I plan to start making calls today to see if anything has loosened up. 

The Realtor association opposed it and got it loosened up, but not enough in my view. 

There are plenty of down payment assistance programs out there if you are struggling to come up with a down payment (without liquidating your other investments), and the income from the other units can help you qualify for the property.That may be the best step for you to at least loosen the tight burden you feel right now. 

Almost a decade after the crash, the largest lenders are loosening their standards, again, to make housing more accessible to first time buyers, how considerate of them!

loosen up, life is short and its only money...

We aren't at a point to safely loosen government restrictions.

Now in my lease I also had language to not use any Draino or related products because my DWV system consist of copper drains and cast iron stacks.So I put a bucket inside the sink cabinet right below the p-trap, and I started to loosen the slip but to take it apart, and I just had to make sure so I asked the tenant..."

Both of these guidelines were loosened about a month ago.

So as banking loosens up investors will be driven to invest in product that the bank favors. to the last point, the regulatory climate has a large impact on investment strategy.

during the "boom" times but COVID has loosened everything up and now 5% can be had in Manhattan, 6%-7% in Brooklyn and even 8% in the Bronx.