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by barchar 29 days ago
Renting also has hedges embedded, and every hedge can be a risk position.

In particular the interest rate options in foxed mortgages are pretty expensive and it only hedges the cost of a particular house not housing in general.

Housing cost is correlated with local incomes so in some ways it's doubling down. In particular recessions are deflationary in the immediate aftermath.