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Why Eurozone Rental Inflation Is Accelerating in 2026
In this episode, Lucas and Luna drill into a surprising inflation pocket: rents. While headline Eurozone inflation has eased to 3.2 percent, rental costs are running at 4.8 percent year-over-year — the fastest pace in over a decade. Lucas unpacks why ECB rate hikes are actually pushing rents higher instead of cooling them, pointing to the pass-through from mortgage costs to tenant contracts. Luna brings data from Germany's largest housing association showing a 7.2 percent rent increase in Berlin alone. They explore how tight housing supply, rising construction costs, and immigration are…
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