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The Rent Gap Between CPI and Your Wallet
We explore why the Consumer Price Index says inflation is cooling while your housing costs keep rising. Using August 2026 data showing Core CPI at 337.8 and the Fed Funds rate at 3.75 percent, we look at the lag in rental reporting and how homeownership expenses are distorting the official cost-of-living narrative. It’s a structural mismatch that affects everyone who pays rent or owns a home.
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