Tag: Pew Research
Measuring Millennials
Pew Research recently released a study of Millennials as young adults (aged 25 to 37) and compared their characteristics to the traits of the...
Airbnb: The $31 billion gorilla in the room
A 2016 NMHC survey found that just 1 percent of apartment owners currently allow home sharing, while 42 percent conceded their residents list units...
6 ways Millennials are influencing the multifamily market of the future
From apartment design and amenities selected, to the size of the units and the technology incorporated within them, this generation, which is anticipated to...
The future of apartments
So what does the medium- and long-term apartment market look like? What should renters, investors and economists know about the market in 2025, 2035...
Emotional intelligence, our responsibility to Gen Y and Z
Although the term first appeared in a 1964 paper by Michael Beldoch, it gained popularity in the 1995 book by that title, written by...
Separation of church and cubicle
But these bills might mask a trend of the past two decades among those with sincerely held religious beliefs: Workers are increasingly bringing theology...
Income: it’s all relative
Where do you get your facts? Good facts make good decisions so it's a rather important question. In fact, your answer to this question is...
Generation debtor
A perfect storm of rising tuition costs, and youth unemployment and underemployment, has meant many millennials are saddled with unwieldy student loans that they’re...
The lost decade
Twenty-five years later, Americans are older, more diverse and more educated. We are less likely to be married and more likely to live alone....
The next bubble?
Apartment sales volumes are back to peak levels. Prices have jumped to all-time highs. Cap rates have dropped to long-time lows. And with demand...
The complex economics of America’s minimum wage
Over the summer, Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 that would raise the minimum wage...
Reasons to adopt a Millennial mindset regardless of your age
One third of US workers say their boss is younger than they are—and for fifteen percent that's by at least ten years—according to a...
Multiple families, one roof
The suburban single-family home is becoming a misnomer as economic reality collides with shifting demographics. Many suburban communities have long made it difficult, or impossible,...
Post-recession America: falling incomes, rising cohabitation, fewer babies
With news outlets across the country quick to report the survey's results, this particular finding struck a chord with many Americans. The Great Recession...
Proud patriots and harsh critics of government
And many of those who voice strong patriotism and pride in the country also are highly critical of the federal government and its political...
