{"id":288,"date":"2026-10-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-10-25T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-find-new-builds-more-affordable-in-key-u-s-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/homebuyers-find-new-builds-more-affordable-in-key-u-s-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Find New Builds More Affordable in Key U.S. Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s not often we see this: in several U.S. metros\u2014think Austin, San Diego, and Dallas\u2014newly built homes are now priced lower per square foot than resale properties. This shift is tied to a surge in new construction, resulting in more inventory and some significant price discounts. For Texas homebuyers, investors, and anyone watching the market, this trend opens up new pathways to build wealth and secure value, especially in areas where opportunities are shifting rapidly. With a background in both personal and family real estate investment, I always keep a close eye on developments like these to help clients navigate changing conditions with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/new-vs-existing-home-prices-2026\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not often we see this: in several U.S. metros\u2014think Austin, San Diego, and Dallas\u2014newly built homes are now priced lower per square foot than resale properties. This shift is tied to a surge in new construction, resulting in more inventory and some significant price discounts. For Texas homebuyers, investors, and anyone watching the market, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}