{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-06T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/06\/us-office-crisis-spurs-new-strategies\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T16:00:00","slug":"us-office-crisis-spurs-new-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/06\/us-office-crisis-spurs-new-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"US Office Crisis Spurs New Strategies"},"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\/barry-zwahlen\/7-smart-steps-to-buying-your-first-home-this-year-remotion-videos-3658\" 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>Start with a plan, not listings: know income, debts, bills, and a comfortable payment range so homeownership feels manageable, not financially overwhelming each month.<br \/>\nCheck credit early, fix report errors, and lower balances. Small improvements can support a better loan offer and create meaningful savings over time.<br \/>\nSave for more than the down payment. Plan for closing costs, moving expenses, and early repairs so surprises do not derail your first months.<br \/>\nGet pre-approved before touring homes. It sharpens your search, shows sellers you are serious, and can give your offer more credibility in competition.<br \/>\nWork with a buyer&#039;s agent who knows your market, spots red flags, and negotiates clearly. Tour past staging, inspect basics, and stay calm through closing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start with a plan, not listings: know income, debts, bills, and a comfortable payment range so homeownership feels manageable, not financially overwhelming each month. Check credit early, fix report errors, and lower balances. Small improvements can support a better loan offer and create meaningful savings over time. Save for more than the down payment. Plan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}