[theskypirate]

If you take out a huge mortgage and buy a house, and then there actually is massive inflation, then you will have a very happy ending.

[leppr]

This is a zero sum game where the winners are determined by their ability to get cheap debt.

Sure, you can win from that. But, in % terms, you win less than people already richer than you. Inequality is only increasing.

[theskypirate]

That's an ideological concern, not a financial one. The fact is that regular people can do very well investing in real estate, and inflation is very good for real estate investors.