{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/realestate360-realtor\/2026\/09\/23\/orlando-fl-buyers-gain-negotiating-room-mortgage-rates-may-affect-your-buying-power-the-real-estate-market-is-cooling-adjustable-rate-mortgage-arm-as-an-option\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:00:00","slug":"orlando-fl-buyers-gain-negotiating-room-mortgage-rates-may-affect-your-buying-power-the-real-estate-market-is-cooling-adjustable-rate-mortgage-arm-as-an-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/2026\/09\/23\/orlando-fl-buyers-gain-negotiating-room-mortgage-rates-may-affect-your-buying-power-the-real-estate-market-is-cooling-adjustable-rate-mortgage-arm-as-an-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando, FL Buyers Gain Negotiating Room | Mortgage Rates may affect your Buying Power. The Real Estate Market is Cooling. Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) as an Option."},"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\/aubrey-a-hamid-653013\/homes-selling-prices-3695\"\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>Orlando\u2019s real estate market has been offering buyers a welcome edge\u2014homes have recently sold for about 2.5% below asking price on average. This places our city among the top ten in the country for buyer-friendly discounts, right in line with the broader Southern trend where major markets are seeing homes close at 2%\u20133% under list. In fact, 38 out of the top 50 U.S. housing markets recorded sales below asking, highlighting Orlando\u2019s position as a place where negotiation is on the table.<\/p>\n<p>For those looking to buy in Orlando, this means there\u2019s strategic room to make offers and set expectations\u2014while most sales are still landing close to list, the ability to negotiate is real. Over my 35 years guiding buyers, sellers, and investors across Central Florida, I\u2019ve seen how working with a knowledgeable team can help you take advantage of these market dynamics. Understanding the numbers and timing your approach makes a difference in results. If you\u2019re ready to navigate Orlando\u2019s discount-friendly environment, you have negotiating power on your side\u2014and with the right guidance, you can make the most of it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando\u2019s real estate market has been offering buyers a welcome edge\u2014homes have recently sold for about 2.5% below asking price on average. This places our city among the top ten in the country for buyer-friendly discounts, right in line with the broader Southern trend where major markets are seeing homes close at 2%\u20133% under list. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}