{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty-com\/2026\/09\/25\/builder-confidence-remains-steady-despite-august-challenges\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:00:00","slug":"builder-confidence-remains-steady-despite-august-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/25\/builder-confidence-remains-steady-despite-august-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder Confidence Remains Steady Despite August Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Builder confidence took a modest step forward in August, with the index for new single-family homes rising to 35. But behind that small uptick, challenges remain: economic uncertainty, higher mortgage rates, and rising construction costs continue to weigh on the industry. To keep deals moving, about 35% of builders have reduced prices by an average of 6%, and 63% are offering buyer incentives. Interestingly, the Midwest saw increased sales activity, while builder confidence in the South dipped.<\/p>\n<p>In the Big Horn Basin and beyond, these national trends often echo through our local markets. As someone who\u2019s walked alongside buyers and sellers through so many cycles here in Northwest Wyoming, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how proactive strategies and transparent conversations can make all the difference\u2014especially when market winds shift. My goal is always to help you feel empowered and informed, whether you\u2019re navigating new construction or weighing investment options in Powell, Cody, Lovell, or Basin.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/builder-confidence-wavers-august\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builder confidence took a modest step forward in August, with the index for new single-family homes rising to 35. But behind that small uptick, challenges remain: economic uncertainty, higher mortgage rates, and rising construction costs continue to weigh on the industry. To keep deals moving, about 35% of builders have reduced prices by an average [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":520,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/520"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilydenneyliveinwyomingrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}