Well the damages are we didn’t get our dream house; but who can put a price on that? (joke). The time we spent looking and negotiating, and statutory unfair trade practice damages. Admittedly not much … Maybe 3000? I’ll settle for 5000.
The evidence that it’s not just wishful think is that it’s Occurong prior to selecting offers. It’s reasonable to Infer that that figures into sellers selection. If it were just wishful thinking and had no bearing on which offer was selected , then wish upon the buyer you’ve selected who can best make the bank whole