{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/joannalopez-com\/2026\/09\/24\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"More Homes Hit the Market as Demand Cools"},"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\/joanna-lopez\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689\"\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>Lately, we\u2019re seeing a shift: more homes are coming onto the market nationwide, even as buyer demand cools a bit. Over the four weeks ending August 23, new listings in the US ticked up by 0.4% and total homes for sale rose 0.5%\u2014the highest inventory we\u2019ve seen since early Q2. Yet, pending home sales slipped 1.1% to a six-month low, with many buyers pausing due to high housing costs, despite more options becoming available. The median home-sale price has climbed 1.9% year-over-year to over $400K, and average mortgage rates are hovering around 7%, a level we haven\u2019t seen in 13 months.<\/p>\n<p>For those actively searching, this environment brings some real opportunity: increased inventory and softer demand mean more room for negotiation\u2014whether you\u2019re seeking a price cut or seller concessions. If a home\u2019s been on the market for a few weeks, you might find even more leverage. On the flip side, sellers who price realistically (rather than chasing the highs of past years) are seeing the best results.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who\u2019s guided hundreds of Bay Area homeowners through transitions\u2014especially those 55+ considering big moves or buyers aiming to win in changing conditions\u2014I always keep an eye on these trends. If you\u2019re thinking about your next move, let\u2019s talk about how today\u2019s market might work to your advantage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, we\u2019re seeing a shift: more homes are coming onto the market nationwide, even as buyer demand cools a bit. Over the four weeks ending August 23, new listings in the US ticked up by 0.4% and total homes for sale rose 0.5%\u2014the highest inventory we\u2019ve seen since early Q2. Yet, pending home sales slipped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joannalopez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}