{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/heitzteam-com\/2026\/09\/20\/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/20\/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\/tami-heitzwebel\/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>Timing can make all the difference in your home search, and when we look ahead to 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 stands out as a prime opportunity for buyers. During this week, active listings are projected to be up 31.9% compared to the year&#039;s start and 13.3% higher than the average week\u2014meaning more choices for you nationwide. Listing prices are expected to sit about 3.5% below their seasonal peak, potentially saving buyers around $14,000 on a median-priced US home (approximately $416,000). With competition historically down by 30.1% from its annual peak and homes likely spending about 64 days on the market, you&#039;ll have both more time and less pressure to make your decision. As a team dedicated to guiding you through every phase of your real estate journey, we keep a close eye on market trends like these to ensure our clients are always empowered with the best information and opportunities available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timing can make all the difference in your home search, and when we look ahead to 2026, the period from September 27 to October 3 stands out as a prime opportunity for buyers. During this week, active listings are projected to be up 31.9% compared to the year&#039;s start and 13.3% higher than the average [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heitzteam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}