{"id":90,"date":"2026-10-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2026-10-11T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Gain More Options as Demand Cools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>This July, the real estate landscape shifted significantly\u2014U.S. homebuyer demand dropped to a record low, with sellers now outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. As a result, many cities are now firmly in buyer\u2019s market territory, largely due to higher mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Only six metro areas are still considered seller\u2019s markets. In my 35+ years serving the Oxford, Lapeer, and Lake Orion communities, I\u2019ve seen how quickly the balance can change and how important it is for clients to have clear, timely updates. Whether you\u2019re considering your next move or weighing your options, understanding these trends is key to making informed decisions. I\u2019m committed to helping buyers and sellers navigate these shifts as smoothly as possible, always with honesty and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/report-homebuying-demand-hits-record-low\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This July, the real estate landscape shifted significantly\u2014U.S. homebuyer demand dropped to a record low, with sellers now outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. As a result, many cities are now firmly in buyer\u2019s market territory, largely due to higher mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Only six metro areas are still considered seller\u2019s markets. In my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","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"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/93"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}