{"id":79,"date":"2026-09-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/housing-week-ahead-august-inventory-data-mortgage-rates-and-jobs-report\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:00:00","slug":"housing-week-ahead-august-inventory-data-mortgage-rates-and-jobs-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/housing-week-ahead-august-inventory-data-mortgage-rates-and-jobs-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Week Ahead: August Inventory Data, Mortgage Rates, and Jobs Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s called Arizona home for decades\u2014both in the valley and up north\u2014I always keep a close eye on what\u2019s shaping our housing market. This week, we\u2019re watching August\u2019s inventory numbers, pricing trends, and how new construction is stacking up in the most active metros. With mortgage rates steady at 6.66% (thanks in part to ongoing geopolitical tensions), it\u2019s important to know how these factors impact buyer confidence and negotiating power. The latest jobs report is another key piece, as shifts in the labor market can influence both demand and affordability. My goal is to make sure my clients have the smoothest experience possible, so staying up to date on these trends is something I take seriously\u2014just like the lifelong friendships I build along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/trends\/housing-week-data-reports-august-31-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s called Arizona home for decades\u2014both in the valley and up north\u2014I always keep a close eye on what\u2019s shaping our housing market. This week, we\u2019re watching August\u2019s inventory numbers, pricing trends, and how new construction is stacking up in the most active metros. With mortgage rates steady at 6.66% (thanks in part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":80,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79","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\/79","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=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azdealsbydenise.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}