{"id":45,"date":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/drhomesrealtor-com\/2026\/09\/26\/builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:00:00","slug":"builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder Incentives Boost Opportunities for New-Home Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s been a challenging summer for folks looking to make a move\u2014or for builders hoping to spark more interest. Even with plenty of builder incentives floating around, mortgage applications for new homes dropped 5.7% compared to last year and slipped another 1% from June to July. New single-family home sales slid 3%, housing starts were down nearly 10%, and while permits ticked up a bit, they\u2019re still hovering close to a three-year low.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling uncertain about what these numbers mean for your family\u2019s next step, you\u2019re not alone. After more than a decade helping people in Shelby and Jefferson Counties navigate moves both big and small, I know how much patience and guidance matter\u2014especially now. Whether you\u2019re weighing a first purchase, looking to upsize for a growing crew, or wondering if this is the right time to downsize, clear information helps cut through the noise. I\u2019m always happy to break down the numbers and talk through what these shifts might mean for your own plans, no matter where you are in the journey.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalmortgageprofessional.com\/news\/new-home-mortgage-demand-slips-despite-widespread-builder-incentives\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a challenging summer for folks looking to make a move\u2014or for builders hoping to spark more interest. Even with plenty of builder incentives floating around, mortgage applications for new homes dropped 5.7% compared to last year and slipped another 1% from June to July. New single-family home sales slid 3%, housing starts were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","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=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drhomesrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}