Insurance Costs

Rising costs for multifamily operators are the focus of a new research bulletin from Yardi Matrix. Expenses for multifamily properties nationally grew by an average of 9.3 percent in the trailing 12-month period ending in June.

That growth is 63 percent higher than the 5.7 percent increase during the previous 12 months, according to the new Matrix research.

The recent increase in expenses represents $740 in additional costs per unit at the average U.S. multifamily property, with the average property operating expense rising to $8,694 per unit, per year, according to Matrix.

Insurance led the way in rising expenses. Policy costs were up 18.8 percent on average in the 12- month reporting period. Other expense categories with large jumps include repairs and maintenance (14.2 percent), administrative (11.8 percent), and utilities and payroll (both 7.8 percent). 

“Rapid expense growth comes at an inopportune time for the industry. After a long bull market, asking rent growth has decelerated and is likely to remain weak in many metros as deliveries hit levels last seen in the 1980s,” state Matrix experts. “Also, the big jump in mortgage rates .. has produced a large increase in debt-service costs for properties that need new mortgages.”

Learn more about the expense increases and the impact on multifamily owners and operators.

Yardi Matrix offers the industry’s most comprehensive market intelligence tool for investment professionals, equity investors, lenders and property managers who underwrite and manage investments in commercial real estate. Yardi Matrix covers multifamily, student housing, vacant land, industrial, office, retail and self storage property types. Email [email protected], call 480-663-1149 or visit yardimatrix.com to learn more.

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Leah Etling is the founding editor of the Balance Sheet and a 12-year Yardi employee who also oversees press releases and social media. An award winning journalist, she holds a master's degree from UC Berkeley and is a native of Santa Barbara County, Yardi's home.

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