More buyers are insisting on home inspections as a softening market reduces pressure to waive them as a condition
, a month after reaching its highest point in nearly 40 years.
Mr. Carson said it makes financial sense for home buyers, who are often investing their life savings, to get an inspection. Buyers need to understand what they are getting into by checking the overall technical condition of the house and determining whether the mechanical systems are performing properly.
There seems to be two different forces at play – buyers are more able to get inspections, but the number of sales is down dramatically, he said. Mr. Irani noted that the return of home inspections is an opportunity to negotiate with the seller if there are are structural defects with the house.
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