Acolin and Walter Examine Maintenance Costs in Rental Housing
Posted: 2025-03-28 14:30:06 ()
There is limited empirical evidence on how maintenance costs vary across units and building types, and the extent to which tenant wear and tear contribute to these expenses. In a recent paper published in Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, CSDE Affiliates Arthur Acolin and Rebecca Walter (Real Estate) leverage unit-level work order data from 1,745 tenancy spells across four housing providers to examine factors influencing maintenance expenditures. Among other findings, the study shows that unit and building characteristics have a greater impact than tenant behavior. Read the full study here.