{"id":102,"date":"2026-10-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-10-18T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:00","slug":"new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets\/","title":{"rendered":"New home sales rebound as builders chase buyers&#8217; budgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought a notable rebound in US new home sales, with builders responding to buyers&#039; budgets through price cuts and incentives. Sales picked up to their fastest pace in eight months, though they&#039;re still 2% behind last year&#039;s numbers. The median price landed at $393,700, reflecting both elevated inventory and the impact of higher financing costs. As someone committed to guiding clients through the mortgage process, I know how important it is to understand these shifts\u2014especially when builder sentiment is affected and options are changing. Clear information and tailored financing can make all the difference as you explore your next move in today\u2019s evolving market.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/us\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets\/591083\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought a notable rebound in US new home sales, with builders responding to buyers&#039; budgets through price cuts and incentives. Sales picked up to their fastest pace in eight months, though they&#039;re still 2% behind last year&#039;s numbers. The median price landed at $393,700, reflecting both elevated inventory and the impact of higher financing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanvaldez.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}