{"id":90,"date":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/?p=90"},"modified":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","slug":"homebuyers-enjoy-greater-choice-as-listings-reach-six-year-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/homebuyers-enjoy-greater-choice-as-listings-reach-six-year-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Enjoy Greater Choice as Listings Reach Six-Year High"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>We\u2019re seeing a remarkable shift in the U.S. housing market: there are now 57.9% more home sellers than buyers, with listings reaching their highest level since 2020\u2014a six-year high. While available homes increased by 3.9%, buyer activity ticked up only 0.1%. It\u2019s the strongest buyer\u2019s market on record, yet high mortgage rates and rising prices are making affordability a real challenge. As someone who\u2019s spent a lifetime in Paso Robles, I know firsthand how these trends ripple through our Central Coast communities. Whether you\u2019re weighing the decision to list your home or are on the hunt for a new one, understanding how to prepare and present a property has never mattered more. My background in real estate, design, and staging means I see each home\u2019s unique strengths, and I\u2019m always here to help you make the most of this evolving market\u2014no matter your price point or experience. Relationships come first, and I\u2019m committed to guiding you through every turn this market brings.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptorank.io\/news\/feed\/9037b-home-sellers-outnumber-buyers-by-58-with-listings-at-six-year-high\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a remarkable shift in the U.S. housing market: there are now 57.9% more home sellers than buyers, with listings reaching their highest level since 2020\u2014a six-year high. While available homes increased by 3.9%, buyer activity ticked up only 0.1%. It\u2019s the strongest buyer\u2019s market on record, yet high mortgage rates and rising prices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":375,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/375"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheilajohnsonrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}