Zillow.com and Good Morning America revealed what they've deemed as the "Top 10 cities to bargain for a house".  Zillow said several factors were used to determine the cities mentioned including "where buyers were able to negotiate the biggest discount off of the list price".

Here are the Top 10 Cities:

  1. Naples, FL
  2. Cape Cod, MA
  3. Charleston, SC
  4. Merced, CA
  5. Chicago, IL
  6. Atlantic City, NJ
  7. Cleveland, OH
  8. New York City, NY
  9. Flagstaff, AZ
  10. Pittsburg, PA

The #1 example in Naples cited buyers having a full 7% off of list price in home sales.

 

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Bayview Farms HouseWell, here it is folks.  I'm always asked, "Where is the best deal you've seen lately?", or "Where is a great deal that I can't pass up?".  It seems I've found a fantastic deal, and no- it's not my listing.  I've been showing homes to a client of mine from Michigan in the $400K range, and we came across this gem.

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