{"id":76,"date":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:00:00","slug":"houston-buyers-gain-leverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/07\/houston-buyers-gain-leverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Buyers Gain Leverage"},"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\/manda-mafi-922276\/buyers-price-mortgage-remotion-videos-6c14\" 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>This fall, Houston homebuyers found themselves with a distinct advantage: for every active buyer, there were more than two sellers. That shift has placed more negotiating power in buyers&#039; hands, making it one of the more favorable moments for those seeking to purchase in our city\u2014even as affordability remains a challenge due to higher borrowing costs. Lenders recently posted increased 30-year fixed rates, meaning the cost of financing is still very much in play. What\u2019s striking is how much rates can differ from lender to lender, making your choice of lender nearly as important as the timing of your offer. As someone who\u2019s helped clients navigate Texas real estate since 2006, and with my own background in investing and lending, I\u2019ve seen that successful buyers balance negotiation strategy with careful attention to financing options. This season\u2019s unique mix of buyer leverage and rising mortgage rates explains the recent slight dip in activity, but it also underscores the value of a thoughtful approach\u2014especially for those ready to take the next step in Houston\u2019s ever-evolving market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fall, Houston homebuyers found themselves with a distinct advantage: for every active buyer, there were more than two sellers. That shift has placed more negotiating power in buyers&#039; hands, making it one of the more favorable moments for those seeking to purchase in our city\u2014even as affordability remains a challenge due to higher borrowing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","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\/76","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=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandamafi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}