{"id":88,"date":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-gain-more-choices-and-bargaining-power-for-fall-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/homebuyers-gain-more-choices-and-bargaining-power-for-fall-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Gain More Choices and Bargaining Power for Fall 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As we move into fall 2026, we&#039;re seeing a notable shift: with 4.9 months of housing supply and mortgage rates hovering around 7%, buyers now find themselves in a stronger position at the negotiation table. Sellers, especially those with older properties, are increasingly open to concessions. Drawing on our decades of experience in the San Ramon Valley, we&#039;ve seen firsthand how these market dynamics can benefit both sides\u2014provided each party approaches their role thoughtfully. For buyers, crafting respectful, evidence-based offers is essential in this environment. For sellers, competitive pricing and taking proactive steps like pre-inspections are key strategies. Navigating these changes successfully takes both market knowledge and careful preparation, and that\u2019s where experience truly matters.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noradarealestate.com\/blog\/homebuyers-negotiating-power-fall-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we move into fall 2026, we&#039;re seeing a notable shift: with 4.9 months of housing supply and mortgage rates hovering around 7%, buyers now find themselves in a stronger position at the negotiation table. Sellers, especially those with older properties, are increasingly open to concessions. Drawing on our decades of experience in the San [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","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"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendaandbarryzwahlenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}