EXCLUSIVE | HPD to partner with University of Michigan for 2026 vacancy survey as rates reach all-time low

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will partner with a University of Michigan research institute for its housing vacancy survey, amNewYork has learned.

The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR), a prominent academic survey research group, will provide expertise and technology for HPD’s 2026 NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS), which measures the rate of vacant housing and overall housing population and stock trends approximately every three years, according to a press release shared exclusively with amNewYork.