Negotiating after inspection for Tacoma, WA sellers in March 2026

That matters because inspection requests can quietly move your net proceeds far more than a small price reduction would. In Tacoma, WA last month, typical pricing per square foot came in at $354, so you can sanity-check whether the buyer is paying an appropriate price before you agree to credits. Where people get this wrong is accepting a long list of requests because they assume a replacement buyer will be hard to find. The file does not report active-listing counts in a usable way for the current month and it does not report a typical list-to-sold percentage for closed examples, so leverage conclusions are Not reported. Here is the constraint I plan around based on the previous thirty days the closed examples shown range from $335,000 to $785,000, and condition is a major divider across that spread. If your home is in average condition, do not try to negotiate like a fully renovated listing. Strategy Decide what you will fix versus credit before you counter, and keep everything tied to your bottom line based on realistic closing numbers like the $465,000 typical close. Offer credits for items that are clearly safety or function, and push back on upgrades disguised as repairs. If the buyer's requests suggest they misread the home's condition, tighten your counter terms quickly so you do not burn time and lose the next buyer.