{"id":164897,"date":"2025-11-15T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-bold-but-calculated-how-to-get-a-low-offer-on-buying-a-home-accepted\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:11:06","slug":"be-bold-but-calculated-how-to-get-a-low-offer-on-buying-a-home-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-bold-but-calculated-how-to-get-a-low-offer-on-buying-a-home-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Be bold but calculated\u2019: how to get a low offer on buying a home accepted"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn a buyer\u2019s market, sellers are being more realistic on prices \u2013 we look at how to get your strategy rightWhen Alan Murphy* and his wife spotted their semi-detached house in Brighton, they immediately saw it as a candidate to become their \u201cforever home\u201d. The three-bedroom property, with a garage, a garden and space to extend, had an asking price of \u00a3575,000. But much of that, they felt, was based on its potential rather than its present condition.\u201cEvery room in the house needed to be ripped apart and redone,\u201d says Murphy, a public relations executive. \u201cThe garden was borderline unusable.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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