{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kelvinsmith-net\/2026\/09\/11\/homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-options-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/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>July brought a notable shift in the housing landscape: national homebuyer numbers reached a record low, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. This dynamic has tipped many markets in favor of buyers, driven by rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Interestingly, only six metro areas still reflect a seller\u2019s market. In my work guiding clients across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida, I\u2019m seeing firsthand how these trends open new possibilities for buyers\u2014while also requiring sellers to be especially strategic. With decades in both real estate and mortgage lending, I believe expert insight and personal attention are more important than ever for making informed decisions in times like these. My commitment is always to provide honest, clear guidance\u2014so you can navigate shifting markets with confidence and clarity.<\/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 notable shift in the housing landscape: national homebuyer numbers reached a record low, with sellers outnumbering buyers by 51.3%. This dynamic has tipped many markets in favor of buyers, driven by rising mortgage rates and ongoing economic uncertainty. Interestingly, only six metro areas still reflect a seller\u2019s market. In my work guiding [&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-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kelvinsmith.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}