{"id":144,"date":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","slug":"u-s-builder-sentiment-hits-12-month-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/u-s-builder-sentiment-hits-12-month-low\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Builder Sentiment Hits 12-Month Low"},"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\/michelle-wood-1\/home-builder-sentiment-remotion-videos-f500\" 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>Builder sentiment across the U.S. has dipped to its lowest point in a year, with the confidence index falling 3 points to 32 in late Q3. Sales conditions slid to 35, and expectations for the next six months dropped to 37. Though buyer traffic stayed at 23, nearly 4 in 10 builders nationwide have started cutting prices, and two-thirds are offering incentives\u2014up from 63% earlier in the quarter. Mortgage applications for new homes have now declined for five months in a row, with 30-year fixed rates holding in the high-6% range. Many larger builders are leaning on rate buydowns to help buyers secure below-market mortgages, which is keeping sales moving even as price cuts aren&#039;t the only tool in play. With 30-year rates hovering near 7%, housing forecasters expect these higher rates to stick around through at least 2027.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent more than two decades guiding Biloxi residents and investors through changing markets, I know how quickly the landscape can shift. Whether you\u2019re considering your first home or weighing an investment, understanding the bigger picture\u2014and the options available from builders\u2014can make a real difference in your decisions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builder sentiment across the U.S. has dipped to its lowest point in a year, with the confidence index falling 3 points to 32 in late Q3. Sales conditions slid to 35, and expectations for the next six months dropped to 37. Though buyer traffic stayed at 23, nearly 4 in 10 builders nationwide have started [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":267,"featured_media":145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michellewoodrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}