My wife and I lost out on a house we really liked and ended up with a larger house and a lot more property for almost the same money. It may be a blessing that this one slipped away.
Everything I'm seeing with any sort of property at all is at least twice the price, with a bigger house and more neighbors (neither of which is desirable for me).
That's what happened to me as well. We got turned down for a house and then later found the home I have now.