{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dominickleonesellsnj-com\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","slug":"why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buyers and Sellers Are Stuck"},"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\/buyers-sellers-stuck\" 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 the current housing market feels a bit like being caught between the tides\u2014buyers and sellers are each anchored in place. Higher mortgage rates are slowing demand, with many buyers finding that monthly payments just aren\u2019t making sense right now. I\u2019m seeing fewer pending sales, which means plenty of house hunters are hesitating to move forward with offers. Meanwhile, homeowners with favorable existing mortgages are understandably reluctant to list, keeping inventory tight. This standstill is especially noticeable in our Jersey Shore communities, where the unique value of waterfront properties adds another layer to every decision. My background in both real estate and residential construction gives me a window into these shifting dynamics, and I always look for ways to uncover hidden value\u2014even when the market feels stuck. If you\u2019re weighing your options or simply want to better understand what\u2019s beneath the surface, you\u2019re not alone; this market is moving slowly for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating the current housing market feels a bit like being caught between the tides\u2014buyers and sellers are each anchored in place. Higher mortgage rates are slowing demand, with many buyers finding that monthly payments just aren\u2019t making sense right now. I\u2019m seeing fewer pending sales, which means plenty of house hunters are hesitating to move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":32,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","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\/31","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=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}