{"id":21,"date":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/furhadwaquad-com\/2026\/09\/26\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","slug":"builder-confidence-rises-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder confidence rises in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought a lift in builder confidence, rising to 35, though it\u2019s still below the key 50 mark that signals a truly robust market. In the Midwest and Northeast, we\u2019re seeing some positive momentum, while the South and West have held steady or dipped slightly. Ongoing challenges\u2014like elevated construction costs, fluctuating fuel prices, and general economic uncertainty\u2014continue to shape builders\u2019 strategies. Interestingly, custom homebuilders and those in smaller markets are weathering these conditions a bit better. With over three decades of experience guiding clients through shifting market cycles, I\u2019m continually tracking these trends to provide informed advice\u2014whether you\u2019re considering building, investing, or repositioning in Michigan. Staying aware of these regional shifts is essential for making sound real estate decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoagentmagazine.com\/2026\/08\/17\/builder-confidence-rises-in-august\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought a lift in builder confidence, rising to 35, though it\u2019s still below the key 50 mark that signals a truly robust market. In the Midwest and Northeast, we\u2019re seeing some positive momentum, while the South and West have held steady or dipped slightly. Ongoing challenges\u2014like elevated construction costs, fluctuating fuel prices, and general [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","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\/21","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=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}