{"id":64,"date":"2026-09-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:00:00","slug":"builders-adapt-homes-to-buyer-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/builders-adapt-homes-to-buyer-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Builders Adapt Homes to Buyer Payments"},"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\/builders-selling-homes-remotion-videos-1cfb\" 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>Navigating today\u2019s new construction market requires a sharp eye for more than just headline prices. Early in Q3 2026, 53% of new single-family home sales in the US closed under $400K\u2014up from 50% the previous year. The median landed at $393.8K, but with the average at $508.8K, it\u2019s clear that luxury sales, while fewer, still have an outsized influence. Builders are responding to affordability by offering more entry-level, smaller homes, and the $300K\u2013$399.9K price range now accounts for about 34% of early-Q3 sales, up from 28% in late Q2. Meanwhile, mid-tier homes lost ground, and the high-end ($1M+) actually gained share.<\/p>\n<p>But a home\u2019s sticker price only tells part of the story. As we\u2019ve learned over decades helping clients make smart moves in all market cycles, it\u2019s critical to look deeper: compare price per square foot, lot size, HOA dues, property taxes, insurance, finishes, incentives, appraisal support, and cash required at closing. With supply of new homes staying elevated and affordability pressure top of mind, builders are likely to keep expanding sub-$400K options nationwide. Experience and careful attention to these details make all the difference in finding the right fit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating today\u2019s new construction market requires a sharp eye for more than just headline prices. Early in Q3 2026, 53% of new single-family home sales in the US closed under $400K\u2014up from 50% the previous year. The median landed at $393.8K, but with the average at $508.8K, it\u2019s clear that luxury sales, while fewer, still [&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-64","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\/64","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=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}