{"id":13,"date":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/judyballard-realestate\/2026\/10\/02\/homebuyers-gain-more-opportunities-in-changing-market\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-opportunities-in-changing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/2026\/10\/02\/homebuyers-gain-more-opportunities-in-changing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Gain More Opportunities in Changing Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>We&#039;re seeing some noteworthy shifts in the market: new U.S. home listings have climbed 2.1% to reach a four-year high, and active listings are also up slightly by 0.4%. Meanwhile, pending sales dipped just 0.1%, marking the lowest level since February. Home prices have risen 2.2% year over year, while mortgage rates are holding steady at 6.66%\u2014a figure that certainly impacts decisions for both buyers and sellers. With over 30 years in residential real estate and a special focus on Singer Island and West Palm Beach waterfront condos, I keep a close eye on these trends. Whether you\u2019re considering making a move or simply want to stay informed about our local market, understanding these changes is key to achieving your real estate goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/market-shifts-toward-homebuyers\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#039;re seeing some noteworthy shifts in the market: new U.S. home listings have climbed 2.1% to reach a four-year high, and active listings are also up slightly by 0.4%. Meanwhile, pending sales dipped just 0.1%, marking the lowest level since February. Home prices have risen 2.2% year over year, while mortgage rates are holding steady [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":483,"featured_media":14,"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-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/483"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judyballard.realestate\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}