US Housing Vacancy Survey Method
A practical method for reading the Census Housing Vacancy Survey and keeping vacancy definitions separate from a rental portfolio's operating vacancy.
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US Renter Cost Burden Research Method
How to use renter cost-burden measures as a dated market context signal without confusing a survey estimate with an individual household's budget.
HUD Fair Market Rent Research Method
A source-aware method for using HUD Fair Market Rents as a comparison input while keeping the measure separate from a property's asking rent or achieved lease rent.
Rental Portfolio ACS Income Context
Use American Community Survey income and tenure data as a dated context layer for rental portfolio research without treating a national estimate as property-level demand.
US Household Energy Insecurity Statistics 2020
The 2020 RECS found that 27 percent of U.S. households reported at least one energy-insecurity condition.
US Housing Age Data Statistics 2024
The 2024 ACS year-built measure refers to original construction, not a later remodel, conversion, or addition.
US Housing Inventory Statistics 2023
The 2023 AHS reported about 145.3 million U.S. housing units, with a separate count of 133.2 million occupied units in its quality release.
US Housing Quality Defect Statistics 2023
The 2023 AHS reported 11.8 million occupied units with outside water leakage and 3.9 million with mold in the prior year.
US Housing Survey Data Quality Statistics 2024
The Census Bureau reported a 4.9 percent overall housing allocation rate for the 2024 ACS and a 22.2 percent allocation rate for vacancy duration.
US Internet Subscription Statistics 2024
The 2024 ACS measures household internet subscriptions, including paid cellular, broadband, satellite, and other service types.
US LED Home Lighting Statistics 2024
EIA reported that 90 percent of U.S. households used LED bulbs in 2024, while 37 percent used LEDs for all indoor lighting.
US Renter Cost Burden Statistics 2023
The 2023 ACS counted more than 21 million cost-burdened renter households. Portfolio reviews still need local income, rent, and expense evidence.