Home Prices Haven't Gone Up in 100 Years. Is RE a Bad Bet?

[George Gammon]

From my experience as an entrepreneur, and more recently an investor, I'm surprised by how many people never really think about inflation.  Here's the case schiller inflation adjusted housing chart going back to the year 1895.  Notice the price difference in the average home in 1895 and 2011...zero.  And on a apples to apples comparison home prices may be lower in 2011 due to the fact that the "average" home size has increased so much.   

To be clear, I think real estate is a fantastic bet...one of the biggest reasons being inflation!  

What does everyone else think? Does anyone have any good strategies to profit from inflation?  

Thanks,

George