{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kathystockley-com\/2026\/09\/16\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/16\/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\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/kathy-blevins-stockley\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689-8136\"\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>We\u2019re seeing a noticeable shift in the real estate landscape\u2014new US home listings were up 0.4% and total homes for sale rose by 0.5% in the four weeks ending August 23, reaching the highest levels since early Q2. However, with pending home sales down 1.1% to a six-month low, it\u2019s clear that higher housing costs and mortgage rates\u2014now near 7%, a 13-month high\u2014are encouraging many buyers to pause. The median US home-sale price is up 1.9% year-over-year at over $400,000. What does this mean for buyers and sellers? With inventory rising and demand softening, active buyers are finding more opportunities to negotiate\u2014price cuts and concessions are increasingly common, especially on homes that have been listed for several weeks. Sellers are seeing success by adopting realistic pricing strategies rather than chasing the highs of previous years. After more than three decades guiding buyers and sellers throughout Oxford, Lapeer, Lake Orion, and surrounding communities, I\u2019ve found that staying informed and flexible is key. If you\u2019re considering your next move, understanding how these market changes could work to your advantage is essential.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a noticeable shift in the real estate landscape\u2014new US home listings were up 0.4% and total homes for sale rose by 0.5% in the four weeks ending August 23, reaching the highest levels since early Q2. However, with pending home sales down 1.1% to a six-month low, it\u2019s clear that higher housing costs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":47,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}