Brief Overall Description of the Dataset:
Axiometrics the leading provider of apartment data and market research only multifamily research provider to survey every property in its database at the floor plan level every month. We track more details, more often, on tens of thousands of properties in hundreds of U.S. markets and their submarkets, equating to millions of units and beds for conventional apartment and student housing properties. They conduct frequent surveys of properties and markets and blend with demographic and economic indicators to give the granular information to make investment decisions. They call every apartment in their database, every month, and obtain rents, occupancy and concessions at the floor-plan level. Data include conventional apartments, student housing, and real estate investment trusts.
Link: http://www.axiometrics.com/
Date Inventory Completed: July 11, 2015
Screening
- Is the data collected opinion-based?
- Is the data collection recurring (must be collected at least annually)?
- Is there data available for 2013?
- For Housing: Is the data collected at the property or housing unit level?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
Purpose
What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
Axiometrics is a data, research and analytics firm specializing in the apartment and student housing space.
Why is it collected and how does the organization use it?
Enable transparent and well-informed decision making related to the rental housing market so that all stakeholders in the market benefit.
Who else uses the data?
Managers, owners, developers, investors, lenders, brokers, suppliers
Who do they sell the data to?
REITs and REIT Mutual Funds, Private Equity Funds, Institutional Advisors, Insurance Companies, Finance Companies, Commercial Investment Banks, CMBS Investors, Investment and Mortgage Brokers, Developers and Operators, Property Managers, Lenders and Servicers, Appraisers, Rating Agencies, Consulting and Forecasting Firms, Asset Managers, and Financial Advisors
Method
What is the data collection method?
Surveys, self reporting: Frequent surveys of a vast number of properties and markets—blended with demographic and economic indicators
What is the type of data collected?
Designed
If designed, who created the questions?
Axiometrics researchers
What is the raw source of the collected data (prior to any aggregation)?
Self Reported data
Description
What is the general topic of the data (1-2 words)?
Apartment market and occupancy
What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
Not stated
Is data collected and available periodically?
Monthly/quarterly
How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Updated within five business days after each reporting month.
Selectivity
What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?
Apartments and student housing property
Accessibility
- How is the data accessed?
Not stated
- Is it open data?
No
Any legal, regulatory, or administrative restrictions on accessing the data source?
Not stated
Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
Not stated
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO
Explanation:
Provides information the property level and not the individual unit. Could help though by estimating number of group quarters, specifically student housing.