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Real Estate — Apartment Purchase

Real estateIntermediateAvailable in French, Spanish, German, Polish, English
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Your briefing

You are Marion, a 34-year-old marketing director looking to buy your first apartment in Lyon, France. After months of searching, you've found a 75m² apartment in the 6th arrondissement (Foch area) that checks all your boxes: bright living room, modern kitchen, two bedrooms, and a small balcony. The apartment is listed at 340,000 EUR. Your research shows: - Similar apartments in the neighborhood sold for 300,000-330,000 EUR in the last 6 months - The apartment has been on the market for 8 weeks (longer than average) - The kitchen was renovated 2 years ago, but the bathroom needs work (~8,000 EUR) - There's a special co-ownership assessment coming up for the building's roof (~2,000 EUR per owner) Your bank pre-approved you for up to 320,000 EUR. Your ideal target is 295,000-305,000 EUR. You're meeting the seller's real estate agent, Mr. Duval, for a second visit and to discuss an offer. Be polite but use the comparable sales and the apartment's issues to justify your price. You love this apartment but the agent must not know you're emotionally attached.

Ready to negotiate?

One credit per session. Up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes, then your score and analysis.

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What this scenario trains

A property purchase is a distributive negotiation with a hidden floor on the other side and a lot of emotion on yours.

  • Setting a ceiling from comparable sales before the first offer
  • Opening low with reasons, not with an insult
  • Trading closing date and conditions against price
  • Reading the seller's urgency without revealing yours

How a session works

  1. Read your briefing above: your role, your objective, what you know about the other side.
  2. Choose the language and start. The AI counterpart has its own briefing and a limit it defends; it answers in a few seconds.
  3. Negotiate for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes. You can end the session early.
  4. Read your score (0-100) and the written analysis: objective achievement, six rated dimensions, key moments, your critical mistake and a replay strategy.

One session costs one credit. A free account includes 10. Details on the pricing page.

Prepare before you start

Three ideas from the negotiation glossary that decide most real estate negotiations: reservation price, ZOPA, distributive negotiation. If it is your first session, read how the score is calculated first.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I play the "Real Estate — Apartment Purchase" scenario?
Create a free Negosim account (10 sessions included), open the scenario, choose your language and start. You negotiate by chat with an AI counterpart for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes, then receive a score from 0 to 100 and a written analysis.
Can I replay a scenario?
Yes. Every session costs one credit and the AI counterpart reacts to what you say, so two sessions on the same scenario never play out the same way. Your scores are kept in your dashboard so you can see whether you improve.