{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/hokeonhomes-com\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buyers and Sellers Are Stuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/michael-hoke-1\/buyers-sellers-stuck\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Lately, the real estate market feels a bit like a standstill. Higher mortgage rates are putting the brakes on demand, making it tough for many buyers to justify those monthly payments\u2014and causing more folks to hit pause on their search. We\u2019re seeing pending sales lose momentum, which means fewer buyers are making the leap from browsing to actually making offers. On the other side, homeowners with lower mortgage rates are understandably hesitant to give up those affordable payments, so we aren\u2019t seeing as many new listings as we might expect. All of this adds up to a housing stalemate: buyers are holding out for better payment options, sellers aren\u2019t eager to let go of their great rates, and activity remains unusually slow. Having worked with York County families and investors for over 20 years, I know how discouraging it can feel to be stuck in the middle of this tug-of-war. My focus is always on simplifying the process and providing honest, up-to-date guidance\u2014whether you\u2019re considering your next move or just want to understand what\u2019s happening out there. Navigating these challenges takes creative thinking and a deep understanding of our local market, and I\u2019m here to help you make sense of it all.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, the real estate market feels a bit like a standstill. Higher mortgage rates are putting the brakes on demand, making it tough for many buyers to justify those monthly payments\u2014and causing more folks to hit pause on their search. We\u2019re seeing pending sales lose momentum, which means fewer buyers are making the leap from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":65,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hokeonhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}