I spend alot of time educating buyer clients that asking prices are often meaningless and deceptive. It depends upon the sellers motivation and/or the agents skill/experience.
The simple truth is buyers who have looked at dozens of properties in an area and/or price range are much more current on what prices should be. I say ignore ignore the asking price, check out the comps, compare it with what you’ve seen and put your own value on it rather than following the sellers lead. There are enough buyers out there for fairly priced homes that they will find their fair value. Stealing a good one is unlikely.
