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In economics, shrinkflation, also known as package downsizing, weight-out, [2] and price pack architecture [3] is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity while the prices remain the same. [4] [5] The word is a portmanteau of the words shrink and inflation. Skimpflation involves a reformulation or other reduction in quality. [6]
Real estate economics is the application of economic techniques to real estate markets. It aims to describe and predict economic patterns of supply and demand . The closely related field of housing economics is narrower in scope, concentrating on residential real estate markets, while the research on real estate trends focuses on the business ...
A real estate trend is any consistent pattern or change in the general direction of the real estate industry which, over the course of time, causes a statistically noticeable change. This phenomenon can be a result of the economy, a change in mortgage rates, consumer speculations, or other fundamental and non-fundamental reasons.
Real estate benchmarking is the standard of measurement used to analyze the financial characteristics of a real estate investment property. In the general sense, real estate benchmarking refers to the comparison of potential real estate investment properties against a predetermined framework of measurement. In a narrow sense, the term real ...
A real-estate bubble is a form of economic bubble normally characterised by a rapid increase in market prices of real property until they reach unsustainable levels relative to incomes and rents, and then decline. Australian house prices rose strongly relative to incomes and rents during the late 1990s and early 2000s; however, from 2003 to ...
Macy's is shutting down about 15 percent of its store base, or about 100 stores, as it copes with declining traffic to stores and aims to compete online.
1985–1991: Savings and Loan Crisis caused by rising interest rates and over development in the commercial real estate sector, and exacerbated by deregulation of savings and loan lending standards and a reduction in capital reserve requirements from 5% to 3%. [citation needed]
Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST) reported solid fiscal third-quarter growth numbers on Thursday afternoon, but modest revenue and earnings beats were not enough to keep shares from ...