{"id":59,"date":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","slug":"us-buyers-navigate-14-month-cost-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/us-buyers-navigate-14-month-cost-high\/","title":{"rendered":"US Buyers Navigate 14-Month Cost High"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/beverly-johnson-1144459\/mortgage-costs-high-0a00\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Navigating today\u2019s real estate market can feel daunting, especially as the typical US buyer\u2019s monthly payment has now reached $2,600\u2014a 14-month high. With mortgage costs rising and the national median sale price up about 2% year-over-year to nearly $399,000, affordability remains a top concern for many families and seniors considering their next step. Pending sales have stayed steady month-over-month but are still lower compared to last year, reflecting the challenges buyers and sellers face right now.<\/p>\n<p>Even as mortgage-purchase applications dipped slightly and new listings slowed around the holidays, the overall number of homes on the market has improved, with active supply up 2% year-over-year to 1.5 million homes\u2014close to four months of inventory, though still short of a truly balanced market.<\/p>\n<p>Seller strategy makes a real difference: about 21% of active listings have reduced their prices recently. From my years helping buyers and sellers in Northeast Atlanta, I know that thoughtful, realistic pricing attracts more attention and avoids hesitation from potential buyers.<\/p>\n<p>My focus remains on keeping you well-informed and confident, whether you\u2019re planning to buy, sell, downsize, or navigate a major life transition. It\u2019s more important than ever to make clear, smart decisions as the landscape shifts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating today\u2019s real estate market can feel daunting, especially as the typical US buyer\u2019s monthly payment has now reached $2,600\u2014a 14-month high. With mortgage costs rising and the national median sale price up about 2% year-over-year to nearly $399,000, affordability remains a top concern for many families and seniors considering their next step. Pending sales [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","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\/59","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=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/61"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}