Making an offer on a house is exciting, but when you know you're competing with other buyers, it's hard to know if your offer will appeal most to the home seller. Buyers can make a more enticing bid ...

Creating a strong purchase offer is critical when you’ve found a home you want to buy. Essentially, you want to tell the seller you’re both qualified and serious about buying the home. In some cases, ...

For home buyers locked in a heated bidding war, there is one weapon that may help ensure victory: an escalation clause. It’s an addendum to a real-estate contract, typically when the offer is made, in ...

This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, broker/owner of Goodman, Realtors. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit ...

Because of the current feverish real estate market, shrewd Realtors have dusted off tactics not seen since the heady home-buying days of the early 2000s to compete. A previously uncommon trick of the ...

In competitive markets, buyers have to do everything that they can to help their offers stand out from the crowd. Sometimes that even means including an escalation clause. If you’ve been wondering ...

Throughout my career as an investor and real estate broker I have dealt with many escalation clauses. An escalation clause is technique many buyers employ to try to get a house under contract without ...

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A full-price offer with an escalation clause is now common on a newly listed home that is priced right, according to brokers affiliated with Northwest Multiple Listing Service. “Buyers have to be ...

This periodic sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty. Please submit follow-up questions in the comments section or via email. Question: Can ...