{"id":75,"date":"2026-09-17T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"More Homes Hit the Market as Demand Cools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/denise-mcguire-1\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689-8136\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>It&#039;s been an interesting few weeks in the housing market\u2014new listings across the US nudged up 0.4% in the four weeks ending August 23, while total homes for sale climbed 0.5%, hitting their highest point since early spring. Even with more homes popping up, pending sales dipped 1.1% to a 6-month low, with higher housing costs keeping many folks on the sidelines. The median home price still rose 1.9% year-over-year to just over $400,000, and average mortgage rates hovered near 7%, the highest they&#039;ve been in over a year.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for buyers and sellers? For those actively searching, there\u2019s a bit more breathing room\u2014more inventory and less competition open the door for negotiating price cuts or concessions in many markets. Experts are pointing out that homes lingering on the market for a few weeks often give buyers the most leverage, while sellers are seeing the best results by setting realistic prices rather than aiming for last year\u2019s peaks.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent decades running my own business before real estate, I know the value of timing and honest pricing in any market. In a shifting landscape, being both informed and realistic goes a long way toward a great experience\u2014something I always strive for with my clients and friends alike.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#039;s been an interesting few weeks in the housing market\u2014new listings across the US nudged up 0.4% in the four weeks ending August 23, while total homes for sale climbed 0.5%, hitting their highest point since early spring. Even with more homes popping up, pending sales dipped 1.1% to a 6-month low, with higher housing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":76,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}