What will be the most sought after feature in apartments this year?
- Location/proximity to transit options. (38%)
- Green elements such as Energy Star appliances and electric car charging stations. (6%)
- Competitive pricing/concessions. (39%)
- Luxury amenities such as 24-hour concierge, fitness center and spa. (6%)
- Modern kitchen, including stainless steel appliances. (11%)
Total Voters: 233
Start Date: January 19, 2012 @ 1:31 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What do you feel will be the most profitable investment strategy for 2012?
- Grow the multifamily portfolio by acquiring existing properties. (43%)
- Build new. (14%)
- A combination of the above. (30%)
- Keep the portfolio the same. (2%)
- Sell off assets. (11%)
Total Voters: 442
Start Date: November 29, 2011 @ 1:58 pm
End Date: No Expiry
President Obama’s new mortgage plan that will allow more underwater homeowners to restructure their Fannie/Freddie mortgages will:
- Slow multifamily growth because it well help the market swing back to homeownership. (16%)
- Help multifamily growth because Gen-Y does not see the importance of homeownership. (15%)
- Have no impact on multifamily. (37%)
- It's too soon to tell. (32%)
Total Voters: 254
Start Date: October 27, 2011 @ 9:50 am
End Date: No Expiry
Standard & Poor's U.S. debt downgrade will have:
- a large impact on the multifamily industry (23%)
- a negligible impact on the multifamily industry (47%)
- no impact on the multifamily industry (30%)
Total Voters: 141
Start Date: August 17, 2011 @ 4:42 pm
End Date: No Expiry
In many parts of the country, summer weather means escalating water costs. How will your operations team offset these expenses?
- Incentivizing residents to change their behavior (7%)
- Fine-tuning irrigation system performance and/or implementing native/drought-resistant landscape options (19%)
- Maintaining proper water level and temperature in pools (1%)
- Simple retrofits or replacements of plumbing fixtures (10%)
- A combination of the above (60%)
- Other practices (email dmosher@multi-housingnews.com to share your story) (3%)
Total Voters: 68
Start Date: June 1, 2011 @ 11:04 am
End Date: No Expiry

