How to Use asking price in a Sentence

asking price

noun
  • Twenty-three percent of buyers paid more than the asking price for their home.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Even homes that were disgusting or burned out sold quickly, and at amounts that were well over the asking price.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Castillo and Mahle are two years from free agency, so the Reds’ asking price is sky high.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Many Oregonians can point to a house down the street that received more than its asking price.
    oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Some of the most attractive listings received dozens of offers, and sale prices routinely rose above the asking price.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Sellers had unprecedented leverage this past year, with most homes selling quickly and above the asking price.
    Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2021
  • So far, the uptick in rates has not affected determined homebuyers who continue to pay over asking price.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The property sold shortly after listing at close to the asking price, said Mr. Nguyen.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Weaver is looking for a new owner to move into the property, which has an asking price of $1.35 million.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Bidding wars erupted, with buyers offering thousands over asking price, sometimes paying cash to entice sellers.
    Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Crochet's market has been the source of speculation for some time, with some insiders saying the White Sox's asking price continues to rise.
    Joey Copponi, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • If that’s the asking price, the Rams won’t be in the mix.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • There is no word on the asking price for the restaurant.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 1 June 2023
  • The lot lingered on the market for a few years and then the asking price dropped.
    Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • That is, of course, if the hefty $19.4 million asking price is met.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
  • If sold for the asking price, this home will break the record as the most expensive sale in the area.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 May 2022
  • What was the asking price for Matt Olson and Jesse Winker?
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022
  • And less than two-thirds of them are even worth as much as the M5’s $2 billion asking price.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Even in terms of the outrageous prices of the NFT market, the asking price is steep.
    Fortune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The buyer sent a larger amount than the asking price and asked that a mover be paid through Zelle to ship the item.
    cleveland, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The listing does not offer an asking price for the sale.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The median asking price for a rental in May was over $3,100.
    Christine Armario, Washington Post, 11 July 2022
  • Homes are less likely to sell for far more than asking price.
    Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The asking price had been set at €8 million or close to 8.8 million USD.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Many of them sell within a day or two – often well above the asking price.
    Jonnelle Marte, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2022
  • About 45% of homes in the Twin Cities sold above the asking price in June, according to Redfin data.
    Sami Sparber, Axios, 27 July 2024
  • It’s been on the market — and pulled — twice since January 2021 but the asking price has remained the same.
    Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Chung, Edgar-Jones and Ramos, too, just boosted their asking prices.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2024
  • And Redfin reports 15% of home sellers in April cut their asking price—up from 9% a year ago.
    Fortune, 11 May 2022
  • If the asking price on Giolito is too stiff, what about Lance Lynn?
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 12 July 2023

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