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Affordable Housing Is a Financing Problem Before It Is a Building Problem
Why affordable and market-rate multifamily share the same construction process but completely different economics — and how layered financing, tax credits, and California density tools change the math.
Multifamily Feasibility Runs on Absorption and Developer's Cap Rate
Two pro forma inputs decide whether a multifamily project actually pencils — how fast it leases up, and whether the developer's cap rate beats the market by enough to justify the construction risk.
The Pro Forma Is Where Multifamily Development Actually Happens
How feasibility decides whether a multifamily project moves forward — site selection, density calculations, impact fees, absorption risk, and the developer's cap rate.
Apartment Development Is a Long Game, and Everything Follows From That
How the rent-or-sell decision shapes apartment development, why homeownership is your real competition, and what building codes reveal about construction economics.