The Real Estate Research Institute is an auxiliary of the E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration's Department of Finance at Louisiana State University. Its purpose is to encourage, support, and conduct applied and basic research in real estate. As part of our applied research mission, the institute publishes four books each year containing data on Baton Rouge and Louisiana. The funds from our sponsors and subscribers to the data books help support undergraduate and graduate students interested in real estate. 

A particular basic research emphasis within the RERI is on the application of spatial statistics to real estate data. Double-click the "Spatial Statistics" link on the left to obtain spatial statistics software which can handle large data sets such as often found in real estate. In addition, the files contain papers, data, and other items of interest. Other basic research focuses include mortgage research (follow Carlos Slawson links) and urban economic theory (follow Geoffrey Turnbull links).