MULTIFAMILY INFLUENCER: National Multi Housing Council

Longtime advocates of the apartment industry, the National Multi Housing Council’s leadership includes ( Doug Bibby, President; Cindy Vosper Chetti, SVP of Government Affairs; Kim Duty, SVP of Public Affairs & Industry Initiatives; Mark Obrinsky, SVP, Research, and Chief Economist; and Kenny Emson, SVP of Finance and Administration.

Based in Washington, DC and headed by president Doug Bibby, the National Multi Housing Council represents the interests of the US apartment firms. It does this by advocating on federal legislative and regulatory issues and conducting apartment-related research. It is noted, for example, for its annual NMHC 50 rankings of leading apartment firms and the biannual NMHC/Kingsley Associates Renter Preferences Report, which is the industry’s largest survey with more than 272,000 respondents.

Then there are its softer but still very influential activities. For example, its Annual Meeting is a leading industry event, bringing together equity and debt providers from around the world with industry development and acquisition/disposition specialists. It also works very hard to educate stakeholders on such issues as supply shortages and rising regulatory costs. To that end, NMHC has developed award-winning public relations campaigns that combine industry data with digital marketing to influence policy. In addition, NMHC is leading efforts to provide alternative solutions to expanding rent control policies. In fact, together with the National Apartment Association, NMHC will soon release a major report on affordable housing solutions.