{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/homessoldbyfrank-com\/2026\/09\/10\/why-american-buyers-are-finally-getting-leverage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","slug":"why-american-buyers-are-finally-getting-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/why-american-buyers-are-finally-getting-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Why American Buyers Are Finally Getting 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\/frank-mellace\/americans-lev-finally\"\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>There\u2019s a noticeable shift happening for buyers right now: markets are moving away from being so heavily in the seller\u2019s favor, and that means more negotiating power for you. Builders are stepping up their game\u2014offering incentives, mortgage-rate buydowns, and making price adjustments to bring hesitant buyers to the table. With more homes available, you no longer have to rush into offers or feel pressured; there\u2019s real flexibility to compare your options and make informed decisions. Of course, higher mortgage rates are still making everyone a bit cautious, but new opportunities are definitely opening up. As someone who guides first-time buyers through these changing conditions\u2014especially here in New Jersey\u2014I\u2019m always watching out for ways my clients can leverage these trends, whether you\u2019re searching for your first home or navigating a unique situation like foreclosure or divorce settlements. The right strategy can make all the difference in today\u2019s landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a noticeable shift happening for buyers right now: markets are moving away from being so heavily in the seller\u2019s favor, and that means more negotiating power for you. Builders are stepping up their game\u2014offering incentives, mortgage-rate buydowns, and making price adjustments to bring hesitant buyers to the table. With more homes available, you no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":44,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homessoldbyfrank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}