{"id":65,"date":"2026-09-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/seabea-ghoph\/home-buyers-save-remotion-videos-e3db\" 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>When considering the ideal window to purchase a home in 2026, timing can truly shape your experience. From September 27 to October 3, buyers are poised to benefit from a rare combination: a surge in active listings\u2014up 31.9% from the year&#039;s start and 13.3% above the average week\u2014expanding your options nationwide. During this period, listing prices are projected to be 3.5% below the seasonal peak, which could mean saving roughly $14,000 on a median-priced US home of about $416,000. Competition is also expected to ease, historically dropping 30.1% from its peak, and homes may linger on the market for around 64 days, allowing more time for thoughtful decisions. As someone who prides herself on innovative strategies and going above and beyond for clients, I always encourage buyers to consider not just the price, but the broader market conditions\u2014choice, competition, and timing all play a part in the journey to your next home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When considering the ideal window to purchase a home in 2026, timing can truly shape your experience. From September 27 to October 3, buyers are poised to benefit from a rare combination: a surge in active listings\u2014up 31.9% from the year&#039;s start and 13.3% above the average week\u2014expanding your options nationwide. During this period, listing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}