Report: Regulation Accounts for 32% Of Multifamily Development Costs

Costly government regulations include sometimes lengthy approval processes, development standards that go beyond what would ordinarily be done, changes to building codes over the past decade, and OSHA requirements.

By Erika Morphy | June 18, 2018 at 07:34 AM

National Association of Home Builders National Multifamily Housing Council

Types of Regulation

Total Cost of The Regulations

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Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.

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