{"id":5,"date":"2026-08-30T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/danfontainerealty-com\/2026\/08\/30\/waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T13:00:00","slug":"waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/30\/waiting-until-fall-wont-make-homes-more-affordable-but-heres-what-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting until fall won&#8217;t make homes more affordable, but here&#8217;s what will"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>The dream of homeownership can feel daunting when you see that the income needed for a median-priced US home has nearly doubled to over $120,000. With mortgage rates hovering around 6.5% and prices continuing to climb, waiting until fall isn\u2019t likely to lead to better affordability. I\u2019ve guided many clients\u2014especially fellow military families\u2014through these tough markets, and the truth remains: preparation is your best ally. Typical down payments are between 6\u20139%, but there are also low or even zero down payment options, especially for VA buyers. As always, a mission-focused plan and the right guidance make all the difference when navigating today\u2019s real estate landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/fall-home-affordability-preparation\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dream of homeownership can feel daunting when you see that the income needed for a median-priced US home has nearly doubled to over $120,000. With mortgage rates hovering around 6.5% and prices continuing to climb, waiting until fall isn\u2019t likely to lead to better affordability. I\u2019ve guided many clients\u2014especially fellow military families\u2014through these tough [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}