{"id":24,"date":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jennieshook-com\/2026\/09\/21\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Time to Buy a Home in 2026"},"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\/jennie-shook\/home-buyers-save-remotion-videos-e3db\"\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>When it comes to timing your home purchase, having the right information can make all the difference. For those planning ahead to 2026, there\u2019s a particular window that stands out: September 27 to October 3. During this period, buyers are expected to find the best combination of available homes, more approachable pricing, and less competition\u2014all factors that can ease the journey. Nationally, active listings could be up by 31.9% compared to the start of the year and 13.3% higher than an average week, giving buyers more options to choose from. Listing prices are projected to be about 3.5% below their seasonal high, which could mean potential savings of $14,000 on a median-priced home of $416,000. Buyer competition is also expected to be down 30.1% from the annual peak, and homes may spend around 64 days on the market\u2014offering precious breathing room for decision-making. The overall landscape is expected to favor buyers, with expanding inventory and gentler demand. As always, my focus is on helping you understand these shifts so you can approach your next move with clarity and confidence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to timing your home purchase, having the right information can make all the difference. For those planning ahead to 2026, there\u2019s a particular window that stands out: September 27 to October 3. During this period, buyers are expected to find the best combination of available homes, more approachable pricing, and less competition\u2014all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":183,"featured_media":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennieshook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}