• Multifamily operating costs are rising nearly twice as fast as revenue, with expenses and financing consuming about 89 cents of every rent dollar.
• The remaining 11-cent margin assumes full rent collection; collection losses can reduce margins further, particularly in workforce housing.
• Higher financing costs, insurance and property taxes are squeezing owners; those with long-term fixed-rate debt secured during low-rate years are exceptions.

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