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Letter to the owner · Mallorca

Letter to an owner receiving low offers: when to accept and when to wait

The problem isn't always price. Sometimes it's the story the property is telling without the owner knowing.

Dear owner,

We have been working together for several weeks and, as you know, every offer that has come in is below the price we defended at the beginning. Before talking about cuts, we should sit down and look at what your property is telling the market, not only what it's asking for.

There are three possible paths when this happens. First, cut price without more. Second, wait. Third, the least popular and almost always the most useful, review the narrative, the photos, the channels and the paperwork before touching the figure.

When every offer comes in below, the answer is rarely to cut every figure at the same time.

Buyers who offer below are not bad buyers. They are giving you valuable information: in their heads, your house is worth less than you ask. That can be due to the actual price, yes, but also to a perception that can move without touching the figure.

What to review before cutting

What if the market has simply changed?

It can happen. But before accepting that reading, confirm with data: average time to sell for comparables, portal behaviour and response to similar properties relaunched with a new narrative.

When does a price cut really make sense?

When everything above has been reviewed, the property is aligned and buyers keep offering consistently below. At that point the cut stops being a concession and becomes a strategy.

If we move forward, we'll do it with criteria, not inertia. Properties that sell well are almost always those that move with order, not those that react.

Warm regards,

Your agent in Mallorca

Frequently asked questions

How many weeks should I wait before cutting price?

Depends on segment, initial price and channels. More than weeks, look at viewing volume and quality, real offers and documented feedback.

How do you measure offer quality?

By the buyer's strength, real motivation, financing, lawyer and timelines. A lower offer with everything in order often beats a higher one without certainty.

Should I change agency if the right offers don't come?

Only with a new diagnosis and plan. Changing without changing strategy rarely solves the problem.

When is it a clear sign the price is high?

When, after reviewing photography, narrative, channels and paperwork, offers keep coming consistently below over a reasonable period.