{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-23T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/michelemovesmountains-com\/2026\/09\/23\/stable-mortgage-rates-offer-buyers-more-choices-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:00:00","slug":"stable-mortgage-rates-offer-buyers-more-choices-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/stable-mortgage-rates-offer-buyers-more-choices-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Stable Mortgage Rates Offer Buyers More Choices in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought a shift in our North Georgia market\u2014mortgage rates climbing to nearly 6.7% put the brakes on what had been eight straight months of pending sales growth. For those keeping a close eye on timing, you may have noticed median list prices continued their steady decline for a tenth month, and inventory edged up just a bit. In our mountain communities, these numbers mean more than national headlines\u2014they shape how buyers and sellers plan their next move, whether that\u2019s finding a peaceful retreat, a smart investment, or a forever home. A notable drop in rates would certainly encourage more activity this fall, but for now, understanding these local trends helps us navigate the unique rhythms of Blue Ridge and the surrounding areas. Let\u2019s keep an eye on how these changes might open up new opportunities in our one-of-a-kind mountain market.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.briefs.co\/news\/mortgage-rates-bite-pending-sales-slip-as-price-cuts-catch-u\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought a shift in our North Georgia market\u2014mortgage rates climbing to nearly 6.7% put the brakes on what had been eight straight months of pending sales growth. For those keeping a close eye on timing, you may have noticed median list prices continued their steady decline for a tenth month, and inventory edged up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}