{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/coastalgroupdelaware-com\/2026\/09\/24\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/more-homes-hit-the-market-as-demand-cools\/","title":{"rendered":"More Homes Hit the Market as Demand Cools"},"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\/linda-fisher\/housing-listings-demand-remotion-videos-1689-8136\"\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>Over the past four weeks (ending August 23), we&#039;ve seen a slight uptick in US housing inventory: new listings have risen by 0.4% and total homes for sale have increased by 0.5%, marking the highest levels since early Q2. At the same time, pending home sales dipped by 1.1% to a six-month low, as elevated housing costs continue to keep many buyers on the sidelines\u2014even as more options become available nationwide. The median home-sale price has edged up 1.9% year-over-year, now sitting above $400,000, while average mortgage rates hover near 7%, the highest in over a year.<\/p>\n<p>For active buyers, these conditions can offer meaningful advantages. With rising inventory and softer demand, we&#039;re seeing more room for negotiation\u2014especially on homes that have been on the market for several weeks. Sellers who are realistic about pricing, rather than aiming for the highs of previous years, are finding more success.<\/p>\n<p>At The Coastal Real Estate Group, we\u2019re committed to leveraging these evolving market dynamics for our clients throughout Delaware. Our experience navigating both busy and shifting markets means we focus on clear communication and negotiation, ensuring you\u2019re always positioned for the best possible outcome\u2014whether you\u2019re searching for a beachfront getaway or your next investment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past four weeks (ending August 23), we&#039;ve seen a slight uptick in US housing inventory: new listings have risen by 0.4% and total homes for sale have increased by 0.5%, marking the highest levels since early Q2. At the same time, pending home sales dipped by 1.1% to a six-month low, as elevated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":59,"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-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastalgroupdelaware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}