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Sellers, however, aren’t offering a discount these days; they’re holding steady on price. \u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nAccording to the most recent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fresearch-and-statistics\u002Fresearch-reports\u002Fnar-flash-survey-economic-pulse\">\u003Cem>NAR Flash Survey\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> (a survey of real estate agents from across the country), agents were asked the following two questions:\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>1. “Have any of your sellers recently reduced their price to attract buyers?”\u003C\u002Fem> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nTheir answer: 72% said their sellers have not lowered prices to attract buyers during this health crisis.\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>2. “Are home buyers expecting lower prices now?”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\nTheir answer: 63% of agents said their buyers were looking for a price reduction of at least 5%.\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F20200416-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42149\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002F20200416-MEM-Eng-1.jpg\" alt=\"Today’s Homebuyers Want Lower Prices. 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