If you’ve been waiting to buy a house, you might have more negotiating power now than you’ve had in a while.
Even though prices keep rising, buyers are becoming more discriminating and less likely to overpay or kowtow to sellers’ demands, real estate agents say.
As the traditional spring and summer buying season intensifies, some buyers are turning the tables and asking for closing costs and other concessions, while more sellers are suddenly wrestling with price reductions and expired listings.
“You can feel a little bit of a swing in the market,” said Douglas Rill, a veteran South Florida real estate broker.
