{"id":93,"date":"2026-10-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2026-10-17T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T16:00:00","slug":"october-is-the-best-time-to-buy-a-house-in-these-metros-heres-how-to-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/2026\/10\/17\/october-is-the-best-time-to-buy-a-house-in-these-metros-heres-how-to-save\/","title":{"rendered":"October Is The Best Time To Buy a House In These Metros\u2014Here&#8217;s How To Save"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Despite mortgage rates topping 7%, October consistently proves to be a savvy month for buyers in 16 U.S. metros\u2014especially where spring listings are now ripe for negotiation. Over my 21 years in residential real estate, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how flexibility in location, diligent lender shopping, and strengthening your credit can make a noticeable difference in your buying power. Whether you\u2019re drawn to traditional homes or considering REO and bank-owned properties, knowing the seasonal trends and timing can offer a real edge in securing the right deal.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/mortgages\/best-places-to-buy-a-house-in-october-lmandp5\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite mortgage rates topping 7%, October consistently proves to be a savvy month for buyers in 16 U.S. metros\u2014especially where spring listings are now ripe for negotiation. Over my 21 years in residential real estate, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how flexibility in location, diligent lender shopping, and strengthening your credit can make a noticeable difference in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamikammarks.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}