NIMBYs helped us avoid a repeat of 2008 and are keeping inflation sky-high in the process

Published March 27, 2023 8:56pm ET



Despite the worst inflation in four decades moderating toward the end of last year, consumer price index inflation has stagnated at 6%, in large part due to sky-high real estate prices, which comprised 70% of February’s CPI increase.

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