# Should a buyer be concerned that a house has been on the market for a long time?

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Published: 2025-09-16
Updated: 2025-08-05

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Category: **Expertise**\
Type: **Talking Head**

**Prompt**

Should a buyer be concerned that a house has been on the market for a long time?

**Hook**

“*Do you like a house, but you aren’t sure why it’s been sitting on the market for so long? Here are 3 reasons why it’s been sitting!*“

**Answer the following**

What’s are the 3 most common reasons a house might sit on the market too long?

*5-10 seconds*

When can a long market time actually a blessing in disguise for buyers?

*5-10 seconds*

How can buyers use a property’s market time as leverage in negotiations?

*5-10 seconds*
