Little did I know but she had already declined her payment.  

I had no idea they would decline me for MY OWN MONEY technically.   

Pennsylvania is alos one of eight states with declining population, New York, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon and West Virginia.

@Camille Romero I would not buy a property in a city with a declining population.

@Aishan Gonaduwage what specifically have you read, and how OLD was it, about Detroit being on the decline?

,You've gotten a lot of feedback here saying you are in the clear to decline them.

pid=2141Houston Real Estate Highlights for December and Full-Year 2024:-Following two consecutive years of declines, single-family home sales rebounded in 2024 with 85,163 single-family homes sold compared to 84,038 in 2023 an increase of 1.3 percent; -Total property sales for full-year 2024 were statistically flat at 101,864 units while the total dollar volume increased 3.1 percent to $41 billion;-December single-family home sales climbed 16.3 percent year-over-year with 7,162 units sold;-Total December property sales increased 13.6 percent to 8,478 units;-Total dollar volume for December rose 20.5 percent to $3.5 billion;-The single-family home median price edged up by 1.3 percent to $334,290 while the average price increased 5.0 percent to $425,150;-Single-family homes months of inventory expanded to a 4.0-months supply;-The townhome/condominium market experienced declining sales throughout 2024, and in December, volume declined 5.8 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $268,152 and the median price statistically flat at $234,250;-Townhome/condominium inventory improved from a 3.5-months supply to 5.4 months.

Reaching out to the community to make sure I'm not off base here to immediately think to decline this offer.  

However, inventory levels have decreased, with 1,191 homes for sale in December 2024, a 4.3% decline from the previous month, suggesting a tightening market.

Since purchasing the home, housing market in my area has declined about 20%.