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Economic Rents

1. Profits in excess of what the market would otherwise command. A company can receive economic rents if it is a monopoly, or if it is part of a cartel. See also: Rent-seeking behavior.

2. The amount of money the owner of a property can reasonably demand in order to rent that property.

economic rent

The rent reasonably to be anticipated in the marketplace as opposed to the actual rent.For an investor familiar with economic rents in an area,there are usually many opportunities to buy properties at values based on contract rents,and then raise the rents and realize immediate growth in equity and the ability to refinance for amounts in excess of the original purchase price. Also called market rent.

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