Seldin on Change – New Ratios: What Are They Telling Us?

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Spring/Summer 1982, Vol 7

Abstract: In his third article in the series, the author presents various changes that have occurred in the real estate market in regard to the ratio of debt to equity, interest rates, capitalization rates, land values, and the prices of residential, retail and office space. He cites some of the effects of these changes, and comments that our present adjustment process may be unlike anything experienced in the past.

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    Dr. Maury Seldin, CRE Emeritus

    Maury Seldin, CRE, is president of Metro Metrics, Inc., a real estate research and counseling firm in Washington, DC. He is professor of finance and real estate at the Kogod College of Business Administration of The American University, and president of the Homer Hoyt Institute. His books include Real Estate Investment for Profit through Appreciation, Land Investment, Real Estate Investment Strategy(co-author), Housing Markets/(co-author), and The Real Estate Handbook. He received his M.B.A from UCLA and his doctorate degree in business administration from Indiana University.

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