{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kathystockley-com\/2026\/09\/09\/usa-why-price-stability-is-a-myth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:00:00","slug":"usa-why-price-stability-is-a-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/usa-why-price-stability-is-a-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"USA: Why \u2018Price Stability\u2019 Is a Myth"},"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\/kathy-blevins-stockley\/no-price-stability-remotion-videos-ca0c\"\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>Let\u2019s talk about why the idea of true &#039;price stability&#039; is, in reality, more of a myth\u2014something I see echoed not only in the national economy, but right here in our local real estate market. In the US, when prices rise for one thing, they often fall for another, because people shift their spending between goods and services rather than everything getting more expensive at once. For example, advances in technology have made our devices more affordable, but at the same time, luxuries like hotel stays, sporting events, and especially college tuition have shot up. This pattern shows why we can\u2019t expect the central bank\u2014or anyone\u2014to deliver perfect price stability. So many individual choices and global factors shape what things cost. If the value of the dollar were steadier, more people could invest instead of worrying about protecting their money from inflation. That could help make many prices more reasonable, but it would likely push the prices of truly scarce items even higher. The key takeaway? Prices are always changing, and these shifts aren\u2019t always a sign of trouble\u2014in fact, they often reflect progress and changing priorities, much like we see in the housing market over time. After more than 35 years of helping buyers and sellers navigate these ups and downs, I know that understanding these trends is just as important as knowing the right neighborhood or the best negotiation strategy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s talk about why the idea of true &#039;price stability&#039; is, in reality, more of a myth\u2014something I see echoed not only in the national economy, but right here in our local real estate market. In the US, when prices rise for one thing, they often fall for another, because people shift their spending between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}