{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/furhadwaquad-com\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:00:00","slug":"why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/furhad-waquad\/buyers-sellers-stuck\" 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>After more than three decades in real estate, I\u2019ve seen the market move through every cycle\u2014but today\u2019s environment presents a unique challenge for both buyers and sellers. Higher mortgage rates are making buyers pause, as monthly payments are harder to justify. This shift is clear when we look at the slowdown in pending sales\u2014fewer house hunters are transitioning from touring homes to making actual offers. On the seller side, many homeowners are holding tight to their current properties, reluctant to give up lower-rate mortgages they secured in the past. This combination creates what I\u2019d call a housing stalemate: buyers are waiting for more favorable payments, while sellers are hesitant to list. The result? Transactions are moving at an unusually slow pace. As someone who advises clients and educates real estate professionals globally, I know the importance of understanding these dynamics\u2014whether you\u2019re considering your own move or simply trying to make sense of the current landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than three decades in real estate, I\u2019ve seen the market move through every cycle\u2014but today\u2019s environment presents a unique challenge for both buyers and sellers. Higher mortgage rates are making buyers pause, as monthly payments are harder to justify. This shift is clear when we look at the slowdown in pending sales\u2014fewer house [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}