{"id":116,"date":"2026-10-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/?p=116"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:00:00","slug":"housing-data-gives-buyers-more-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/21\/housing-data-gives-buyers-more-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Data Gives Buyers More Leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/judi-muniz\/september-housing-leverage-remotion-videos-361c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Recent housing data is signaling a notable shift\u2014buyers are gaining more leverage as the market adjusts. In late Q3, about 21% of active listings saw price cuts, and inventory climbed to over 1.16 million homes, now within roughly 9% of those familiar pre-pandemic levels. Buyer activity remains measured, with homes under contract dropping about 4% year-over-year for the second month running, highlighting how elevated mortgage rates continue to influence affordability. The national median list price stands at approximately $419,000, down around 1% both month-over-month and year-over-year, marking nearly a year of gradual declines. Price per square foot also dipped about 2% from last year. Sellers, meanwhile, are largely staying engaged in the market: just 6% of listings were delisted, holding steady compared to last year, while more owners are reducing prices and making room for negotiations. The next question? Will further price reductions encourage more buyers to sign contracts, or will increased supply and careful demand keep us in this adjustment phase a bit longer. As always, I\u2019m committed to providing you with the most comprehensive market insight and expert guidance\u2014so you\u2019re empowered to make decisions with confidence, wherever your next move takes you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent housing data is signaling a notable shift\u2014buyers are gaining more leverage as the market adjusts. In late Q3, about 21% of active listings saw price cuts, and inventory climbed to over 1.16 million homes, now within roughly 9% of those familiar pre-pandemic levels. Buyer activity remains measured, with homes under contract dropping about 4% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.judimunizbuysell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}