{"id":64,"date":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","slug":"post-purchase-costs-buyers-should-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/post-purchase-costs-buyers-should-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Purchase Costs Buyers Should Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/frank-m-durnett\/once-you-buy-home-budgets-remain-a-prime-focus-e242\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>After four decades guiding clients through every step of homeownership here in Richmond, I\u2019ve seen how the first year in a new home often brings more expenses than buyers anticipate. It\u2019s not just about the down payment, closing costs, or the move itself\u2014there\u2019s a host of additional costs that can catch even seasoned buyers off guard. For example, statistics show that first-year spending averages $26.9K for newly built homes and $18.7K for existing homes. Appliances and household equipment are common needs, running about $4.3K in new construction and $3.7K in existing homes during that first year. Furnishing a new space can add up quickly too\u2014on average, $8.3K for new builds and $3.9K for existing homes, especially when you\u2019re filling out larger rooms. The biggest expense? Alterations and repairs, with new homes averaging $14.3K and existing homes $11.1K in their first year. Planning for these post-purchase costs helps protect your budget and ensures you feel confident and secure as you settle into your new home\u2014something I always strive to help clients achieve.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After four decades guiding clients through every step of homeownership here in Richmond, I\u2019ve seen how the first year in a new home often brings more expenses than buyers anticipate. It\u2019s not just about the down payment, closing costs, or the move itself\u2014there\u2019s a host of additional costs that can catch even seasoned buyers off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}