{"id":26,"date":"2026-10-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/?p=26"},"modified":"2026-10-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T09:00:00","slug":"map-highlights-cities-ready-for-new-home-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/map-highlights-cities-ready-for-new-home-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Map Highlights Cities Ready for New Home Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>We\u2019re seeing a shift in new home construction across the U.S.\u2014permits are now 19.4% lower than pre-pandemic levels, and this trend has continued for 44 months straight. High costs, rising mortgage rates, and ongoing affordability concerns are making it tougher for builders to keep up, even as we face a significant 4.7 million housing unit shortage. In my work across the DFW metroplex\u2014whether you\u2019re buying, selling, or investing\u2014I keep a close eye on these shifts, collaborating with trusted lenders and construction experts to protect your interests and find the right opportunities. My goal is always to help you navigate these market changes with clarity and confidence, whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer or a seasoned investor.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/map-shows-cities-facing-new-home-construction-slump-12447341\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a shift in new home construction across the U.S.\u2014permits are now 19.4% lower than pre-pandemic levels, and this trend has continued for 44 months straight. High costs, rising mortgage rates, and ongoing affordability concerns are making it tougher for builders to keep up, even as we face a significant 4.7 million housing unit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":321,"featured_media":27,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/321"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rachelelminia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}