Yield on Cost Analysis: Development

Definition: A development metric that measures the projected annual net operating income of a completed project as a percentage of the total development cost. Used to evaluate whether the return on developing a property exceeds the return on purchasing a similar existing property.

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Yield on Cost: Development Analysis

Yield on cost (YOC): projected stabilized NOI / total development cost. Example: $800K NOI / $1M cost = 8%. Used to: evaluate feasibility, compare opportunities, and measure value creation. Value created when YOC > market cap rate. Example: 8% YOC, 6% cap = $1.3M value on $1M cost ($3.3M created). Target: 100-200 bps above cap. FL factors: construction costs (labor/materials), land (premium locations), insurance, impact fees, entitlement risk, and lease-up period. Carefully project all costs.

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