Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

On the other hand, there is an enormous flight to nonfiction books.

So you mean I should definitely keep the "WAS-IST-WAS" collection of my children?

So you mean I should definitely keep my children's "WAS-IST-WAS" collection?

Sorry, I'm on my smartphone, of course, real assets are meant.... Maybe books will become more expensive in the future as they become rarities, but where should one store them.

Our carpenter already said last week that Siberian larch will someday become a dating aid for renovations and houses. :D

However, the export ban on roundwood (!) from Russia was already decided in 2020, if I remember correctly.
That means there will still be Siberian larch here, but not as untreated raw material, rather as a processed product.
This way, a larger part of the value chain is simply kept within the country. It's also somewhat understandable, otherwise you're just a colony in world history.

Whereas the zero-Covid strategy in China will probably be over soon anyway with Omicron.

Why? It's a nice "toy" ... with which China can cut supply chains anytime spontaneously and without prior notice "because unfortunately it's force majeure" ...

Today we searched by phone for 18mm OSB for the attic. Prices ranged from €9.88 to €20 + VAT (67cm width with tongue and groove). The offer for the front door has now also gotten buried in snow... the doors cost between €1500 and €1800 about 2 years ago. Now it is supposed to be €2900 + VAT. So we still have to look around a bit...

We searched today (by phone) for 18mm OSB for the attic. Prices ranged from €9.88 to €20 + VAT (67cm width with tongue and groove). The offer for the front door is now also buried under snow....the doors cost between €1500 and €1800 about 2 years ago. Now it should be €2900 + VAT. So we still have to look around a bit.....

Yes, windows and doors, whether aluminum or plastic, have had a 20% price increase (material) in the last 6 months. Ungratefully, there might still be craftsman surcharges.