Most economists would say it's just the opposite...If anything, the tightening of lending in this country over the past several years will create a bigger disparity between rich and poor than it will level the playing field.

Can one of our resident economists jump in and educate us on how much the Fed will or will not drive interest rate increases for real estate if investors perceive higher inflation rates in the future?

Meaning they have ivy league analysts, economists, and researchers who study the economy and real estate on a daily basis for the benefit of their investors.

I am not an economist, but it seems safer, that corporations and people in general are overall more cautious than before.  

Account ClosedIf you read the Economist article linked into the thread I referenced above you would see that the usual suspects are still at the top of the most expensive places to live (including a couple of cities in the U.S.A.)  

Here is the research info from Zillows senior economist for historical averages for SFH rentals.

These are his notes taken from a presentation he attended given by the lead economist for NAR (National Association of Realtors).

Jones, PhD Chief Economist – Stewart Title Guaranty Company 2014 saw the U.S. return to a normal economy: •The U.S. has more jobs than ever before •The last time the U.S. was growing as many jobs (average per month for the prior 12 months) was 2006 •Almost 60 percent of the jobs created in 2014 had salaries greater than the U.S. median income Real estate has essentially got back to normal—in both the housing and commercial markets.

Lessons from the evolution and consolidation of the hotel industry in the 1950s and 60s are informative in understanding the potential for this seismic growth impacting the lodging industry decades later.The history of hoteling – from grand hotel to international brand:According to a December 2013 article in The Economist entitled “A Short History of Hotels: Be My Guest,” the age of the grand hotel lasted from 1860-1960.

Hi BiggerPockets,I came across this video (haven't had time to watch it through the end yet): https://youtu.be/oQJRGgTBn6wThe economist James Dale Davidson, who got famous from predicting the subprime crisis among other things, believes that the US economy is about to collapse in 2017 and that real estate will drop 40% in the next...six months!