptable

International Real Estate Review

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Journal of Corporate Real Estate

2.0

Excellent

Good-Acceptable

Journal of European Real Estate Research

2.0

Good

Good-acceptable

Journal of Real Estate Literature

2.0

Good

Good

Journal of Sustainable Real Estate

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Pacific Rim Property Research Journal

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Property Management

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

The Appraisal Journal

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Journal of African Real Estate Research

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Real Estate Management and Valuation

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Real Estate Taxation

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

REAL ESTATE & URBAN ECONOMICS +-

Journal Name               

Overall Rating

Qualitative Rating

Quantitative Rating

Environment & Planning A

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

4.0

Excellent

Exceptional

Journal of Real Estate Research

4.0

Excellent

Excellent-Exceptional

Journal of the American Planning Association

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Journal of Urban Economics

4.0

Exceptional

Exceptional

Real Estate Economics

4.0

Excellent

Exceptional

Regional Science and Urban Economics

4.0

Excellent

Excellent-Exceptional

Urban Studies

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Environment & Planning B

3.0

Exceptional

Good-Excellent

Housing Policy Debate

3.0

Excellent

Good-Excellent

Housing Studies

3.0

Excellent

Good-Excellent

Journal of Housing Economics

3.0

Good

Excellent

Journal of Housing Research

3.0

Acceptable

Good-Excellent

Land Economics

3.0

Excellent

Excellent-Exceptional

Housing and Society

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Housing, Theory, and Society

2.0

Excellent

Good

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Int'l. Journal of Urban and Regional Research

2.0

Acceptable

Acceptable-Excellent

International Real Estate Review

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Journal of European Real Estate Research

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Excellent

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Journal of Real Estate Literature

2.0

Acceptable

Good

Pacific Rim Property Research Journal

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Critical Housing Analysis

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of African Real Estate Research

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

BUILT ENVIRONMENT +-

Journal Name               

Overall Rating

Qualitative Rating

Quantitative Rating

Cities

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Environment & Planning A

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Environment & Planning B

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Journal of the American Planning Association

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Urban Studies

4.0

Exceptional

Excellent-Exceptional

Building Research & Information

3.0

Exceptional

Acceptable-Exceptional

Housing Policy Debate

3.0

Exceptional

Good-Excellent

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

3.0

Good

Good-Excellent

Journal of Property Research

3.0

Good

Excellent

City

2.0

Excellent

Good

Frontiers in Built Environment

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Housing and Society

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

2.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

International Journal of Strategic Property 

Management

2.0

Good 

Good-Acceptable

Journal of Corporate Real Estate

2.0

Excellent

Good-Acceptable

Journal of Environment & Development

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Journal of European Real Estate Research

2.0

Good

Acceptable-Excellent

Journal of Financial Management of

Property and Construction

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable

Journal of Property, Planning, and Environmental Law

2.0

Acceptable

Acceptable-Excellent

Journal of Real Estate Literature

2.0

Acceptable

Good

Journal of Sustainable Real Estate

2.0

Acceptable

Acceptable-Excellent

Property Management

2.0

Good

Good-Acceptable 

The Appraisal Journal

2.0

Acceptable

Acceptable-Excellent

Critical Housing Analysis

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of African Real Estate Research

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education

1.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Pacific Rim Property Journal

1.0

Acceptable

Acceptable

Real Estate Management and Valuation

1.0

Acceptable

Good-Acceptable

Find the original list and ranking methodology here:

Real Estate Journal ListJournal List Ranking Methodology

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