{"id":164,"date":"2026-10-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak-lets-connect-talk-about-the-latest-insights-in-the-industry-5\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T09:00:00","slug":"seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak-lets-connect-talk-about-the-latest-insights-in-the-industry-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak-lets-connect-talk-about-the-latest-insights-in-the-industry-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Seller Concessions Reach a New US Peak | Let\u2019s connect &amp; talk about the latest insights in the industry!"},"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\/charlie-russo\/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>Over the past few months ending in Mid-Q3, nearly 45% of home sales across the US involved sellers offering concessions\u2014a level we haven\u2019t seen at this point in the year since at least 2020. That\u2019s a bump from about 43% the year before, and it\u2019s a clear sign that buyers are gaining stronger footing as inventory builds and competition thins out. These concessions aren\u2019t just about dropping the price; sellers are helping with repairs, chipping in for closing costs, or even buying down mortgage rates. It\u2019s changing the way negotiations unfold, giving buyers more creative ways to trim their upfront costs. About 16% of homes sold in Mid-Q3 saw both a price cut and a concession, which can really move the needle for buyers looking to stretch their dollars. Having seen countless market cycles in Katy and West Houston, I know firsthand how the right strategy\u2014and a little flexibility on both sides\u2014can make all the difference in getting a deal across the finish line.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few months ending in Mid-Q3, nearly 45% of home sales across the US involved sellers offering concessions\u2014a level we haven\u2019t seen at this point in the year since at least 2020. That\u2019s a bump from about 43% the year before, and it\u2019s a clear sign that buyers are gaining stronger footing as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":462,"featured_media":165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.charlierussorealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}