{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/workwithbeverly-com\/2026\/09\/19\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:00:00","slug":"builder-confidence-rises-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder confidence rises in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who has guided clients through the ups and downs of the Northeast Atlanta real estate market since 1985, I pay close attention to builder confidence trends. In August, builder confidence climbed to 35\u2014an improvement, but still shy of the 50 mark that signals a robust market. The Midwest and Northeast saw gains, while the South and West either held steady or dipped, reflecting the ongoing challenges builders face with rising costs, fuel expenses, and general economic uncertainty. Interestingly, custom homes and smaller markets are showing more resilience right now. For those considering new construction or weighing their next move, understanding these shifts can be key to making smart real estate decisions. My role is always to help you navigate these changes so you feel informed and protected, every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoagentmagazine.com\/2026\/08\/17\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who has guided clients through the ups and downs of the Northeast Atlanta real estate market since 1985, I pay close attention to builder confidence trends. In August, builder confidence climbed to 35\u2014an improvement, but still shy of the 50 mark that signals a robust market. The Midwest and Northeast saw gains, while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":47,"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.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","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=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}