主题：看看现如今人们为卖掉房子想的招儿吧 -- 四不像5

Property tax is subject to the assessment by local government, not the sale price in the market place. The assessment is based on two factors: value of the land, and how well the property is maintained. These two factors will NOT change as the sale price changes, hence the property tax will not change. So the buyer will not be hurt if he buys the house at an inflated price tag.

Secondly, the seller might have a reasonably strong motive to send out a signal to his neighbors and acquaintances that he is trying his best to prevent the community's market value from plummeting. Someone possessing a Mercedes SLK55 convertible is very likely to be of a high social status, and therefore is obliged (not legally but socially) to behave in a way that'll not hurt the social clustering he belongs to. Putting a line on the sale ad like that is just a way to signal, not necessarily a real commitment. It's likely that another potential seller in the same community would behave the same after he sees this sale ad. If all potential sellers in this community do it the same way, the market value of the community is not likely to drop dramatically... Plus, if you pay enough attention to the wording of the sale ad you should be able to see that the seller's got enough room for maneuvering... Who else gets to define 'acceptable offers'? :-)