Real estate market research is an important process used by analysts to facilitate a better understanding of a property's future
profit potential. All of the following statements regarding market research are true except: (a) Market research consists of a series of facts that fails to consider the role of investor behavior in the decision-making process.
(b) Real estate market research should always be flexible since the research depends directly on the problem at hand. (c) Most important data for a given market study often is not publicly available.
(d) Market research should focus specifically on market segments for the property involved, rather than on the aggregate real estate market.
The answer is: E) It would not necessarily be considered high elsewhere
Explanation:
Usually the inflation rate in the US and Europe is around 1-3%. In the early 1980's the US inflation rate was above 10% so it was considered huge. But if you consider it against inflation rates in other countries, like Argentina for example, which currently has an annual inflation rate of over 60% then it wasn't that big. During the 1980's many countries suffered from hyperinflation, with monthly inflation rates of over 50%.
So the high inflation rate in the US and Europe wasn't necessarily high for other countries.