{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/frankdurnett-com\/2026\/09\/24\/the-housing-market-is-getting-more-negotiable\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:00:00","slug":"the-housing-market-is-getting-more-negotiable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/the-housing-market-is-getting-more-negotiable\/","title":{"rendered":"The Housing Market Is Getting More Negotiable"},"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\/frank-m-durnett\/negotiate-getting-market\"\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>With over four decades guiding Richmond buyers and sellers, I&#039;ve seen firsthand how the real estate landscape can shift. Right now, improved inventory means there are more homes to choose from, giving buyers a real opportunity to take their time and compare options\u2014especially when it comes to properties that have lingered on the market or were priced ambitiously at the start. For sellers, this new environment means standing out takes more than just a listing; competitive pricing, meaningful concessions, and flexibility on terms have become key strategies to attract serious interest. My advice: buyers, review your options closely and negotiate with confidence; sellers, ensure your pricing and terms truly reflect where the market stands today. In these changing conditions, experience and thoughtful strategy make all the difference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over four decades guiding Richmond buyers and sellers, I&#039;ve seen firsthand how the real estate landscape can shift. Right now, improved inventory means there are more homes to choose from, giving buyers a real opportunity to take their time and compare options\u2014especially when it comes to properties that have lingered on the market or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankdurnett.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}