The negotiations have begun

We finally heard something. The owners of the house came back with a counter-offer only $7k less than their asking price. It’s like they don’t care about selling the house. So, now we are going to send another counter-offer to them which is $15k less than their last price. Ooh, the war is heating up. I now wonder what is going to happen. They are playing ball BUT we are on the offensive. They are the one with this house to unload. We like it but at what price?!