This is all rather interesting.  In my opinion, Incentives may entice those on the who are on the cusp to purchase into the aforementioned projects.  However, personally I don't find value in using these incentive(s) to purchase a "home" (not to be confused with investment).   Per the, "...offers to pay for the sale commission expense of a homeowner who sells their home and buys a Ward Village condo. Pisetsky said there are some limits on the commission amount in case the condo buyer sells a home worth far more than the condo they purchase."....is this the full sales commission?  Keep it simple...I remember back in the mid-70's we (the Buyer) were offered a $5,000 credit that you could book against your taxes owed or use it to offset the sales price.  Perhaps price reduction is something developers should consider and sell it as part being part of the "Buy American and / or new "Tax Break" policy to minimize and backlash from earlier buyers. Just saying...