{"id":81,"date":"2026-10-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2026-10-05T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T11:00:00","slug":"us-mortgage-costs-hit-14-month-high-carol-strom-real-estate-broker-founder-of-usafitpros-com-50-state-telehealth-and-labs-bolt-on-virtual-legitscript-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/us-mortgage-costs-hit-14-month-high-carol-strom-real-estate-broker-founder-of-usafitpros-com-50-state-telehealth-and-labs-bolt-on-virtual-legitscript-business\/","title":{"rendered":"US Mortgage Costs Hit 14-Month High | Carol Strom real estate broker. Founder of USAfitpros.com 50 state Telehealth and Labs bolt-on virtual LegitScript business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/carol-s\/mortgage-costs-high-remotion-videos-de5b\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Mortgage costs in the US have reached a 14-month high, with the typical buyer\u2019s monthly payment now at $2,600 by late Q3. Median sale prices have held steady, up about 2% year-over-year to just under $399,000, which continues to press on overall affordability. These dynamics are keeping pending sales relatively flat compared to the previous month and lower than last year. Mortgage-purchase applications have recently dipped slightly, and while new listings did fall month-over-month\u2014likely due to holiday timing\u2014they still remain modestly above the same period in 2025. Seller strategy is playing a pivotal role: nearly 21% of active listings have cut prices, and sharper, more strategic pricing is proving to attract more attention, while overpricing tends to slow momentum. On the supply side, active inventory is up about 2% from last year at 1.5 million homes, with nearly four months of supply\u2014still under what\u2019s considered a balanced market.<\/p>\n<p>In my work across luxury and commercial real estate, and as someone who integrates telehealth profit centers into property strategies, I see first-hand how pricing and adaptability are crucial in today\u2019s environment. Whether in residential or commercial, sellers who understand the nuances of the current landscape can better position their assets\u2014and, for my clients, that means leveraging every available advantage, from pricing strategy to innovative profit centers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mortgage costs in the US have reached a 14-month high, with the typical buyer\u2019s monthly payment now at $2,600 by late Q3. Median sale prices have held steady, up about 2% year-over-year to just under $399,000, which continues to press on overall affordability. These dynamics are keeping pending sales relatively flat compared to the previous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolstrom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}