Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), 2012
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Project Citation:
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), 2012. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-12-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100453V1
Project Description
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Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), 2012
Summary:
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The
Rental Housing Finance Survey provides a current and continuous measure of
financial, mortgage, and property characteristics of rental housing properties
in the United States.
The
survey focuses on the financing of rental housing properties, with emphasis on
new mortgages, refinanced mortgages, or similar devices such as deeds of trust
or land contracts, and the characteristics of debt originations.
The Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) was first conducted in 2012. Prior to 2012, rental housing data were collected as part of the 2001 Residential Finance Survey. The 2012 RHFS included only multifamily rental properties. The survey was conducted as an all personal visit operation. U.S. Census Bureau Field Representatives (FRs) located owners or property managers and conducted interviews using paper questionnaires.
The 2015 RHFS included single family rental properties in addition to the multifamily rental properties. The paper questionnaire was eliminated and all data were collected using an Internet-based questionnaire which allowed for a change in collection methodology. Property owners were sent a letter inviting them to self-respond to the survey. In order to mail letters to the owners, the owner information was researched online, by conducting an owner-seeker operation, and by doing a match to administrative sources before the data collection. Respondents that did not respond were followed-up by a Telephone Follow-up operation. The remaining noninterview cases were then followed-up in person by an FR. The 2015 Rental Housing Finance Survey data are scheduled to be released March 2017
The Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) was first conducted in 2012. Prior to 2012, rental housing data were collected as part of the 2001 Residential Finance Survey. The 2012 RHFS included only multifamily rental properties. The survey was conducted as an all personal visit operation. U.S. Census Bureau Field Representatives (FRs) located owners or property managers and conducted interviews using paper questionnaires.
The 2015 RHFS included single family rental properties in addition to the multifamily rental properties. The paper questionnaire was eliminated and all data were collected using an Internet-based questionnaire which allowed for a change in collection methodology. Property owners were sent a letter inviting them to self-respond to the survey. In order to mail letters to the owners, the owner information was researched online, by conducting an owner-seeker operation, and by doing a match to administrative sources before the data collection. Respondents that did not respond were followed-up by a Telephone Follow-up operation. The remaining noninterview cases were then followed-up in person by an FR. The 2015 Rental Housing Finance Survey data are scheduled to be released March 2017
Original Distribution URL:
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http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/rhfs/data.html
Scope of Project
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rental housing;
mortgages
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Universe:
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Owners or property managers of multifamily rental properties
Data Type(s):
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survey data
Methodology
Response Rate:
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65 percent unweighted
67 percent weighted
67 percent weighted
Sampling:
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The 2012 RHFS uses a two-stage sample process in which primary sampling units (PSUs) are selected, then basic street addresses (BSAs) within the PSUs are selected.
Collection Mode(s):
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face-to-face interview;
paper and pencil interview (PAPI);
self-enumerated questionnaire
Weights:
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The RHFS weights were derived from the product of the inverse of the probability of selection for the BSAs on the property, the MAF unit adjustment factor, and nonresponse adjustment factors.
Unit(s) of Observation:
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BSAs within PSUs
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