{"id":88,"date":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-choices-and-bargaining-power-for-fall-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/homebuyers-gain-more-choices-and-bargaining-power-for-fall-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Gain More Choices and Bargaining Power for Fall 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As fall 2026 unfolds, we\u2019re seeing a shift: with 4.9 months of housing supply and mortgage rates hovering around 7%, homebuyers are stepping into negotiations with more leverage than we\u2019ve seen in recent years. Sellers\u2014especially those with older homes\u2014are beginning to offer concessions, which creates new opportunities for buyers who approach the table with respect and solid evidence to back up their offers. For sellers, pricing competitively and taking the initiative to pre-inspect can make all the difference. Drawing on my background as an Army officer and my experience negotiating under pressure, I\u2019ve learned that success in real estate\u2014much like in the field\u2014comes down to strategy, preparation, and clear communication. My goal is always to help clients navigate these moments with confidence and win the offer, no matter which side of the table they\u2019re on.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noradarealestate.com\/blog\/homebuyers-negotiating-power-fall-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fall 2026 unfolds, we\u2019re seeing a shift: with 4.9 months of housing supply and mortgage rates hovering around 7%, homebuyers are stepping into negotiations with more leverage than we\u2019ve seen in recent years. Sellers\u2014especially those with older homes\u2014are beginning to offer concessions, which creates new opportunities for buyers who approach the table with respect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmaldonadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}