{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/glorianowotarski-com\/2026\/09\/21\/us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion-check-out-the-move-meter-at-www-glorianow-com-and-learn-more-about-your-next-home-location\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:00:00","slug":"us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion-check-out-the-move-meter-at-www-glorianow-com-and-learn-more-about-your-next-home-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion-check-out-the-move-meter-at-www-glorianow-com-and-learn-more-about-your-next-home-location\/","title":{"rendered":"US Home Prices Face Real Value Erosion | Check out the Move Meter at www.gloriaNow.com and learn more about your next home location."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/gloria-nowotarski\/home-prices-erosion-remotion-videos-8a73\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been watching a trend that every Naperville buyer and seller should know about: while US home prices continue to rise on paper, their real value has quietly slipped for the 13th month in a row. In Q2 2026, one federal index actually held steady from mid- to late-quarter (once you account for seasonal factors), and even though national appreciation nudged up to about 1.5% by late Q2, it\u2019s still about two points behind inflation at 3.5%. That means your dollar doesn\u2019t stretch as far as it used to\u2014even as the headlines talk about rising prices.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some context I\u2019ve learned after two decades guiding local families: nominal prices have stayed strong\u2014one federal measure hasn\u2019t dipped year-over-year since early 2012\u2014but today\u2019s affordability crunch is real. Typical monthly payments on existing single-family homes ticked up again last quarter, putting the squeeze on first-time buyers most of all. Whether you\u2019re thinking about moving up, downsizing, or just starting out, understanding this balance between price and real value is key to making smart decisions. Turning life changes into home solutions has always been my focus, no matter what the market throws our way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been watching a trend that every Naperville buyer and seller should know about: while US home prices continue to rise on paper, their real value has quietly slipped for the 13th month in a row. In Q2 2026, one federal index actually held steady from mid- to late-quarter (once you account for seasonal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":47,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}