Liability Litigation Is Choking Multifamily Housing
Why this matters
Multifamily has been the most actively underwritten sector through the rate cycle, with cap rate compression resuming in Sun Belt and gateway markets as 2024-2025 deliveries roll off and refinance demand on 2021-vintage bridge loans clears. Transaction velocity is up modestly, concentrated in stabilized Class A and grocery-adjacent garden assets. Vail land basis continues to clear at new highs in the village and adjacent submarkets. Luxury hospitality remains supply-constrained and tightly held. Allocators continue to favor residential for its income durability and its insulation from secular demand questions that still hang over commercial sectors.
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- Disclosed multifamily deal value tracked in September 2026: $2B across 19 reported transactions. All Multifamily coverage →
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Across the U.S., owners of multifamily properties are confronting a growing problem that threatens the health of our housing: The cost and availability of liability insurance is making it increasingly difficult to ope…
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