{"id":99,"date":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","slug":"seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Seller Concessions Reach a New US Peak"},"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\/celeste-mullen\/seller-concessions-peak-remotion-videos-a033\" 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>We\u2019re seeing a big shift in the market\u2014nearly 45% of U.S. home sales in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3 involved sellers offering concessions, the highest share for this time of year since at least 2020. That\u2019s up from around 43% a year ago, and it\u2019s a clear sign that buyers are gaining negotiating power as more inventory comes on and competition eases. Concessions aren\u2019t just about price cuts anymore; sellers are helping with repairs, closing costs, and even mortgage-rate buydowns, giving buyers more ways to lower their overall purchase costs. About 16% of homes sold in Mid-Q3 had both a price reduction and a seller concession\u2014offering buyers even more flexibility. As owners and agents who\u2019ve been through many market cycles and helped hundreds of clients in L.A., Ventura, and Riverside Counties, we know how important it is to understand these trends\u2014whether you\u2019re selling, buying, or investing in rental property. The negotiation landscape is evolving, and staying informed helps you make smart, strategic decisions for your next move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a big shift in the market\u2014nearly 45% of U.S. home sales in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3 involved sellers offering concessions, the highest share for this time of year since at least 2020. That\u2019s up from around 43% a year ago, and it\u2019s a clear sign that buyers are gaining negotiating power [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}