Price is the lever that moves fastest. A home listed at or slightly under true market value tends to generate offers within days, sometimes prompting more than one, while an overpriced home sits regardless of the season and eventually sells for less than it would have at the correct number.
Presentation and paperwork remove the friction that slows a closing down once an offer is in hand. A clean, decluttered, well photographed home shows better online, and a current property condition disclosure statement plus a lawyer already retained means title can move through Information Services Corporation without the deal stalling on details.
Speed without a discount is achievable, it just depends on getting the price right before the first showing rather than after the second price cut. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.