{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jdshomes-net\/2026\/09\/09\/usa-why-price-stability-is-a-myth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:00:00","slug":"usa-why-price-stability-is-a-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/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\/james-d-smith\/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>Having spent decades studying how economic shifts impact our local markets, I\u2019ve seen firsthand that the concept of \u2018price stability\u2019 is far more complex than it appears. In the U.S., when the price of one good rises, it often means another price is falling\u2014people shift their spending, rather than pushing all prices up at once. For example, as technology has become more affordable and accessible, limited resources like hotel rooms, sports tickets, and college tuition have grown costlier. This challenges the idea that the central bank can truly control price stability, since global production and daily transactions constantly reshape what things cost.<\/p>\n<p>A steadier dollar could, in theory, free up investment currently locked in inflation hedges, lowering some prices while pushing up the rarest assets. However, in my experience advising investors and families across Lake, McHenry, and Cook Counties, I\u2019ve found that shifting prices often reflect progress and opportunity\u2014not just economic decline. True, lasting price stability is a myth, but understanding these patterns helps us make smarter choices, whether you\u2019re looking for a home, a commercial property, or your next investment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having spent decades studying how economic shifts impact our local markets, I\u2019ve seen firsthand that the concept of \u2018price stability\u2019 is far more complex than it appears. In the U.S., when the price of one good rises, it often means another price is falling\u2014people shift their spending, rather than pushing all prices up at once. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdshomes.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}