An escalation clause is essentially a clause that you add to the contract either to your original contract or to a potential counter offer. An escalation clause is an addendum to an offer on a property, stating a buyer's willingness to increase their bid if the seller receives a competing offer.An escalation clause is a real estate contract, sometimes called an escalator, that lets a home buyer say: "I will pay x price for this home. An escalation clause is a real estate contract, sometimes called an escalator, that lets a home buyer say: "I will pay X price for this home. An escalation clause states a buyer is willing to raise their offer if a seller receives a higher offer. For transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds, see sections 1001 to 1003 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, eff. House Resolution 1058. Pakistan is in a period of major economic structural reprogramming and should offer a promising, although challenging, market for U.S. exporters. E The contracts contain escalation clauses for changes in energy and labor rates.