Madrid sample: is the 8.1% rise meaningful, and does energy performance affect offers?

So the sequence matters: listing impression, energy disclosure, viewing, financing and offer. Different data points capture different exits, and marketing time compresses all of them into one number.
 
Price-cut timing could reveal seller response. Compare days to first reduction with total exposure, but keep relistings and withdrawals visible.
 
I’d also record the size of cuts without assuming larger means more motivated. Some listings begin farther above what buyers will entertain.
 
Exactly. Original pricing strategy can dominate everything else. Energy performance may only become the stated reason for negotiating when the real issue is an ambitious asking price.
 
That is why offer feedback would be stronger than listing history. Without it, we can observe outcomes but not confidently assign buyer motives.
 
Could the comparison use pairs: similar neighbourhood, price band, type and condition, but different energy performance? It would remain imperfect, yet easier to interpret than one pooled median.
 
Pairs are sensible if there are enough credible matches. I would show the pairs individually rather than average them into a grand conclusion.
 
The wording “buyers negotiate or move on” may be too binary. Some may view, investigate further and then pause because financing plus improvement costs no longer fit.
 
And some may never notice the energy difference until late. The point at which information becomes clear affects whether it changes clicks, viewings or offers.
 
A practical table now looks like: property type, neighbourhood definition, condition, original/latest price, listing dates, relisting status, withdrawal, energy information and completed outcome where known.
 
Add new-listing volume by period. A 111-day median is harder to interpret if the amount and quality of competing stock changed sharply during those listings.
 
Use the boundary that reflects the actual decision, then test a wider one. There is no universally correct line, but changing it after seeing results invites bias.
 
For this thread, a fixed stated boundary is essential. Otherwise “Madrid” is too broad to connect an 8.1% movement with a specific pool of competing properties.
 
Could monthly seasonality affect the 111 days? No need to estimate a seasonal adjustment from a tiny sample, but listing month should at least remain visible.
 
Agreed. A timeline view would help: first listing, reductions, relisting, withdrawal or completion. It preserves the story that a single days-on-market field loses.
 
And use completed date consistently. Mixing offer acceptance with final completion would create another hidden timing difference.
 
There may be no completed dates for much of the sample. In that case, label observations as active, withdrawn or known completed and avoid filling gaps with assumptions.
 
I still think buyer financing deserves its own note. A property needing work can require cash beyond the purchase funding, so energy and condition may compound affordability.
 
Yes, although we cannot infer financing trouble from long marketing alone. It is one plausible mechanism, not a conclusion from the listing history.
 
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