asking price

Example Sentences

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The housing market here is extremely competitive, with houses selling for over the asking price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas have dramatically decreased the asking price of their Hudson River home by $2.25 million—nearly two years after they listed it for $12 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

He ended up driving away with a new 2026 Mazda CX-50 Premium for $4,000 less than the asking price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

They flipped it for $3.2 million in 2023 — $300,000 less than they paid for it five years earlier and $2 million less than the asking price.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Becchina’s asking price was just under $10 million.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell