{"id":56,"date":"2026-10-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:00:00","slug":"new-homes-offer-better-value-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/2026\/10\/19\/new-homes-offer-better-value-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"New Homes Offer Better Value Nationwide"},"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\/matthew-walker\/new-homes-cheaper-remotion-videos-3867\" 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>Lately, there\u2019s been a noticeable shift in home values across the country: newly built homes are now selling for a median of $205 per square foot, while existing homes are at $212. For the first time in years, new construction is becoming the better value in about a third of major US markets. Builders are responding to increased competition by adjusting prices and offering more incentives\u2014especially in areas where construction has ramped up and inventory is plentiful. If you\u2019re considering your next move, it\u2019s worth taking a closer look at new homes, particularly in markets where negotiating has gotten easier. As someone who bridges both real estate and construction, I see firsthand how more inventory can open up new opportunities for buyers, although it\u2019s important to keep an eye on permitting trends, which could slow progress on affordability.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, there\u2019s been a noticeable shift in home values across the country: newly built homes are now selling for a median of $205 per square foot, while existing homes are at $212. For the first time in years, new construction is becoming the better value in about a third of major US markets. Builders are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestateconstruction.co\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}