Housing expenses are the sleeping giant - US inflation
Shelter costs account for about a third of the overall CPI, and comprise rental prices as well as what is known as “owner-equivalent rent”, the estimated cost of a house occupied by an owner if it were rented out.
“We calculate the market won’t be fully in balance until 2023 or 2024. So I’m not sure that the uptick in rents is particularly shortlived,” said Ali Wolf
FT 21 July 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/efdf1845-6138-4af7-8d2b-c20df9fed218
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