{"id":1649,"date":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-stay-engaged-despite-changing-mortgage-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/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>Mortgage rates hovering around 7% continue to shape the housing market\u2019s landscape. We\u2019re seeing contract signings dip 4.7% compared to last year, a clear sign that many buyers are pausing as affordability gets squeezed. Home prices themselves aren\u2019t moving in lockstep\u2014some regions are seeing increases, others are holding steady. Having navigated volatile markets from London to Asia in my previous financial career, I recognize the power that rates have over buyer sentiment and decision-making. In this environment, clarity and strategy matter more than ever, and I\u2019m committed to helping my clients understand the nuances behind these numbers so they can act with confidence.<\/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>Mortgage rates hovering around 7% continue to shape the housing market\u2019s landscape. We\u2019re seeing contract signings dip 4.7% compared to last year, a clear sign that many buyers are pausing as affordability gets squeezed. Home prices themselves aren\u2019t moving in lockstep\u2014some regions are seeing increases, others are holding steady. Having navigated volatile markets from London [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":1650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1723,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions\/1723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marisacainhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}