u/Valuable-Deal7243

Hello, I am feeling extremely defeated and am hoping to get some insight/feedback to recalibrate our expectations.
We've been wanting at moving to Sherwood Park for the past several years and this year we were finally in a position to make the move. The house hunting journey has been extremely emotionally taxing. We have lost out on multiple homes that have sold well over asking and with no conditions. We are looking in the 700-800k range in an established neighborhood - which we understand is in high demand due to low inventory.
Is this the norm now?? 😭😣