Looking to Buy a House? Try Throwing in Free Frozen Yogurt, Concert Tickets

Author: The Wall Street Journal

Home buying has become cutthroat in much of the country, so buyers are devising more ways to make their bid stand out; ‘date night’

After weeks of fruitless house hunting last year, Paolo Dungca and Katrina Villavicencio were getting frustrated. They lost out on house after house to higher bidders. Then they had an inspiration.

When the couple bid $500,000 for a three-bedroom brick rambler in Silver Spring, Md.—$35,000 above the asking price—they also appealed to the seller’s stomach. Mr. Dungca, a chef from the Philippines, threw in a 50% discount at his Washington, D.C., restaurant, Pogiboy, for a year. They reached a deal soon after.

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