{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/workwithbeverly-com\/2026\/09\/25\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:00:00","slug":"survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/25\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Home Builder Sentiment Rises in August but Still Weak Overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s watched the real estate landscape shift over decades in the Northeast Atlanta area, I always keep a close eye on what\u2019s happening with new construction. This August, U.S. home builder sentiment edged up slightly to 35, but it\u2019s clear that builders are still facing real challenges. Economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates, rising construction costs, and increased fuel prices continue to weigh heavily on the industry. To help buyers, many builders are offering price cuts\u2014especially important when inventory is tight and affordability is a concern. When I guide clients through the process of considering a new build, I focus on making sure they know what these numbers mean for their investment and how to navigate today\u2019s unique market pressures with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/17\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s watched the real estate landscape shift over decades in the Northeast Atlanta area, I always keep a close eye on what\u2019s happening with new construction. This August, U.S. home builder sentiment edged up slightly to 35, but it\u2019s clear that builders are still facing real challenges. Economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates, rising [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","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\/25","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=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}