{"id":63,"date":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/randyodell-com\/2026\/10\/16\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","slug":"survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Home Builder Sentiment Rises in August but Still Weak Overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to see U.S. home builder sentiment tick up to 35 this August, though it\u2019s clear that challenges remain. Economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates, and increased costs for both construction and fuel are keeping confidence on the lower side. Builders are responding by offering price cuts, which speaks to both the limited supply and the ongoing affordability concerns many buyers face. From my years around Lake Murray and the surrounding communities, I\u2019ve learned that understanding these trends is essential for anyone considering their options. I\u2019m here to offer thoughtful guidance\u2014never rushing the process\u2014so you can make informed decisions, especially as the market continues to adjust.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/17\/survey-home-builder-sentiment-rises-in-august-but-still-weak-overall\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s interesting to see U.S. home builder sentiment tick up to 35 this August, though it\u2019s clear that challenges remain. Economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates, and increased costs for both construction and fuel are keeping confidence on the lower side. Builders are responding by offering price cuts, which speaks to both the limited supply and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.randyodell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}