{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/buy-now-or-wait-until-fall-tips-for-homebuyers-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:00:00","slug":"buy-now-or-wait-until-fall-tips-for-homebuyers-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/buy-now-or-wait-until-fall-tips-for-homebuyers-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy now or wait until fall? Tips for homebuyers in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Navigating the 2026 homebuying landscape in Northeast Oklahoma calls for a close look at the numbers: mortgage rates have climbed to a one-year high at 6.66%, while average home prices have inched up 1.8% to $440,600. With housing supply now at 4.6 months, I\u2019ve seen many clients weighing whether to secure their home now or wait for possible shifts this fall. Buying today can offer the peace of mind that comes with locking in home security, especially in our waterfront and luxury markets where inventory moves quickly. On the other hand, waiting could mean lower prices and less competition, depending on how the market settles. Whether you\u2019re eyeing a lakefront retreat or a family home in Grove or Langley, these are the trends I\u2019m watching closely to guide informed decisions for my buyers and investors.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sponsor-story\/real-estate-ausa\/2026\/08\/21\/buy-now-or-wait-until-fall-tips-for-homebuyers-in-2026\/91389661007\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating the 2026 homebuying landscape in Northeast Oklahoma calls for a close look at the numbers: mortgage rates have climbed to a one-year high at 6.66%, while average home prices have inched up 1.8% to $440,600. With housing supply now at 4.6 months, I\u2019ve seen many clients weighing whether to secure their home now or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bbowersrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}