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New index gets a "more real-time view" of rent inflation

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

Jan 26, 2023

Housing is one of the biggest parts of inflation, but current metrics lag by about a year. The new tenant repeat rent index aims to change that.

A new index measures rent inflation by tracking new leases.

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"Owners' equivalent rent" a key property of inflation

by Matt Levin

Jun 10, 2022

OER, a component of the consumer price index, involves homeowners’ estimates of what their residence would rent for.

In the process of calculating the consumer price index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics asks homeowners how much money, hypothetically, they'd rent their place out for.

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