{"id":7,"date":"2026-09-10T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dominickleonesellsnj-com\/2026\/09\/10\/usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:00:00","slug":"usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/usa-starter-homes-a-rare-shift-for-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Starter Homes: A Rare Shift for Buyers"},"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\/waiting-buy-home-remotion-videos-a8f6\" 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>There\u2019s a lot of noise around timing your first home purchase\u2014especially when it comes to weighing current borrowing costs against the hope of lower rates in the future. From my experience in real estate and residential construction, I can tell you that the market rarely rewards those who try to wait it out. As one REALTOR\u00ae recently pointed out, holding off for better rates can backfire: if rates drop, more buyers are likely to jump in at once, driving prices up and making competition even tougher. For those considering their first steps into homeownership\u2014whether it\u2019s a primary residence or a seasonal getaway\u2014understanding the balance of timing, demand, and property value is crucial. I always remind my clients that value isn\u2019t just about price or timing; it\u2019s about the lasting quality and potential in a property, something I\u2019m passionate about uncovering, especially along the Jersey Shore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot of noise around timing your first home purchase\u2014especially when it comes to weighing current borrowing costs against the hope of lower rates in the future. From my experience in real estate and residential construction, I can tell you that the market rarely rewards those who try to wait it out. As one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","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\/7","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=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}