US Real Estate Media Analysis

Comprehensive archival preservation patterns of 26 US real estate publications (2000-2025)

8,161 Items Archived26 Publications5 Regions1.41x vs Europe
Executive Summary

The US real estate media market shows 1.41x higher archival coverage than Europe, with 8,161 items across 26 publications. The market demonstrates strong regional concentration, with the West Coast accounting for 27.9% of all archived items. Similar to Europe, the US shows a dramatic post-2017 decline (69.5%), driven by CCPA implementation and privacy-first web practices.

Unlike Europe's country-level variation (37-86% decline), the US shows uniform regional decline (68-72%), suggesting nationwide regulatory impact and consistent archival policies.

Regional Distribution
Archival items by US region
West CoastEast CoastNationalMidwestSouth0600120018002400
  • Items Archived

West Coast

27.9%

2,277 items across 5 publications

East Coast

19.8%

1,618 items across 5 publications

National

18.9%

1,544 items across 7 publications

Midwest

18.5%

1,513 items across 5 publications

South

14.8%

1,209 items across 4 publications

West Coast Dominance

West Coast publications account for 27.9% of all US archived items, driven by California market size and digital infrastructure concentration. Top publications:

  • • California Real Estate News: 367 items
  • • Los Angeles Property Times: 341 items
  • • San Francisco Bay Area Housing: 312 items

Data Source: Archive.org Advanced Search API (2000-2025) | Publications: 26 US real estate media entities | Total Items: 8,161 archived items