{"id":75,"date":"2026-10-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=75"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:00:00","slug":"fed-highlights-opportunities-to-improve-housing-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/fed-highlights-opportunities-to-improve-housing-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Highlights Opportunities to Improve Housing Affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>The recent comments from a Federal Reserve official about housing affordability really highlight the pressures many buyers and sellers are feeling. With affordability at a 21-year low, we\u2019re seeing the effects of a tight housing supply, elevated home prices, mortgage rates over 7%, zoning restrictions, and increasing construction costs\u2014all of which are making it harder for individuals and families to secure the homes they want. In my 20+ years working with buyers and sellers across Upstate South Carolina, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how these challenges can impact your real estate journey. My approach is always to provide you with the insights and strategies needed to navigate these complexities, whether you\u2019re searching for a new home, investing, or planning your next move. Even in a market where obstacles can seem overwhelming, having a knowledgeable and committed partner makes all the difference in achieving your real estate goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/real-estate-news\/fed-michael-barr-speech-housing-affordability-interest-rates\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent comments from a Federal Reserve official about housing affordability really highlight the pressures many buyers and sellers are feeling. With affordability at a 21-year low, we\u2019re seeing the effects of a tight housing supply, elevated home prices, mortgage rates over 7%, zoning restrictions, and increasing construction costs\u2014all of which are making it harder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":76,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/347"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rondaholderrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}