{"id":11,"date":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/patriciararndtrealestate-com\/2026\/10\/18\/new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","slug":"new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets\/","title":{"rendered":"New home sales rebound as builders chase buyers&#8217; budgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Seeing new home sales pick up speed in August is a promising sign for buyers and sellers alike, even if activity remains just 2% below last year\u2019s level. Builders responded to market pressures by adjusting prices and offering incentives, which pushed sales to their fastest pace in eight months. With the median price at $393,700 and inventories still high, it\u2019s clear that rising financing costs are weighing on builder confidence. After decades in real estate, and with a background as both a licensed builder and retired home inspector, I\u2019ve seen how shifts like these shape opportunities for buyers across Central Virginia. Whether you\u2019re exploring your first purchase or considering a move, understanding these trends can make a real difference.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/us\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/new-home-sales-rebound-as-builders-chase-buyers-budgets\/591083\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing new home sales pick up speed in August is a promising sign for buyers and sellers alike, even if activity remains just 2% below last year\u2019s level. Builders responded to market pressures by adjusting prices and offering incentives, which pushed sales to their fastest pace in eight months. With the median price at $393,700 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/606"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}