IF we found the exact, right house, and if it were priced decently, we would buy it. Like other posters, we’ve made offers at, above, and below list price; and we still haven’t bought yet.
We have a wide range of possibilities, and really care mostly about value. We’re more than willing to buy a fixer, or an empty lot, or a perfectly upgraded McMansion (no HOAs), but each one of those carries a particular price in my head based on what it would take to make it what we really want. We’re looking for what we hope to be our final house, so we’re definitely more picky at this point.
Like some others, we are also concerned about the economy. What we’ve witnessed this past 12-18 months is 100% govt-supported “stability.” If the govt/Fed backed out (including artificially low interest rates, quantitative easing, etc.), everything would fall through the floor, IMHO.
