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Re:Ask HN: How are you hedging against inflation? by tom_mellior on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:23AM (#26913111)
One person's "asset appreciation" on real estate is another person's inflation of housing costs.
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Re:Ask HN: How are you hedging against inflation? by bildung on Friday April 23, 2021 @08:27AM (#26913992)
Housing is part of the CPI https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/
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Re:Ask HN: How are you hedging against inflation? by tom_mellior on Friday April 23, 2021 @09:26AM (#26914512)
Yes. That was my point: House owners' assets "appreciate" by inflating non-owners' prices.
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