(Dis)stressed investor

The Complete Failure of Owners' Equivalent Rent

I have lived in & owned the same house for the last seven years. I fail to see how the gyrations of the Case-Schiller index had any impact on my cost of living.

Despite the press, the majority of households in the US did not buy a new house recently. The gyrations of home-prices, at the margin, are not a good indicator for the cost-of-living for the overall population.

CPI is meant to measure the cost of living for the general population NOT 'the cost of living for those who happened to buy a house that year'.

Get a clue.