, 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."