A combination of factors, including surging energy and wage costs and an increased regulatory burden, have pushed multifamily operational costs to over 40% of rent, cutting income returns. But with energy costs set to drop and a looser labour market expected to slow wage growth, cost inflation should soon start to ease. That will give a small boost to income returns, supporting our call that residential will be the best performing major sector over the next five years.
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