{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narrealestategroup-com\/2026\/09\/21\/us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","slug":"us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/us-home-prices-face-real-value-erosion\/","title":{"rendered":"US Home Prices Face Real Value Erosion"},"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\/ramamohan-sanepalli-1425596\/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 the housing market numbers closely for Columbus and Central Ohio, and the national picture tells a familiar story: home prices continue to tick up on paper, but the real value\u2014what your dollar actually buys\u2014has been quietly eroding. In Q2 2026, while one federal index showed prices stayed flat month-over-month (after seasonal adjustment), a national measure pointed to modest yearly appreciation of around 1.5% by late Q2. That\u2019s a bit firmer than the 1% we saw mid-quarter, but still trailing inflation, which hovered near 3.5%. That means, once you factor in inflation, home values have actually slipped for the 13th month in a row, though the pace of this erosion has slowed as inflation cools and nominal prices hold up. It\u2019s worth noting that since early 2012, at least one federal measure has shown steady annual gains, underscoring how resilient nominal prices have been\u2014even as buyers feel the real pinch. For those considering a move, especially first-time buyers, the biggest hurdle remains affordability: typical monthly payments for existing single-family homes rose again this quarter, making the path to homeownership steeper. My approach has always been to bring clarity and market insight to these shifts, helping clients\u2014whether buying their first place, building new, or investing\u2014navigate each step with confidence. As the market evolves, I\u2019m here to help you protect long-term value and understand what these trends mean for your next move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I\u2019ve been watching the housing market numbers closely for Columbus and Central Ohio, and the national picture tells a familiar story: home prices continue to tick up on paper, but the real value\u2014what your dollar actually buys\u2014has been quietly eroding. In Q2 2026, while one federal index showed prices stayed flat month-over-month (after seasonal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}