{"id":63971,"date":"2018-09-28T11:07:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T18:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=63971"},"modified":"2020-10-06T17:08:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T00:08:03","slug":"the-share-of-homes-selling-above-list-price-just-dropped-below-2016-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/the-share-of-homes-selling-above-list-price-just-dropped-below-2016-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Share of Homes Selling Above List Price Just Dropped Below 2016 Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Seattle, the Share of Homes Selling Above List Fell to 30% this Month from 50% a Year Ago<\/i><\/b>
\nIn the four weeks ending on September 23, 22.9 percent of homes sold for more than their asking price, across the metros Redfin tracks. More than one-in-five sounds like a lot, but it represents a 2.6 percentage point decline compared to the same period last year when 25.5 percent of homes sold above their list price. The share of homes that sold above list hasn\u2019t been this low since 2016 and has been declining since its peak of 29 percent in June. <\/span>
\n\u201cWith home price growth <\/span>slowing to 4.7\u00a0percent in August<\/span><\/a>, and a <\/span>record-high share of sellers dropping their prices<\/span><\/a>, the fact that fewer homes are selling above their asking price is another indication that competition is getting less intense than it has been in recent years,\u201d said Redfin senior economist Taylor Marr. \u201cInventory pressures are easing in the hottest markets, which is welcome news for homebuyers who are increasingly able to submit an offer without competition and get bids accepted without offering above list price.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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