Buyer enquiries continue to rise but house sales at 31-year low

[paul1]

Originally Posted by drhouse

If they are prepared to negotiate down 10% then surely that is flexibility.

I would say that it is an Estate agents job to sell a property and obtain the best price possible for their client - the seller. Of course they should push for the highest price but ultimately all offers are taken to the client and they decide whether to accept or reject.

I think estate agents use whatever tactics necessary to make their sale. If it means trying to persuade sellers to accept a lower price in desperation to achieve their sale(as in my case), their job of obtaining the best price for their client is happily cast aside. Then on the flip side, you have the estate agents who are overpricing properties in order to make the discounts seem bigger and more attractive - trouble is, as Brian has said, people simply don't bother with those estate agents, hence lower viewings