{"id":9700,"date":"2026-06-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/?p=9700"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:00:00","slug":"real-estate-prep-for-2026-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/real-estate-prep-for-2026-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Prep for 2026 Buyers"},"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\/lisa-miller-2\/real-estate-transactions-remotion-videos\"\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>More inventory gives buyers added choice in 2026, potentially reducing multiple-offer pressure and creating more room for thoughtful property decisions before signing contracts.<br \/>\nMortgage rates could fluctuate in the low-6% to mid-6% range, so preapproval helps buyers show seriousness while planning monthly payments with confidence.<br \/>\nHigher housing costs and stricter lending make preparation essential: strengthen credit, reduce debt, save extra cash, and budget beyond the down payment.<br \/>\nInspections still matter: ~6% of buyers purchased without in-person inspections, but proper appraisals and walkthroughs can reduce avoidable closing surprises for everyone.<br \/>\nClosings can face seller breaches, unresolved liens, repair issues, financing denials, or insurance problems, making early research and backup savings valuable for buyers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More inventory gives buyers added choice in 2026, potentially reducing multiple-offer pressure and creating more room for thoughtful property decisions before signing contracts. Mortgage rates could fluctuate in the low-6% to mid-6% range, so preapproval helps buyers show seriousness while planning monthly payments with confidence. Higher housing costs and stricter lending make preparation essential: strengthen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paOTA9-2ws","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9934,"url":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/us-buyers-navigate-low-6-rate-outlook\/","url_meta":{"origin":9700,"position":0},"title":"US Buyers Navigate Low-6% Rate Outlook","author":"admin","date":"August 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An industry group projected the 30-yr fixed mortgage rate would hold in the low-6% range through the rest of 2026 nationally for buyers. 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