{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kingdomkeys-biz\/2026\/09\/21\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Time to Buy a Home in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/customer-service-3\/home-buyers-save-remotion-videos-e3db\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As Realtors who love helping clients turn dreams into addresses, we always keep an eye on the best opportunities for buyers. Looking ahead to 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 stands out as especially promising. During this window, buyers can expect a strong mix of available homes, with inventory projected to be up 31.9% compared to the year&#039;s start and 13.3% above the average week, offering much more choice nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Prices are anticipated to be about 3.5% below their seasonal peak\u2014which could mean around $14,000 in savings on a median-priced US home of $416,000. Competition is also expected to be lighter, down 30.1% from the annual high, and homes may spend about 64 days on the market. That means more time to find the right fit and less pressure to rush decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This early fall window is shaping up to favor buyers: growing inventory, slower demand, and expert predictions that earlier fall expands options while later fall brings more price flexibility. If you&#039;re planning your next move, keeping these trends in mind can help you create an exceptional buying experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Realtors who love helping clients turn dreams into addresses, we always keep an eye on the best opportunities for buyers. Looking ahead to 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 stands out as especially promising. During this window, buyers can expect a strong mix of available homes, with inventory projected to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":43,"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.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kingdomkeys.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}