{"id":512,"date":"2026-10-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:00:00","slug":"how-housing-inflation-is-measured-embracing-performance-over-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/21\/how-housing-inflation-is-measured-embracing-performance-over-perception\/","title":{"rendered":"How Housing Inflation Is Measured | Embracing Performance Over Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/paul-e-washington\/housing-inflation-calculation-remotion-videos-64e2\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Housing inflation isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all metric\u2014especially in the world of commercial and multifamily real estate. It extends beyond just rent or purchase price, touching on utilities, maintenance, neighborhood dynamics, property size, and construction costs. For investors and owners, it\u2019s important to know that the major consumer inflation indices often leave out direct home prices, so a true picture of housing costs requires blending rent data with construction and operational expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Between early Q1 2020 and early Q1 2024, the median price of existing homes in the US surged by approximately 42%. This spike, driven by limited inventory and the rise of remote work, impacted stakeholders in distinct ways: renters faced increased pressures on rent and utilities, sellers saw substantial gains, while some landlords contended with the challenges of eviction moratoriums.<\/p>\n<p>National averages only tell part of the story. In my work advising both new and experienced property owners, I\u2019ve found that local market nuance is crucial\u2014housing inflation can vary dramatically by neighborhood, asset type, and even building configuration. A careful analysis of rent rolls, cap ex needs, and area-specific trends is essential for making informed decisions and setting realistic return expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing inflation isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all metric\u2014especially in the world of commercial and multifamily real estate. It extends beyond just rent or purchase price, touching on utilities, maintenance, neighborhood dynamics, property size, and construction costs. For investors and owners, it\u2019s important to know that the major consumer inflation indices often leave out direct home prices, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}