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The Rent Trap Your Landlord Is Using to Beat CPI
Rent is up 6.2% year-over-year while CPI shelter shows 4.8%. Lucas and Luna unpack the gap: how landlords are using 'market-rate resets' and 'amenity fees' to push effective rents far above official inflation measures. With the Fed's preferred PCE core hitting 3.4% in May 2026, this episode explains why your rent check tells a different story than the government's inflation data — and what it means for the next rate decision.
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