That is a fairly common Realtor behaviour. Start at high price – pleases you, then ask for reduction if it doesn’t work. But in her (weak) defence, I should add, this is such a cataclysmic time in RE that she is not any better than you in reading markets. My guess would be, as a piggington reader, you are probably better than her! My suggestion is, if she asks for x% reduction, go for 1.5 times that. Unwarranted optimism is a realtor trait.
