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I would not discuss price fairness until that location information appears. The same rent can represent a very different proposition depending on access, condition, furnishing and included costs.

There is also a reasonable case for moving close to market if the comparisons truly match and the owner is prepared for turnover. Retention is valuable, but it should be a conscious discount with a known cost, not a reason to avoid every difficult conversation.

The detail about separate rooms sharing one address changed my view of the duplicate problem. Removing every repeated-looking advert would be hard to reverse and could erase a genuine difference in rental period or availability. Grouping is the safer fix. Keep each entry visible within the...

The missing piece is seller motivation. Has the agent indicated whether timing, certainty or price matters most? Also give the offer a clear but reasonable response deadline rather than leaving it open-ended. Before paying any deposit, make sure the written terms state what happens if financing...

Three per cent below does not sound inherently aggressive, particularly after 70 days. Keep the rationale factual: limited evidence from completed comparables, the updating required, and your ability to offer financing proof plus a completion date that suits the seller. Avoid presenting it as a...

To clarify, I am not assuming day 39 automatically earns a discount. I am trying to decide whether an offer below asking is sensible now, or whether waiting for a price cut and more listings would provide better evidence. Comparisons would need to be close on neighbourhood boundary, condition...

We are deciding whether to negotiate now or wait on a three-bedroom serviced apartment in New York. The properties we are watching are roughly $952,000–$1,428,000 and seem to be reaching about 39 days on market, but the citywide average feels meaningless for the two neighbourhoods we like. The...

Eighteen days alone is too thin to call a change. I’d compare recent completed sales with the asking prices, then count new listings and withdrawals. A short marketing period can reflect motivated sellers or listings being withdrawn, not necessarily stronger demand. How tightly have you drawn...

I’d like to distinguish genuine negotiating room from listings whose owners are content to wait. The obstacle is that 53 days alone cannot show which seller is under pressure. The listing history should provide a usable clue. Put properties with repeated or prompt reductions in one group and...

$350,000. I think the previous guesses penalise the marketing period too heavily. Five bedrooms and 2,640 sq ft are my two drivers; a large coastal home may simply have a smaller buyer pool and take longer to match, without needing a major reduction.

A few more coastal New York listings in the $704,000 to $1,056,000 range have now crossed roughly 105 days, which raises a different question: are these genuinely negotiable properties, or merely the stock that owners are unwilling to price realistically? A discount and a withdrawal are not the...