{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/cindybosshard-com\/2026\/09\/30\/los-angeles-buyers-gain-negotiating-room\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:00:00","slug":"los-angeles-buyers-gain-negotiating-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/los-angeles-buyers-gain-negotiating-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Buyers Gain Negotiating Room"},"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\/cindy-bosshard\/waiting-buy-home-a35c\" 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>In today\u2019s Los Angeles market, buyers who are ready to take on current payments may find themselves with a bit more room to negotiate than we\u2019ve seen in recent years. With average 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovering around 7% in mid-Q3 2026, affordability remains a key factor for many. My approach has always been straightforward: if the numbers work for your budget right now, you can always look at refinancing in the future should rates come down. It\u2019s important to remember\u2014waiting for rates to drop can simply bring more buyers back into the arena, which often means renewed competition and higher prices that can quickly erase any gains from lower financing. For first-time buyers in Los Angeles, the best opportunities tend to appear when your savings, credit, and comfort with monthly payments are all in harmony. This allows for a thoughtful, unrushed search\u2014even in a dynamic market. Having spent over a decade guiding buyers through both bustling and quieter markets in Whittier, Helendale, and beyond, I know that patience and preparation are your best allies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s Los Angeles market, buyers who are ready to take on current payments may find themselves with a bit more room to negotiate than we\u2019ve seen in recent years. With average 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovering around 7% in mid-Q3 2026, affordability remains a key factor for many. My approach has always been straightforward: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":532,"featured_media":16,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/532"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindybosshard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}