{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/sandraventrerichards-com\/2026\/09\/19\/buyers-gain-unique-opportunities-amid-growing-inventory\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:00:00","slug":"buyers-gain-unique-opportunities-amid-growing-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/buyers-gain-unique-opportunities-amid-growing-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyers Gain Unique Opportunities Amid Growing Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Not often do buyers find themselves with the upper hand in real estate, but that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re seeing now as inventory climbs and new listings hit the market. Pending home sales across the US just fell to a six-month low, which has really shifted the negotiation table. The median home price is up 1.9%, now at $400,649, and yes, higher mortgage rates are making those monthly payments feel hefty. But it\u2019s not all uphill\u2014some markets are seeing price drops and more sellers are open to concessions. Having spent 40 years in Lake Tahoe and 26 years as a Realtor, I know how rare these windows can be. Whether you\u2019re relocating or looking for a mountain retreat, understanding these shifts can make all the difference when you\u2019re ready to buy or sell in our unique community.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/us\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/rising-inventory-hands-buyers-rare-leverage\/587740\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not often do buyers find themselves with the upper hand in real estate, but that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re seeing now as inventory climbs and new listings hit the market. Pending home sales across the US just fell to a six-month low, which has really shifted the negotiation table. The median home price is up 1.9%, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":481,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sandraventrerichards.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}