{"id":29,"date":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/drhomesrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/13\/homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/13\/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>July brought a shift in the U.S. housing landscape: homebuyer activity dropped to a record low, with sellers now outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. For many cities, this balance is tipping the scales toward a stronger buyer\u2019s market, largely due to rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Only six metro areas are still considered seller\u2019s markets right now.<\/p>\n<p>Having guided families, first-time buyers, and everyone in between through all kinds of markets in Shelby and Jefferson Counties, I know how important it is to understand these changes\u2014not just for planning, but for peace of mind. Whether you\u2019re weighing a move, upsizing, or downsizing, the right strategy makes all the difference when the market shifts this much. As someone who\u2019s been through these moves personally and professionally, I believe in taking the time to explain what these numbers really mean for your next step.<\/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>July brought a shift in the U.S. housing landscape: homebuyer activity dropped to a record low, with sellers now outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. For many cities, this balance is tipping the scales toward a stronger buyer\u2019s market, largely due to rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Only six metro areas are still considered seller\u2019s [&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-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","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=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}