Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Does anyone have a guess or explanation why there are now more existing houses online? Are people moving away? Have they lost their jobs and can no longer pay the mortgage? Do they want to quickly get a lot of money for the house before the prices crash?

I don't really see more houses now than a few months ago. Some have been listed for a very long time, some have found a buyer against my expectations (although maybe at a different price than advertised). However, I can well imagine that one or the other still wants to quickly get rid of a renovation case before the regulations become stricter.

Does anyone have a guess or explanation why there are now more existing houses online? Are people moving away? Have they lost their jobs and can no longer pay the mortgage? Do they want to quickly get a lot of money for the house before prices crash?

I observe something similar in rural southwestern areas as well. The price level stays high, young houses at (almost) new-build prices and masses of overpriced, unrenovated old houses. However, the young houses are increasingly appearing.

Ordered my air-to-water heat pump today. According to the heating technician, the indoor unit will be delivered at the end of May, the outdoor unit at the beginning of October. :oops:

Today I ordered my air-to-water heat pump. According to the heating specialist, delivery of the indoor unit at the end of May, delivery of the outdoor unit at the beginning of October. :oops:

Just perfect, exactly for the heating season :rolleyes:

fits perfectly, right in time for heating season :rolleyes:

Yep, hoping that the unit will actually be delivered as announced. It'll be exciting.

I ordered my new company-leased car at the end of January for mid-June (the return date of the current one). This has now been postponed to mid-September. :rolleyes: Fortunately, I was able to extend the old one today and unlike building materials, the price does not change.