incentive

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The most common incentive sellers offer to attract buyers is assistance with closing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

There is incentive for wealth managers and their clients to pull money out of the private funds and invest elsewhere, including similar public funds from the same manager at 25%-plus discounts in some cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

AI developers are more focused on earning subscription revenue and adding agentic capabilities to existing offerings, thus they have no incentive to back an open-source option, Zhang adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Recent changes in federal tax laws regarding property depreciation benefits have added incentive, he said, and with office leasing improving around the country, lenders are looking more favorably on backing office purchases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Schoolchildren, of course, have had incentive to cheat for as long as there have been tests.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt