Realtor incentives return as home sales decelerate

Published May 23, 2006 4:00am ET



As home sales slow and panic gradually sets in across the region, many real estate firms, developers and even individual agents are once again offering incentives to lure potential buyers to their properties.

Agents are being offered everything from higher commissions and elaborate lunches to pre-closing bonuses and raffles for gift certificates by nervous sellers anxious to move their homes.

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