{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/drhomesrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/10\/usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","slug":"usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Starter Homes: A Rare Shift for Buyers"},"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\/kyle-lubsen\/waiting-buy-home-remotion-videos-a8f6\"\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>If you\u2019re considering buying your first home, here\u2019s something I often discuss with folks in Shelby County: trying to perfectly time the market is tougher than it sounds. A REALTOR\u00ae recently pointed out that waiting for mortgage rates to drop could actually make things more challenging. Why? When rates fall, more buyers tend to jump back in, which can drive prices up and make competition fiercer. I\u2019ve seen this play out with many first-time buyers\u2014there\u2019s always a balance between current borrowing costs and the risk of getting caught in a bidding war down the road. Having helped people across all walks of life\u2014first-timers, families, and those starting fresh\u2014I know how personal this decision is. My approach is always to lay out all the facts so you can make the move that\u2019s right for you and your family.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re considering buying your first home, here\u2019s something I often discuss with folks in Shelby County: trying to perfectly time the market is tougher than it sounds. A REALTOR\u00ae recently pointed out that waiting for mortgage rates to drop could actually make things more challenging. Why? When rates fall, more buyers tend to jump [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}