{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-11T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/luckyhomesrealty-ca\/2026\/09\/11\/toronto-buyers-enjoy-more-negotiating-power-in-home-market\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:00:00","slug":"toronto-buyers-enjoy-more-negotiating-power-in-home-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/toronto-buyers-enjoy-more-negotiating-power-in-home-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Buyers Enjoy More Negotiating Power in Home Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It might come as a surprise, but nearly 8 out of 10 homes in Toronto sold below asking price in July\u2014specifically, 78.1%. The median discount was 2.8%, with higher-priced properties often seeing even larger reductions. This trend reflects the current market dynamics: increased inventory has shifted leverage towards buyers, providing more room for negotiation. However, if the number of new listings starts to fall, that balance could quickly change. Over my 15 years working with buyers, sellers, and investors across the GTA, I\u2019ve seen that understanding these shifts is key to making informed decisions. The numbers aren\u2019t a cause for alarm\u2014they\u2019re a reminder that market conditions are always evolving, and a strategic approach makes all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/nearly-8-10-homes-toronto-144222631.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might come as a surprise, but nearly 8 out of 10 homes in Toronto sold below asking price in July\u2014specifically, 78.1%. The median discount was 2.8%, with higher-priced properties often seeing even larger reductions. This trend reflects the current market dynamics: increased inventory has shifted leverage towards buyers, providing more room for negotiation. However, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luckyhomesrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}