This city saw 1 in 3 home sellers slash their asking price in September to attract reluctant buyers

This city saw 1 in 3 home sellers slash their asking price in September to attract reluctant buyers This city saw 1 in 3 home sellers slash their asking price in September to attract reluctant buyers As hesitant buyers drive home prices down, these are the places with the most price cuts and the biggest markdowns Sellers are encountering an unfriendly housing market, and many are cutting their asking prices to lure buyers. /iStockphoto Todd Luong has resorted to paying his real-estate agents to hold open houses, because no one wants to staff one. They were getting discouraged when no potential buyers showed up. Years ago, Luong, an agent at Re/Max DFW Associates in the Dallas-Forth Worth area, would have rarely been short of takers.

Holding an open house was a way for younger agents to meet people and build their client list. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 My wife never went back to work after raising our kids.

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