2026 High Interest Rates Means Buyer Leverage – MARKET UPDATE

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Rates just hit 7.5%, but scared-off competition and panicked sellers have created one of the strongest buyer's markets in decades. Headline rates at 7.5% are scaring buyers away, and that's exactly what's handing you leverage. You'll learn the affordability mixing board, 16 financial sliders beyond price and rate that you can adjust to build a better deal. You'll also see how a prepared buyer on a $425,000 home can negotiate the price down, use a $10,000 seller credit to buy the rate back to 6.75%, and keep $29,000 in cash with a low down payment loan. Then find out why the best deals are happening now, before competition returns in early 2027. "What’s happening right before our eyes is a…