“Don't junk up your offer with a lot of bells and whistles that might turn the sellers off - especially if you love the house and don't want to risk losing out.”
Art Godi
“Seller concessions have not been common in the last five years. Sellers haven't had to offer them. But as we become more balanced, especially in areas of high inventory, that's where you'll see the use of concessions become a bit more common.”
Walter Molony
“In competitive markets where two offers are presented to the seller, the one with 20 percent down looks better than one with a smaller down payment. But sellers still tend to drift toward someone with a larger down payment.”
Eric Cunliffe
“We are hoping to find an interested (seller) and that we can make them an offer that they can't refuse. Obviously, if they aren't interested in selling, we have talked about the possibility of eminent domain proceedings, but we hope not to get that far.”
Sabrina Henderson
“There are many sellers who have contingent offers on properties that they're having to withdraw because they're not getting their homes sold.”
Aaron Zapata
“It happened to me too. When I played badly or didn't offer what the crowd wanted they whistled me, even though I was always liked by people.”
Emilio Butragueno
“We still have an oversupply of buyers over sellers, especially in the largest apartments and most desirable neighborhoods.”
Pamela Liebman
