{"id":94,"date":"2026-10-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/karencastanedafloridarealestate-com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:00:00","slug":"starter-home-market-cools-buyers-gain-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/starter-home-market-cools-buyers-gain-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Starter-home market cools, buyers gain leverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>With the starter-home market cooling, I&#039;m seeing more opportunities open up for buyers\u2014think more affordable listings, price reductions, and less of those intense bidding wars. This shift has led to a 5.4% drop in sales for starter homes, while luxury sales have actually increased by 6.2%. Even with mortgage rates hovering around 6.8%, there\u2019s a bit more breathing room for buyers to make thoughtful decisions without rushing. Having guided many clients through the ups and downs of the Naples and Southwest Florida market, I know how these trends can shape your options\u2014whether you\u2019re searching for your first home, a community gem, or a waterfront retreat. Now could be a great time to explore what\u2019s available and make a confident move toward your next chapter in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.briefs.co\/news\/starter-home-market-is-finally-cooling-a-bit-and-first-time\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the starter-home market cooling, I&#039;m seeing more opportunities open up for buyers\u2014think more affordable listings, price reductions, and less of those intense bidding wars. This shift has led to a 5.4% drop in sales for starter homes, while luxury sales have actually increased by 6.2%. Even with mortgage rates hovering around 6.8%, there\u2019s a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":95,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}