Smart investment decisions can help you hedge against inflation. In episode three, Gary Ralston outlines how investing in real estate can actually be beneficial in an inflationary market. Inflation serves as “the gradual loss of purchasing power” for goods and services that affects consumers and businesses across the economy. In his analysis, Gary provides multiple examples of how inflation affects our market. In contrast, inflation has proven to be positive for the commercial real estate market and investing in real estate is a great way to hedge against inflation. “More people is more demand for real estate.” Pay attention to areas where population growth is exceeding that of the national average, as that is where real estate will actually outperform inflation in a meaningful way.

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Provided Links:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Taylor Rule Utility:
https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/taylor-rule?panel=3

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/

Appraisal Institute: https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Price Index: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/factsheets/escalation.htm

U.S. Census Bureau - QuickFacts: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lakecountyflorida,osceolacountyflorida,polkcountyflorida,orangecountyflorida,FL,US/PST045221

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About Gary Ralston: Gary Ralston, Managing Director at SVN SRD, is the country's most designated practicing commercial realtor. He’s been in commercial real estate for over 40 years. Gary holds a Master’s in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver. He is an adjunct faculty member at Florida Southern College and the University of Florida. Gary was inducted as a Hoyt Fellow (www.hoyt.org) in 2001. He is a member of the Regional Economic Information Network of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In DataBreak with Gary Ralston, he shares his passion for data, shares his wealth of industry knowledge.


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