[ltokuda]

Thanks for all the great input. I want to start investigating these ideas and post some feedback data on them. One thing I’m trying to understand is the tax changes of the ’70. Can someone give more details on that? I tried searching the internet on it but came up empty.

[ltokuda]

Thanks for all the great input. I want to start investigating these ideas and post some feedback data on them. One thing I’m trying to understand is the tax changes of the ’70. Can someone give more details on that? I tried searching the internet on it but came up empty.

[ltokuda]

To get the rent data, here’s a more direct link:

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu

You’ll be required to select some option to get the right data. Its a 4 step process.

Step 1: Select “U.S. city average”

Step 2: Scroll down and select “Rent of primary residence”

Step 3: Select “Not Seasonally Adjusted”. Don’t select “Seasonally Adjusted”

Step 4: Click on “Get Data”

Note: If your internet browser has a pop-up blocker enabled, you should disable that.

[ltokuda]

To get the rent data, here’s a more direct link:

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu

You’ll be required to select some option to get the right data. Its a 4 step process.

Step 1: Select “U.S. city average”

Step 2: Scroll down and select “Rent of primary residence”

Step 3: Select “Not Seasonally Adjusted”. Don’t select “Seasonally Adjusted”

Step 4: Click on “Get Data”

Note: If your internet browser has a pop-up blocker enabled, you should disable that.

[ltokuda]

To get the rent data, here’s a more direct link:

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu

You’ll be required to select some option to get the right data. Its a 4 step process.

Step 1: Select “U.S. city average”

Step 2: Scroll down and select “Rent of primary residence”

Step 3: Select “Not Seasonally Adjusted”. Don’t select “Seasonally Adjusted”

Step 4: Click on “Get Data”

Note: If your internet browser has a pop-up blocker enabled, you should disable that.

[ltokuda]

To get the rent data, here’s a more direct link:

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu

You’ll be required to select some option to get the right data. Its a 4 step process.

Step 1: Select “U.S. city average”

Step 2: Scroll down and select “Rent of primary residence”

Step 3: Select “Not Seasonally Adjusted”. Don’t select “Seasonally Adjusted”

Step 4: Click on “Get Data”

Note: If your internet browser has a pop-up blocker enabled, you should disable that.

[ltokuda]

To get the rent data, here’s a more direct link:

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu

You’ll be required to select some option to get the right data. Its a 4 step process.

Step 1: Select “U.S. city average”

Step 2: Scroll down and select “Rent of primary residence”

Step 3: Select “Not Seasonally Adjusted”. Don’t select “Seasonally Adjusted”

Step 4: Click on “Get Data”

Note: If your internet browser has a pop-up blocker enabled, you should disable that.

[ltokuda]

Bugs, thanks for the clarification with the Gross Rent Multiplier.  You noted that a new paradigm cropped up after WWII based on a couple of factors.  Could you give us more details on this?

[ltokuda]

Bugs, thanks for the clarification with the Gross Rent Multiplier.  You noted that a new paradigm cropped up after WWII based on a couple of factors.  Could you give us more details on this?

[ltokuda]

Bugs, thanks for the clarification with the Gross Rent Multiplier.  You noted that a new paradigm cropped up after WWII based on a couple of factors.  Could you give us more details on this?

[ltokuda]

Bugs, thanks for the clarification with the Gross Rent Multiplier.  You noted that a new paradigm cropped up after WWII based on a couple of factors.  Could you give us more details on this?

[ltokuda]

Bugs, thanks for the clarification with the Gross Rent Multiplier.  You noted that a new paradigm cropped up after WWII based on a couple of factors.  Could you give us more details on this?

[ltokuda]

I think you might be onto something, but I am having trouble understanding this…

ratio = price / rent

What numbers specifically do you use for the graph? Median prices? Annualized median rents? How come your ratio is below 1?

Sandi, for the price index numbers, I got the data from http://www.irrationalexuberance.com.  For the rent numbers, I got the data from http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.   To get the ratio, I just divided those numbers for each year.

The price numbers represent the median house price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  So a single price number by itself doesn't really tell us anything about how much a house costs.  But when you graph a series of these numbers over time, it shows you how prices have changed over the years.

The same is true with the rent numbers.  The rent numbers represent the median rent price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  I only use this data to see how rent prices have changed over time.

The ratio (price/rent) is also meaningless if you just look at a single value.   What's important here is to look at how that ratio has changed over time.

[ltokuda]

I think you might be onto something, but I am having trouble understanding this…

ratio = price / rent

What numbers specifically do you use for the graph? Median prices? Annualized median rents? How come your ratio is below 1?

Sandi, for the price index numbers, I got the data from http://www.irrationalexuberance.com.  For the rent numbers, I got the data from http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.   To get the ratio, I just divided those numbers for each year.

The price numbers represent the median house price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  So a single price number by itself doesn't really tell us anything about how much a house costs.  But when you graph a series of these numbers over time, it shows you how prices have changed over the years.

The same is true with the rent numbers.  The rent numbers represent the median rent price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  I only use this data to see how rent prices have changed over time.

The ratio (price/rent) is also meaningless if you just look at a single value.   What's important here is to look at how that ratio has changed over time.

[ltokuda]

I think you might be onto something, but I am having trouble understanding this…

ratio = price / rent

What numbers specifically do you use for the graph? Median prices? Annualized median rents? How come your ratio is below 1?

Sandi, for the price index numbers, I got the data from http://www.irrationalexuberance.com.  For the rent numbers, I got the data from http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.   To get the ratio, I just divided those numbers for each year.

The price numbers represent the median house price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  So a single price number by itself doesn't really tell us anything about how much a house costs.  But when you graph a series of these numbers over time, it shows you how prices have changed over the years.

The same is true with the rent numbers.  The rent numbers represent the median rent price but do not tell you the actual $ amount.  I only use this data to see how rent prices have changed over time.

The ratio (price/rent) is also meaningless if you just look at a single value.   What's important here is to look at how that ratio has changed over time.

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