The housing market boom raised people's perceived wealth.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

The housing bubble raised housing prices enormously. Because equity in housing rose, people's perceived wealth rose as well. However, these "wealth increases" were largely driven by asset price inflation, not an actual increase in wealth.

Economics

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