{"id":93,"date":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:00","slug":"seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/12\/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\/ruth-fisher\/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>As we move through mid-Q3, the landscape for buyers is shifting: sellers offered concessions in approximately 45% of U.S. home sales\u2014a new high for this time frame since 2020. This marks an increase from about 43% a year ago, reflecting how buyers have gained more leverage amid higher inventory and less competition nationwide. These concessions range from assistance with repairs and closing costs to mortgage-rate buydowns, giving buyers additional options to manage their total purchase expenses beyond direct price reductions. Increasingly, sellers are tailoring deals through closing-cost credits and rate buydowns, which is transforming negotiations and introducing more flexibility for buyers. Notably, around 16% of homes sold in mid-Q3 included both a price reduction and a concession, presenting another valuable avenue for buyers to lower their entry costs. Having guided clients through various market cycles from San Diego to Hawaii and back, I know how important it is to navigate these evolving trends with clarity and strategy\u2014ensuring you understand every option on the table.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we move through mid-Q3, the landscape for buyers is shifting: sellers offered concessions in approximately 45% of U.S. home sales\u2014a new high for this time frame since 2020. This marks an increase from about 43% a year ago, reflecting how buyers have gained more leverage amid higher inventory and less competition nationwide. These concessions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/350"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ruthfisherhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}