Real Estate Negotiation Vocabulary

noun the buying and selling of horses, typically involving shrewd or underhand bargaining

• The political parties engaged in horse trading to secure enough votes for their candidate.
• There's a lot of horse trading going on behind the scenes to get this deal done.
• I heard there was some shady horse trading happening in that business deal.
• In the world of finance, successful investors are skilled at the art of horse trading.

adjective able to be discussed or altered in order to reach an agreement

• The price of the house is negotiable, so feel free to make an offer.
• I think the rent is negotiable, we can try to talk to the landlord about it.
• Don't worry, the price is totally negotiable, we can work something out.
• In relationships, some things are negotiable, while others are non-negotiable.

noun a discussion aimed at reaching an agreement

• The negotiation between the two companies lasted for several weeks before a deal was finally reached.
• We're still in negotiations with the landlord about the rent increase.
• I'm trying to negotiate a better price for this car, wish me luck!
• Life is a constant negotiation between what we want and what we can actually have.