{"id":48,"date":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Time to Buy a Home in 2026"},"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\/angelean-monteiro\/home-buyers-save-remotion-videos-e3db\" 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>Drawing on over 25 years in both real estate and mortgage, I keep a close eye on when the market truly tips in favor of buyers. For 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 is expected to offer a rare combination: more inventory, softer pricing, less competition, and a slower market pace. During this window, active home listings could climb 31.9% compared to the start of the year and 13.3% above the typical week, giving buyers across the country a wider range of choices. Listing prices are projected to be about 3.5% below their yearly peak\u2014potentially saving buyers around $14,000 on a median-priced US home at $416,000. Competition is also set to drop 30.1% from its annual high, with homes averaging 64 days on market. This means more time to find the right fit and negotiate. As listings continue to grow and demand softens, early fall could open up selection, while later fall might bring even more price flexibility. My goal is always to help you navigate these shifts with confidence, combining insights from both the real estate and mortgage sides of the table.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing on over 25 years in both real estate and mortgage, I keep a close eye on when the market truly tips in favor of buyers. For 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 is expected to offer a rare combination: more inventory, softer pricing, less competition, and a slower market pace. During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.angeleanmortgageloans.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}