http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/2008/11/consumer-price-index-unreliable-measure-of-inflation/ a publication of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:07:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/2008/11/consumer-price-index-unreliable-measure-of-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-7747 john Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:54:58 +0000 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/?p=50#comment-7747 Inflation is so unfair, specially in america. Our dollar is getting worth less, and our products cost more. Stupid politics. Anyways good article. Inflation is so unfair, specially in america. Our dollar is getting worth less, and our products cost more. Stupid politics. Anyways good article.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/2008/11/consumer-price-index-unreliable-measure-of-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-7683 Sanford Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:35:53 +0000 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/?p=50#comment-7683 An often overlooked metric is the relationship between rental prices and sales prices. There was a time, and perhaps there will be again, when one could apply a simple formula of 100 times monthly rent to arrive at a house's value. During periods of speculation, there's a kind of disintermediation between the two. During a "correction" I believe that the idea of cap rates and gross rent multipliers will again begin to make sense. An often overlooked metric is the relationship between rental prices and sales prices. There was a time, and perhaps there will be again, when one could apply a simple formula of 100 times monthly rent to arrive at a house’s value. During periods of speculation, there’s a kind of disintermediation between the two. During a “correction” I believe that the idea of cap rates and gross rent multipliers will again begin to make sense.

]]> http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/2008/11/consumer-price-index-unreliable-measure-of-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Blog Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:25:57 +0000 http://www.vanderbilt.edu/magazines/vanderbilt-business/?p=50#comment-1270 Interesting post. Inflation affects us all and we rely on the 'experts' to get it right! Interesting post. Inflation affects us all and we rely on the ‘experts’ to get it right!

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