{"id":178,"date":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-stay-engaged-despite-changing-mortgage-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/homebuyers-stay-engaged-despite-changing-mortgage-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Stay Engaged Despite Changing Mortgage Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Contract activity is still feeling the weight of mortgage rates hovering around 7%. We\u2019ve seen contract signings drop 4.7% compared to last year, and affordability remains a major concern for many buyers. What stands out in my day-to-day work\u2014whether I\u2019m assisting clients with buying, selling, or relocating in Georgia or Alabama\u2014is how unevenly home prices are shifting across regions. Every transaction brings its own set of challenges, and these high rates are making it even more important to guide clients with clarity and care from consultation to closing. Drawing on my experience navigating complex negotiations and my background in law and HR, I\u2019m committed to helping clients make sense of a market where every decision counts.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/news\/real-estate-news\/economy\/contract-signings-barely-budge-as-mortgage-rates-take-center-stage\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract activity is still feeling the weight of mortgage rates hovering around 7%. We\u2019ve seen contract signings drop 4.7% compared to last year, and affordability remains a major concern for many buyers. What stands out in my day-to-day work\u2014whether I\u2019m assisting clients with buying, selling, or relocating in Georgia or Alabama\u2014is how unevenly home prices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions\/205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.algapremierprop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}