Is That "Multiple Offers" Real? How to Spot FAKE Housing Demand

We Fixed Real Estate

We Fixed Real Estate
Is That "Multiple Offers" Real? How to Spot FAKE Housing Demand
Aug 17, 2026
Fred Glick

Fred Glick, a licensed real estate and mortgage broker and founder of Arrivva, holds a stellar track record with over $2 billion in residential transactions while grounded in a lifelong passion for real estate. 

Join him in the We Fixed Real Estate podcast by Arrivva, where he shares expertise and insights about the dynamic real estate landscape. Arrivva, a leading real estate and mortgage brokerage, caters to buyers, sellers, and mortgagees with love, integrity, and a transparent fee structure. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Arrivva is transforming the real estate landscape, one happy client at a time.


Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

  • How to tell if a home is genuinely in high demand
  • Why the first open house can reveal important buyer interest
  • What Zillow, Redfin, and other online metrics really tell you
  • Why “multiple offers” and promised offers may not always mean real competition
  • How buyer broker fees can affect your competitive offer strategy
  • Why some buyer motivations can’t be measured by online data
  • How smart contract and offer strategies can help buyers compete


In this episode with Fred Glick

Is that “multiple offers” claim actually true, or is it a sales tactic?

How can buyers tell if a property is genuinely in high demand? In this episode of We Fixed Real Estate, Fred Glick of Arrivva breaks down how to spot fake housing demand and make smarter offers. From open house crowds and online views to buyer activity, broker fees, and negotiation strategies, Fred reveals what the numbers can tell you, what they can’t, and how to avoid being manipulated by claims of competing offers.