{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dominickleonesellsnj-com\/2026\/09\/17\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"More Homes Hit the Market as Demand Cools"},"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\/dominick-2\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689-8136\" 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>Inventory is on the rise: in the four weeks ending August 23, new US listings increased by 0.4% week-over-week, and total homes for sale grew by 0.5%, pushing available inventory to its highest point since early Q2. Yet, despite more homes on the market, pending sales dipped by 1.1%\u2014a six-month low\u2014as the combination of a median sale price above $400,000 (up 1.9% from last year) and mortgage rates hovering near 7% has kept many buyers on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>For those actively searching, this shift means greater opportunity to negotiate, with increased leverage for buyers, especially on homes that have lingered on the market. Sellers who price realistically\u2014rather than aiming for last year\u2019s numbers\u2014are seeing better results. In the unique landscape of the Jersey Shore, where I blend real estate expertise with a builder\u2019s eye, recognizing true value and structural integrity becomes even more crucial. Navigating these evolving conditions with an understanding of both market trends and the technical demands of waterfront living helps my clients make confident, informed decisions\u2014whether they\u2019re buying or selling.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inventory is on the rise: in the four weeks ending August 23, new US listings increased by 0.4% week-over-week, and total homes for sale grew by 0.5%, pushing available inventory to its highest point since early Q2. Yet, despite more homes on the market, pending sales dipped by 1.1%\u2014a six-month low\u2014as the combination of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}