The Houston Multifamily Pulse

The Houston Multifamily Pulse is a quarterly survey of the people who own, finance, broker and invest in Houston apartments. It turns their answers into a set of simple 0 to 100 readings on where the market is headed.

How it works

1. Each quarter, panel members answer about 10 questions: whether they plan to buy, hold or sell; whether it has become easier or harder to raise debt and equity; how they expect values and rents to change over the next six months; and how they feel about Houston multifamily overall.
2. Answers are turned into diffusion indexes. A reading above 50 means more respondents see improvement than decline; below 50 means the reverse.
3. Results are broken out by property class and by region, and published free with commentary.

The readings

• Overall sentiment: how respondents feel about Houston multifamily today
• Investment strategy: the balance of buyers versus sellers
• Access to capital: whether debt and equity are easier or harder to raise
• Value outlook: expected change in property values over six months
• Rent outlook: expected change in rents over six months

The first reading will be published in the first quarter of 2027. To join the panel, subscribe below. Every subscriber is invited to take the survey.