{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/workwithbeverly-com\/2026\/09\/13\/waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:00:00","slug":"waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/13\/waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting until fall won&#8217;t make homes more affordable, but here&#8217;s what will"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>A lot of folks are holding out for fall, hoping home prices will drop\u2014but the reality is, affordability isn\u2019t likely to improve just by waiting. Right now, the income needed to purchase a median-priced home in the U.S. has nearly doubled to over $120,000. With mortgage rates hovering near 6.5% and prices still on the rise, postponing your plans might not lead to better options. Down payments typically range from 6 to 9%, though there are lower or even zero down payment programs available for some buyers. As someone who\u2019s walked clients through these ups and downs since 1985, my experience has taught me that preparation and information are your best tools. Whether you\u2019re preparing for a first home, downsizing, or navigating a big life change, the smartest move is to be well-prepared\u2014so you can act with confidence when the right opportunity comes along.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/fall-home-affordability-preparation\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of folks are holding out for fall, hoping home prices will drop\u2014but the reality is, affordability isn\u2019t likely to improve just by waiting. Right now, the income needed to purchase a median-priced home in the U.S. has nearly doubled to over $120,000. With mortgage rates hovering near 6.5% and prices still on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/438"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}