Sources of Apartment Data

Apartment Industry Data Sources

• Data Sources: Economic Impact of Apartments
  Commissioned by NMHC/NAA, Dr. Stephen S. Fuller, of George Mason University, conducted a study to quantify the apartment industry and its 35 million residents’ contribution to the national, state and select local economies. Read the report, The Trillion Dollar Apartment Industry, or go to www.WeAreApartments.org, to access more information and tools, including an interactive 50-state map and an economic impact calculator. (February 2013)

• NMHC Directory of Private Data Providers
  Directory of firms that provide information on apartment market conditions and resident demographics in local areas around the country.

• Data Sources: Apartment Residents
  Sources for estimates of characteristics of renter- and owner-occupied households and housing units

• Data Sources: Apartment Stock
  Sources of information for national apartment stock estimates and characteristics on a national and metro area basis.

• Data Sources: Apartment Finance
  Sources of information on mortgage lending, property values, REITs and low-income housing tax credits.

• Data Sources: Apartment Rents
  Sources of information on average rents, rents of newly-built apartments and HUD fair market rents.

• Data Sources: Apartment Construction
  Sources of information on housing starts, permits, monthly completions, absorption and the value and characteristics of new apartments.

• Data Sources: Vacancy Rates
  Sources of information on national and local vacancy rates.

• Beyond the NMHC 50
  Resources for finding additional large apartment firms beyond NMHC's rankings of the top 50 owners and top 50 managers.

Related Resources

• Where To Find It: A Guide to Census Data for Multifamily Researchers
  Jay Lybik (Equity Residential), Mark Obrinsky (NMHC) and Rich Levy (NMHC) review ways apartment firms can use various Census Bureau products to find apartment data. (2010)