{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narrealestategroup-com\/2026\/09\/17\/us-confidence-hits-seven-mo-low\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:00:00","slug":"us-confidence-hits-seven-mo-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/17\/us-confidence-hits-seven-mo-low\/","title":{"rendered":"US Confidence Hits Seven-Mo Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/ramamohan-sanepalli-1425596\/consumer-confidence-just-hit-a-seven-month-low-heres-whats-driving-it-3c3d\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Recent shifts in consumer confidence are making headlines\u2014as we reach mid-Q3, it\u2019s clear that Americans are feeling more upbeat about today\u2019s conditions, but less certain about what\u2019s ahead. The present-conditions index climbed about 7 points to 121, yet the expectations gauge dipped by roughly 6 points to 68, a threshold historically linked to recession worries.<\/p>\n<p>Job market trends in early Q3 add another layer: employers cut 23,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate nudged up to about 4%. Interestingly, this rise was driven more by people leaving the workforce than by increased hiring. For those of us navigating the Central Ohio real estate landscape, it\u2019s noteworthy that even with softer overall confidence, the outlook on homebuying has only eased slightly\u2014demand continues to build. Around 61% of consumers still expect interest rates to rise further.<\/p>\n<p>With policymakers keeping rates steady and markets not expecting much relief in the near term, it looks like borrowing costs will remain elevated through year-end. In my experience guiding clients through both new construction and resale opportunities, understanding these shifts helps us plan more confidently\u2014whether you\u2019re purchasing your first home, investing, or exploring your next step. My focus remains on clarity, transparency, and helping you move forward with the right strategy in this evolving market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent shifts in consumer confidence are making headlines\u2014as we reach mid-Q3, it\u2019s clear that Americans are feeling more upbeat about today\u2019s conditions, but less certain about what\u2019s ahead. The present-conditions index climbed about 7 points to 121, yet the expectations gauge dipped by roughly 6 points to 68, a threshold historically linked to recession worries. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}