Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

What else is this but a conspiracy theory?

What is the source of the press/newspaper? Most will interview some "experts." And I don't find it all that unlikely that a "loan interest expert" happens to be employed at a loan brokerage portal. But what I find unlikely is that he says "Interest rates will drop again soon. Wait a few months before closing your deal."

, my daughter and family have already had 3 "house purchase losses," whether they will get the 4th one now is still not 100% certain. If it is not finalized by mid-August, they will also back out and rent until they find something. Some sellers behave as if buyers are lining up and they have the upper hand. There was a very harsh awakening and many tears with house number 3. The sellers have since realized that no one wants to pay fantasy prices like 6 months ago anymore. If they had signed 6 weeks ago, they would have sold their place. My daughter sold her house on July 15 and the family is now "more or less left out on the street." Thank God many friends are on vacation and they are doing "housesitting."

My daughter sold her house on July 15th

this dream house with the great kitchen and the magnificent windows?
That is hardly replaceable!

, my daughter and family have already had 3 "house purchase losses," whether they will get the 4th now is still not 100% certain. If it is not settled by mid-August, they will back out and rent until they find something. Some sellers behave as if buyers are lining up and they have the upper hand. There was a very harsh awakening and many tears with house number 3. The sellers have meanwhile realized that no one wants to pay fantasy prices like six months ago anymore. If they had signed six weeks ago, they would have sold their place. My daughter sold her house on July 15th, and the family is now "more or less on the street." Thank God many friends are on vacation and they are doing "housesitting."

Oh wow, that sounds terrible! Hopefully, the 4th house will work out now. With us, I am very confident that it will work out this time. The family is emigrating together with another family and the other house has already been sold, and our sellers showed us their rental contract abroad and the house was already almost empty when we were there again to discuss which individual pieces of furniture (from those still there) we would like to take over. They have also been eagerly following the process in the last weeks to see that everything goes well with the bank, and once it was clear that nothing would go wrong anymore, they took the house off the internet and canceled viewings. So I think we are lucky in misfortune.

My brother wants to buy a condominium, we have negotiated the price from 344K to 320K (but want to pay a maximum of 310K). The apartment is located near Lake Constance. However, it must be said that many agents/sellers now negotiate the price. That was not the case a few months ago.

My brother wants to buy a [ETW], we have negotiated the price from 344K to 320K (but want to pay a maximum of 310K).
The apartment is located near Lake Constance. However, it must be said that many agents/sellers now negotiate over the price. That was not the case a few months ago.

Yes, that's true, we also negotiated the sellers down. A few months ago that probably wouldn't have been possible.