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'Bargaining is back': The housing market is finally becoming more buyer-friendly - sellers cut prices and make repairs

‘Bargaining is back’: The housing market is finally becoming more buyer-friendly – sellers cut prices and make repairs

More good news for homebuyers: A new Realtor.com survey finds sellers are making more concessions to lure buyers into signing contracts. The survey, called Bargaining Power Back, looked at 3,001 responses, including 449 of those who sold their homes in the past 12 months. It found that new sellers were facing more pressure from buyers …

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The Housing Market Is in Recession. What It Means for Home Buyers.

The Housing Market Is in Recession. What It Means for Home Buyers.

Homes in Hercules, Calif. The Bay Area is seeing home-price growth stall. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size In a matter of months, the pandemic’s red-hot housing market has chilled, recently entering what some economists have called a housing recession. The slowdown will contribute negatively to the economy but could present opportunities for some buyers who …

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