{"id":6728,"date":"2026-10-15T10:47:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandpointrealtyidaho.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/homes-are-still-selling-even-in-a-slower-market\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:47:38","slug":"homes-are-still-selling-even-in-a-slower-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandpointrealtyidaho.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/homes-are-still-selling-even-in-a-slower-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Homes Are Still Selling \u2013 Even in a Slower Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If you\u2019ve seen headlines saying home sales are slowing down, you may be wondering: is this really a good time to <\/em>sell<\/em><\/a>?<\/em><\/p>\n

While the <\/strong>latest numbers<\/strong><\/a> show sales picked up slightly in September, they\u2019re still down compared to last year. <\/strong>But here\u2019s the perspective the headlines can miss.<\/p>\n

Homes are still selling every single day.<\/strong> Because no matter what\u2019s happening with mortgage rates or the economy, life<\/a> keeps happening too. People get new jobs. Families grow. Relationships change. People retire, downsize, or need to move closer to the people they love.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And those life changes create buyers and sellers<\/a> in every market.<\/p>\n

Just Look at the Math<\/strong><\/h4>\nAccording to the National Association of Realtors<\/em> (NAR), based on the current pace<\/a> homeowners are expected to sell almost 4 million homes this year. Break that down, and that\u2019s roughly:<\/p>\n
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11,000 homes every day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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450 homes every hour.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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8 homes every minute.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So, yes, the market may be moving at a slower pace than it has at other points in time. But slower doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s stopped. As Hannah Jones, Senior Economic Research Analyst at Realtor.com,<\/em> says<\/a>:<\/p>\n
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\u201cEven in today\u2019s high-price, high-rate market, homebuying activity around major life events, such as having kids, a job change, or a divorce, <\/em>keeps the market in motion<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Thousands of buyers are still making moves every day<\/a>. The key is making sure your house is positioned to get their attention.<\/p>\n
What That Means for Your Sale<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Today\u2019s buyers have more choices, so they can afford to be more selective about things like price and condition. That makes having the right strategy from the start especially important.<\/p>\n
Because you don\u2019t need every<\/em> buyer to be looking for a home like yours. You just need the right one \u2013 and to know how to get in front of that buyer.<\/p>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\n
Don\u2019t let a headline about slowing home sales convince you no one is buying. Homes are still selling every minute of every day.<\/p>\n
If you need or want to move, talk to an agent about what it\u2019ll take to make sure yours is one of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve seen headlines saying home sales are slowing down, you may be wondering: is this really a good time to sell? While the latest numbers show sales picked up slightly in September, they\u2019re still down compared to last year. But here\u2019s the perspective the headlines can miss. Homes are still selling every single day. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6729,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_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":[12],"tags":[29,27,20,18,28],"class_list":["post-6728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-insight","tag-idaho-real-estate","tag-north-idaho-homes","tag-rain-silverhawk","tag-real-estate","tag-sandpoint-idaho"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t