[quote author="skek" date=1222387309][quote author="tenmagnet" date=1222383705][quote author="IrvineRenter" date=1222341087]Isn't this sudden and dramatic rise in interest rates for jumbos the death of the high-end market dependent on jumbo financing?
This market already had about a 3 year supply of homes.</blockquote>
There?s no doubt the cost of borrowing has increased significantly.
In addition to that, many of the high-end sellers still refuse to budge off asking price.
At least that?s what I?m seeing at this point in time.</blockquote>
ten, that is exactly what we are seeing, too -- a stubborn refusal by sellers to lower prices, coupled with a lending environment that is evaporating before our eyes. A few of the sellers are actually asking for 10-20% more than their 2005-06 purchase prices. It's insanity.</blockquote>
It?s crazy, yet some sellers still don?t get it.
This particular seller kept getting his asking price, would go under contract only to have the deal fall apart do to financing.
Happened to him multiple times.
Meanwhile, my offer which was under asking price was totally discarded.