{"id":32,"date":"2026-10-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/?p=32"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:00:00","slug":"housing-data-gives-buyers-more-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/19\/housing-data-gives-buyers-more-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Data Gives Buyers More Leverage"},"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\/nicolas-boucher\/september-housing-leverage-remotion-videos-361c\" 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>In the latest look at the housing market, the numbers are telling a clear story: buyers are gaining more leverage. Nearly 21% of active listings saw price cuts in late Q3, while inventory reached over 1.16 million homes\u2014just about 9% shy of what we considered \u201cnormal\u201d before the pandemic. These are not just statistics to me; they\u2019re real signals I watch closely to guide families relocating to Boulder or moving within our city. Buyer activity remains careful\u2014homes under contract dipped about 4% year-over-year for the second month running, reflecting how higher mortgage costs are still shaping affordability.<\/p>\n<p>The median national list price hovered near $419,000, down around 1% both month-over-month and year-over-year. That\u2019s now 11 straight months of yearly price declines, with price per square foot also dropping by about 2%. Sellers, for the most part, are staying in the game: only about 6% of listings were delisted, steady compared to last year, but more homeowners are reducing prices and showing willingness to negotiate. Having a pulse on these trends is essential\u2014especially in a market where negotiation room and timing can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>The real test ahead? Watching if these price adjustments will encourage more buyers to step forward, or if inventory continues to rise while demand remains soft. My approach\u2014built on decades of listening first\u2014helps my clients navigate these shifts with confidence, turning what could be a tricky market into an opportunity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest look at the housing market, the numbers are telling a clear story: buyers are gaining more leverage. Nearly 21% of active listings saw price cuts in late Q3, while inventory reached over 1.16 million homes\u2014just about 9% shy of what we considered \u201cnormal\u201d before the pandemic. These are not just statistics to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions\/36"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bouldercoelevatedproperties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}