{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/umavadher-com\/2026\/09\/17\/us-confidence-hits-seven-mo-low\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:00:00","slug":"us-confidence-hits-seven-mo-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.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\/uma-vadher\/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>Consumer confidence in the US dipped to a seven-month low mid-Q3, even as many felt the current economic climate seemed more positive. The present-conditions index climbed about 7 points to 121, but the expectations gauge dropped nearly 6 points to 68\u2014falling below the threshold often linked to recession risk. Early in Q3, employers trimmed 23,000 jobs and unemployment nudged up to around 4%. Interestingly, this shift was mostly due to people leaving the workforce, not because hiring increased. Despite a softer overall outlook, expectations around homebuying only eased slightly and even continued to trend upward. About 61% of consumers still anticipate higher interest rates, and with federal policymakers keeping rates steady, borrowing costs are likely to remain elevated for the rest of the year. For those navigating the real estate market in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, understanding these broader trends can help set realistic expectations and prepare for what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer confidence in the US dipped to a seven-month low mid-Q3, even as many felt the current economic climate seemed more positive. The present-conditions index climbed about 7 points to 121, but the expectations gauge dropped nearly 6 points to 68\u2014falling below the threshold often linked to recession risk. Early in Q3, employers trimmed 23,000 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umavadher.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}