{"id":29,"date":"2026-09-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/joeannsellshomes-ca\/2026\/09\/10\/first-time-buyers-gain-more-leverage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:00:00","slug":"first-time-buyers-gain-more-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/first-time-buyers-gain-more-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Time Buyers Gain More Leverage"},"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\/joeann-chabrol\/housing-market-advantage-remotion-videos-a606\"\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>Across Global markets, entry-level housing slowed while luxury demand stayed stronger, giving first-time buyers more leverage, more choice, and fewer bidding-war pressures than before.<br \/>\nBuyers now have more time to compare properties, run the numbers, and negotiate for seller credits, closing-cost help, repairs, longer inspections, or included appliances.<br \/>\nWell-priced, high-quality homes still moved quickly, but listings that sat longer, looked overpriced, or needed work often gave prepared buyers significantly stronger negotiating positions.<br \/>\nIn Mid-Q3 2026, 30-yr fixed mortgage rates averaged the high-6% range, so experts stressed budget discipline today and refinancing later if conditions improve.<br \/>\nFor buyers with savings, solid credit, and a workable monthly payment, current conditions create one of the better recent openings to shop without snap decisions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across Global markets, entry-level housing slowed while luxury demand stayed stronger, giving first-time buyers more leverage, more choice, and fewer bidding-war pressures than before. Buyers now have more time to compare properties, run the numbers, and negotiate for seller credits, closing-cost help, repairs, longer inspections, or included appliances. Well-priced, high-quality homes still moved quickly, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeannsellshomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}