📝 Editor's Note · 2026-07-18 · by Marcus Kimura

Tampa price-cut ratio hit 18% this week — highest since March 2023, buyers now negotiating

Ran my weekly Zillow scrape for Tampa zips 33604, 33610, 33612. Of 412 active listings, 74 (18%) have had at least one price cut. Last week it was 14%. Median first cut is $15k off list. Median days-on-market for cut listings: 41 days (vs 27 for uncut listings).

For buyers: this is the most leverage since March 2023. My rule of thumb — if a listing has been up ≥30 days AND has had a price cut, my first offer starts at 94% of the new list price with 3% seller credit. Two of my last three buyer clients got that structure accepted since May. If the 18% ratio holds through July 25, I'm revising my baseline offer up to 95% for anything ≥21 days on market.