An escalation clause lets you submit an initial bid with the caveat that you're willing to bid more if certain conditions are met. An escalation clause is an addition to a real estate contract that allows the buyer to increase their offer price automatically over the initial offer.An escalation clause is "whatever the highest offer is I'll pay you more. " It presumes that price is literally the only thing that matters. You can write your offer with an escalation clause contingent on the seller requirement of providing you a copy of the other 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 essentially lets you do is say hey I'll pay I'll pay five thousand more than the highest offer or I'll pay a thousand dollars more. An escalation clause is a special provision you can add to a purchase offer. If necessary to get the property.