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Multifamily insurance costs have jumped so sharply since 2019 that they are eroding net operating income, weakening valuations, and threatening the long‑term viability of affordable housing, according to new research from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and the Brookings Institution. For multifamily investors, keeping deals pencil out increasingly hinges on how well they manage this line item. Insurance Costs Become A Drag On Returns Multifamily owners and operators have been wrestling with steep insurance hikes since the pandemic and the pressure is not easing. In a recent working paper, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that property... Read more
A new Yardi Matrix analysis documents the impact of debt collection success on key aspects of affordable housing providers’ operating performance as local policies...
Multifamily insurance costs have jumped so sharply since 2019 that they are eroding net operating income, weakening valuations, and threatening the long‑term...
The country’s broader middle class is facing a housing crisis: a growing gap in available, high-quality rental options. High-demand markets like Miami and New York...
A new federal housing law is putting limits on some of the country’s largest buyers of single-family homes. But for the typical independent landlord, the story is...
Class-C apartment operators in Chicago are buoyed by many of the tailwinds bolstering the city’s multifamily market as a whole: limited new supply, rising rent growth and recovering investor interest. But rising operating costs have squeezed margins for vintage stock harder than their newer counterparts, leaving the affordable market at an inflection point. Insurance, property taxes and utilities have risen faster than rent for older properties. Owners are battling significant increases in utility and insurance costs, along with higher taxes and interest rates, while facing a shrinking runway for rent increases. Some new investors in the Class-C space over the past several years have... Read more
KEY TAKEAWAYS US renter mobility has dropped, with only 37% expecting to move in three years—down from 57% in 2014, per New York Fed data. Mortgage affordability...
A monthly rent budget of $1,500 can buy dramatically different outcomes depending on where a renter looks, according to RentCafe’s analysis of Census Bureau...
Many affordable housing properties in Oregon no longer perform the way their developers planned, and the shortfall is now reaching the nonprofits that own them. That was...
Many renters will continue to see more affordable rentals on the market through 2026, though that depends entirely on where you live—and whether a lot...
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