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What Can You Negotiate When Buying a Scottsdale Home?

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Quick Answer: In 2025, 62.2% of buyers nationwide paid below the list price, and the typical buyer who did saved $31,592.  Price is only part of a Scottsdale home negotiation. You can also ask for a seller concession (money the seller credits you at closing to help cover your closing costs, the fees you pay to finalize your loan), a mortgage rate buydown, repair credits after inspection, and a flexible closing date. Buyers who look at the whole deal, not just the sale price, usually end up with more value.

If you're getting ready to buy a home in Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, or North Phoenix, this is worth understanding before you write an offer. Here's what's actually on the table.

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Seller Concessions Explained: Closing Cost Help, Rate Buydowns, And Repair Credits

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If you’ve been watching home prices and interest rates and thinking, “How is anyone buying right now?”, here’s a little bit of good news. A huge share of sellers are tossing in extras to help buyers make the numbers work. We’re not talking about free throw pillows. We’re talking real money.

Recently, sellers gave some kind of concession in just under half of U.S. home sales. That’s a record-high share for the month of May. In plain English, almost one out of every two sellers is offering some financial help to get their home sold.

If you’re buying, that’s a big deal. The trick is knowing what those concessions actually are, why sellers are doing this, and how…

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