There’s a common practice in our market of home sellers paying for their buyers’ closing costs. Here’s why.
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Is it necessary for home sellers to pay the closing costs of buyers? In our market, we see a lot of VA and USDA loans where the buyer has 100% financing and asks the seller to pay their closing costs. This is very common in our market and occurs in about 90% of transactions.
In other markets like Denver, you can’t even buy a home for under $300,000. The reason why buyers are asking sellers to pay their closing costs here is that they don’t have the money to go the conventional route. After having to bring 3% or 3.5% down to closing, they’re also having to pay private mortgage insurance. They just don’t have the money to pay those closing costs in many cases.
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Most of the time, these buyers just don’t have the money to pay closing costs.
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When you’re setting your price, keep in mind that you might have to pay some buyer closing costs if you’re listed under $300,000 and the refusal to do so might lead to your home sitting on the market for longer than you’d like.
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