Which term means need or desire for a specific good or service?

• A. Demand
• B. Comparable
• C. Buyer's Market
• D. Diminishing Returns

Answer: (A)

Demand is the willingness and ability to buy a good or service at a given price and time. It isn’t just wanting something; it requires both desire and purchasing power. In real estate, demand for housing increases with factors like rising incomes, population growth, and favorable financing, and it typically falls when prices rise or credit is tight. The concept is often shown as the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. The other terms don’t describe this need-to-buy concept: a comparable is a property used to estimate value, a buyer’s market describes conditions when supply exceeds demand, and diminishing returns is a production principle about output gains from additional input.