{"id":113,"date":"2026-10-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:00:00","slug":"u-s-builder-sentiment-hits-12-month-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/u-s-builder-sentiment-hits-12-month-low\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Builder Sentiment Hits 12-Month Low"},"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\/jean-paul-peron\/home-builder-sentiment-remotion-videos-f500\" 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>Builder confidence across the U.S. has dipped to its lowest point in a year, with the builder-confidence index sliding 3 points to 32 in late Q3. Sales conditions and six-month outlooks have both softened, while buyer traffic remains steady at 23. Notably, 38% of builders nationwide have cut prices, and a growing majority\u2014now two-thirds\u2014are turning to incentives to help buyers make the leap, up from 63% earlier in the quarter. Mortgage applications for new homes have now declined for the fifth consecutive month, as average 30-year rates linger in the high-6% range. Larger builders are increasingly offering rate buydowns, helping buyers secure more favorable mortgages even as the broader market faces pressure. Forecasters expect these elevated rates to stick around through at least 2027. As someone who\u2019s spent nearly two decades helping clients navigate the distinct Outer Banks real estate landscape, I know how shifts like these can influence buyer and seller strategy here in Carova\u2014where unique properties and market conditions call for a truly tailored approach.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builder confidence across the U.S. has dipped to its lowest point in a year, with the builder-confidence index sliding 3 points to 32 in late Q3. Sales conditions and six-month outlooks have both softened, while buyer traffic remains steady at 23. Notably, 38% of builders nationwide have cut prices, and a growing majority\u2014now two-thirds\u2014are turning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obxlifestyles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}