{"id":57,"date":"2026-09-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T17:00:00","slug":"the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.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\/david-michael-rosenfeld\/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>One thing I&#039;ve learned working with buyers in Santa Monica is that timing can make a real difference when searching for your next home. For those thinking ahead to 2026, the week of September 27 to October 3 stands out as a key window nationally\u2014offering a stronger selection of listings, less competition, and a bit more breathing room. During this period, active listings are expected to be up 31.9% from the start of the year, and 13.3% higher than the average week, giving buyers more options across the country. Prices are projected to come in about 3.5% below their seasonal peak, which could mean around $14,000 in savings on a median-priced home ($416,000). With competition dropping 30.1% from the year\u2019s high and homes sitting on the market for about 64 days, buyers will likely have more time to make thoughtful decisions. As always, my priority is to keep you informed and ensure you have the information you need to navigate opportunities as they come up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing I&#039;ve learned working with buyers in Santa Monica is that timing can make a real difference when searching for your next home. For those thinking ahead to 2026, the week of September 27 to October 3 stands out as a key window nationally\u2014offering a stronger selection of listings, less competition, and a bit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":58,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidrosenfeld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}