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What is newspaper test?

Whether the recommendation’s assumptions would look reasonable to a knowledgeable third party judging them in hindsight, two years out. If they would look aggressive, the recommendation is overconfident.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.