{"id":45,"date":"2026-10-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/jonvalenciarealtor-online\/2026\/10\/28\/edmontons-fall-market-gives-first-time-buyers-room-to-negotiate-heres-how-to-use-it\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:00:00","slug":"edmontons-fall-market-gives-first-time-buyers-room-to-negotiate-heres-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/2026\/10\/28\/edmontons-fall-market-gives-first-time-buyers-room-to-negotiate-heres-how-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton&#8217;s Fall Market Gives First-Time Buyers Room to Negotiate \u2014 Here&#8217;s How to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Edmonton&#039;s market has shifted in buyers&#039; favour heading into fall. In August 2026, Greater Edmonton inventory was about 15% higher than a year earlier, homes averaged 41 days on market, and supply sat near 3.8 months \u2014 giving buyers more choice and more room to negotiate than they&#039;ve had in a while. For first-time buyers, that means you can write a strong offer without giving up your protections. Keep your financing condition so you&#039;re covered if the lender&#039;s approval or appraisal falls short. Keep your home inspection condition so there are no surprises after possession. Buying a condo? Include time to review the condo documents \u2014 the reserve fund, bylaws, and meeting minutes can tell you about upcoming special assessments. Use recent comparable sales, not the list price, to decide what the home is worth, and consider negotiating on possession date or included items, not just price. Every property and neighbourhood is different, so market conditions can vary. Jon Valencia with Rite Realty helps first-time buyers structure strong, responsible offers with smart terms and conditions. Market figures are for the Greater Edmonton Area, August 2026, per the REALTORS\u00ae Association of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edmonton&#039;s market has shifted in buyers&#039; favour heading into fall. In August 2026, Greater Edmonton inventory was about 15% higher than a year earlier, homes averaged 41 days on market, and supply sat near 3.8 months \u2014 giving buyers more choice and more room to negotiate than they&#039;ve had in a while. For first-time buyers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":587,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/587"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonvalenciarealtor.online\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}