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Why Homebuyers Have More Negotiating Power Right Now

Homebuyers have something they haven’t had much of in recent years: leverage. There were nearly 58% more home sellers than buyers in August—the biggest gap in Redfin’s records. More homes are hitting the market, nearly 3 in 5 are selling below their original asking price, and buyers have more room to negotiate. In This Week…

Curated & analyzed by , Everhome Real Estate · CA DRE #01244077  |  Published September 12, 2026  |  1 min read  |  Coverage: Bay Area
Silicon Valley and Bay Area real estate
Curated News BriefBased on original reporting by Redfin News (September 11, 2026). The summary below is the Journal’s; the local analysis is original commentary by Omar Murillo.

Homebuyers have something they haven’t had much of in recent years: leverage. There were nearly 58% more home sellers than buyers in August—the biggest gap in Redfin’s records. More homes are hitting the market, nearly 3 in 5 are selling below their original asking price, and buyers have more room to negotiate. In This Week…

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I tell every seller I work with that timing the market matters far less than preparing for it. The homes I see priced to current comparable sales, shown well, and brought to market clean keep selling quickly across Fremont, the Tri-Cities, and the East Bay. Pricing to last year's headlines is the most common way I see people leave money and momentum on the table.

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Source & AttributionOriginal story: “Why Homebuyers Have More Negotiating Power Right Now” — Redfin News, September 11, 2026. Read the full article at the source. Commentary and Bay Area analysis on this page are original to The Bay Area Real Estate Journal.

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Omar Murillo is a Fremont native and Bay Area real estate broker with 28 years in the business, and co-founder of Everhome Real Estate, an 18-agent brokerage serving the SF Bay Area and Silicon Valley. He covers the Fremont, Tri-City, East Bay, and Silicon Valley housing markets with particular focus on listing strategy, property preparation, and negotiation.

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