"IRED reviewers evaluate hundreds of sites each week. Most have very limited, or even no reason for being beyond the owner's belief that he/she "has to have a web page."Such pages are time wasters, making it difficult if not impossible for users to find the information they hope the Web will make available to them. IRED ratings and icons, as well as the categories into which links are divided, serve to make it somewhat easier to find the information one needs."

"CB Richard Ellis is the global leader in real estate services."

"Jones Lang LaSalle is the world's leading real estate services and money management firm, committed to delivering exceptional strategic, fully-integrated services for property owners, investors and occupiers."

Global real estate consulting firm

"DTZ is a global real estate adviser, working with clients to create leading-edge property, investment and business solutions worldwide."

"Executive Planet™ provides valuable tips on business etiquette, customs and protocol for doing business worldwide. Our guides are co-authored by experts in international business etiquette, who are available to answer your questions on the discussion board."

"At Colliers International, our mission is to provide our clients with the best possible real estate solutions. As a global affiliation of independently-owned real estate services firms with 9,327 employees in 241 offices in 54 countries, we are able to provide expert local real estate advice wherever our clients need us."

"Here you will find a series of country-specific reports on international business practices, business customs and protocol, cross-cultural communication, negotiating, international etiquette, business entertainment and much more."

This site contains pertinent information for international business and leisure travelers alike. The cultural advice is culled from the books, online database, and articles produced by Getting Through Customs - the software and training firm for the international travelers.

Michigan State University's "Global Edge" portal

"The Web's leading resource for International Business Etiquette and Manners" Compiled by University of Texas at Dallas MBA students.

Reports for sale

"A Commercial Real Estate Vertical Market"

International property listings

"The National Housing Endowment administers scholarship programs for graduate and undergraduate students studying residential construction and related fields."

"U.S. Legal Forms™, Inc. provides State Specific real estate forms for all your real estate form needs, including deeds, contracts, liens, contract for deed and many other forms."

The Certified International Property Specialist Network (CIPS Network) is the specialty membership group for international practitioners of the National Association of REALTORS®, the world's largest trade association. Whether traveling abroad to put deals together, assisting foreign investors, helping local buyers invest abroad, or serving an immigrant niche in local markets, CIPS members are consumers' best resource to ensure they are dealing with a professional skilled in the unique aspects of international real estate.

WorldProperties.com provides benefits to broker members by assisting them in efficiently and profitably facilitating transnational business and in marketing their services locally and internationally. The site also assists consumers in locating properties outside their country and in locating a qualified real estate professional.

Population breakdown by country and region.

World map depicting terrorism and other suspicious events in real time.