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A down market has real estate salespeople changing their words

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Adjectives Get Evicted.

The model is shaping up like this: The new propriety frowns at luxury, lifestyle and the fetishistic focus on designer brands and architects. Instead, brokers say they are trying to recast their listings in terms of responsible spending, comfort and, most especially, value. [...] An attractive price is the most direct way to convey value, preferably set off by some variation of the formerly taboo “reduced.” “We never used to say ‘reduced' in a very strong market because we felt people would think of it as tainted goods,” said Deanna Kory, a senior vice president at Corcoran. “But now if you don't, people don't think the seller is serious, especially if it's been on the market any length of time. And people today feel cheated if they don't get a deal.”


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