{"id":6387,"date":"2025-10-08T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-home-prices-arent-actually-flat\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:30:00","slug":"why-home-prices-arent-actually-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwiloanguy.com\/blog\/why-home-prices-arent-actually-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Home Prices Aren\u2019t Actually Flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/files.keepingcurrentmatters.com\/KeepingCurrentMatters\/content\/images\/20251007\/20251008-Blog-Header-Image-original.jpg?resize=750%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-featured-large size-featured-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why Home Prices Aren\u2019t Actually Flat | Keeping Current Matters\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been following real estate news lately, you\u2019ve probably seen headlines saying home prices are flat. 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