Polls Archive

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

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