{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/lesjamesrealestate-com\/2026\/09\/16\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/16\/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\/les-james\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689-8136\"\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\u2019ve seen a subtle but meaningful shift in the real estate landscape: in the four weeks ending August 23, new US listings ticked up 0.4% and total homes for sale rose 0.5%, reaching their highest levels since early Q2. Yet, pending home sales dropped 1.1% to a six-month low, as elevated housing costs kept many buyers on the sidelines, even though inventory is improving across the country. The median US home-sale price is now up 1.9% from last year\u2014over $400K\u2014while average mortgage rates are hovering near 7%, the highest in over a year.<\/p>\n<p>For those actively searching, these conditions are creating more buyer-friendly opportunities: more homes to consider, and more space for negotiation\u2014especially on properties that have been listed for several weeks. Sellers are finding that realistic, market-driven pricing is key right now, rather than holding out for prices from prior years.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for you? Whether you\u2019re relocating, upgrading your lifestyle, or investing in St. Augustine or Palm Coast, navigating this evolving market calls for a savvy strategy and a trusted partner. I\u2019m here to blend local expertise with a concierge-level approach, so you can move forward with confidence and clarity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, we\u2019ve seen a subtle but meaningful shift in the real estate landscape: in the four weeks ending August 23, new US listings ticked up 0.4% and total homes for sale rose 0.5%, reaching their highest levels since early Q2. Yet, pending home sales dropped 1.1% to a six-month low, as elevated housing costs kept [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":35,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}