{"id":107,"date":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:00:00","slug":"seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.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\/carol-smith-2\/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 shift in the real estate landscape: in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3, about 45% of U.S. home sales included seller concessions\u2014the highest Mid-Q3 share on record since at least 2020. This is up from around 43% a year ago, a sign that buyers are gaining more leverage as increased inventory and lighter competition reshape the market. Concessions aren\u2019t just about dropping the price; they often include help with repairs, closing costs, or even mortgage-rate buydowns. For many buyers, these options can make the path to homeownership more accessible and affordable. I\u2019ve noticed sellers are now competing by offering closing-cost credits and rate buydowns, not just price reductions, which gives buyers more flexibility at the negotiation table. In fact, nationally, about 16% of homes sold in Mid-Q3 combined a price reduction with a concession, further lowering entry costs for buyers. Navigating these evolving opportunities is part of what I love about guiding clients here in the High Desert\u2014each transaction is unique, and I\u2019m committed to making sure you have every advantage as you build the life you envision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a shift in the real estate landscape: in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3, about 45% of U.S. home sales included seller concessions\u2014the highest Mid-Q3 share on record since at least 2020. This is up from around 43% a year ago, a sign that buyers are gaining more leverage as increased inventory and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/353"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}