Knowing how to negotiate when selling a house can feel challenging, whether it’s your first home sale or your fourth. There’s setting your house price; dealing with counteroffers; and considering closing costs, loan and occupancy terms, contingencies, repairs, updates, and more.

Negotiating takes the art of understanding human behavior and the skill of an experienced agent with a keen awareness of the current housing market to guide you to the best deal for you.

During the pandemic housing boom, sellers held their position in the driver’s seat. But with recent market conditions — higher mortgage interest rates, declining home sales, and inflation — what does that mean for sellers?

To offer some insight, we’ve interviewed top real estate agents to round up some of the best real estate negotiation strategies when selling a house in 2024.