{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/thenavyvet-com\/2026\/09\/17\/builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","slug":"builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/builder-incentives-boost-opportunities-for-new-home-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder Incentives Boost Opportunities for New-Home Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Even with a wide range of builder incentives available, July saw a dip in mortgage applications for new homes\u2014down 5.7% from last year and 1% from the previous month. New single-family home sales also slipped by 3%, housing starts dropped almost 10%, and while permits inched up, they\u2019re still hovering near a three-year low.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who supports homebuyers at every stage\u2014especially our veterans\u2014I know how important it is to have clear, current information when making big decisions. Market shifts like these can raise questions, whether you\u2019re exploring your first home, looking at VA loan options, or considering an investment. My commitment is to empower our community through education, advocacy, and support, so you\u2019re always prepared for what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalmortgageprofessional.com\/news\/new-home-mortgage-demand-slips-despite-widespread-builder-incentives\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even with a wide range of builder incentives available, July saw a dip in mortgage applications for new homes\u2014down 5.7% from last year and 1% from the previous month. New single-family home sales also slipped by 3%, housing starts dropped almost 10%, and while permits inched up, they\u2019re still hovering near a three-year low. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":485,"featured_media":14,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/485"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}