Buying home without contingencies in current market?

[David Luu]

A local agent told me for buying homes these days, need to avoid putting in contingencies to get offer accepted by seller. I'm just wondering if it has gotten that competitive and hot a seller's market in the SF Bay Area that one needs to do that. When bought house almost a decade earlier in same area wasn't told of this issue and had contingencies in place. Just wanted a second opinion on this aside from the agent.