{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/stanavukajlovicrealestateagent-com\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/why-buyers-and-sellers-are-stuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buyers and Sellers Are Stuck"},"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\/stana-vukajlovic-1\/buyers-sellers-stuck\"\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>Over my 20+ years guiding families through the ups and downs of Chicagoland real estate, I\u2019ve seen markets shift\u2014but right now, both buyers and sellers are feeling stuck. With mortgage rates higher, many buyers are pausing their search, finding it harder to justify monthly payments and waiting for conditions to improve. At the same time, pending sales are losing steam, which means fewer buyers are moving from browsing to making actual offers. On the other side, homeowners who locked in lower rates aren\u2019t eager to trade up, so we\u2019re seeing fewer new listings. This creates a unique kind of gridlock: buyers are holding out for better payment options, while sellers are reluctant to let go of their favorable loans. Transactions are moving at a slower-than-usual pace, and patience is key. My background in banking and commercial real estate helps me see these patterns and advise families on how to navigate them, whether you\u2019re preparing to sell or hoping to buy. Recognizing value and timing is more important than ever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over my 20+ years guiding families through the ups and downs of Chicagoland real estate, I\u2019ve seen markets shift\u2014but right now, both buyers and sellers are feeling stuck. With mortgage rates higher, many buyers are pausing their search, finding it harder to justify monthly payments and waiting for conditions to improve. At the same time, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stanavukajlovicrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}