{"id":35,"date":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/danfontainerealty-com\/2026\/09\/28\/seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","slug":"seller-concessions-reach-a-new-us-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/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\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/danny-fontaine\/seller-concessions-peak-remotion-videos-a033\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>We&#039;re seeing a big shift in how sellers are negotiating across the country: in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3, around 45% of US home sales involved some kind of seller concession\u2014the highest we&#039;ve seen for this time of year since at least 2020. That\u2019s up from about 43% a year ago. For buyers, especially those navigating a crowded market with more inventory and less competition, that extra leverage can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Seller concessions these days aren\u2019t just about dropping the price. We\u2019re talking help with repairs, covering closing costs, and even mortgage-rate buydowns\u2014real, practical ways to bring down those upfront expenses. About 16% of homes sold in Mid-Q3 combined a price reduction with a concession, giving buyers multiple angles to cut their entry costs.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re VA-eligible or part of a military family in Duval County, this kind of market flexibility can be a game-changer. Knowing which concessions to look for\u2014and how to negotiate them\u2014matters more than ever. That\u2019s the kind of detail I keep an eye on for my clients, making sure you don\u2019t just get a deal that looks good on paper, but one that actually works for your needs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#039;re seeing a big shift in how sellers are negotiating across the country: in the rolling 3-month period ending Mid-Q3, around 45% of US home sales involved some kind of seller concession\u2014the highest we&#039;ve seen for this time of year since at least 2020. That\u2019s up from about 43% a year ago. For buyers, especially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":69,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}