Each year a handful of banks are shut down, so it is a yawner, but, a great big headline for sensational news.The Fed Funds rate is being raised on a regular basis, increasing the cost of debt for everyone including the cost of the Federal Debt.

Sensational stories rule whats posted online and in the news, but the fact of the matter is the crisis everyone expected simply never emerged.

I think there's a place for both.As for the reports of guests fleeing STRs, like everything you see in the media it's mostly a case of sensationalism and click-bait.

It's the sensation grabbing topics where people actually take the time to respond and initially take the OP at their word.  

I am with the people that claim this is fiscally irresponsible...but you lose me when you start slinging around sensational things like hyperinflation absent any sound reasoning.Originally posted by Gene Hacker:If you met a young investor, who was paying his minimums on his credit cards by putting the interest payment on a new credit card...how long do you think this system would work?

And since real estate is very much a people business, networking is key.So, yes, technology is changing the industry but the internet is hardly a new sensation anymore and the earth shattering predictions haven't come to pass.

I owned a home inspection company for 17 years and during that time there was a pretty sensational murder trial in our town.

Yes, as @George C. says, the headlines are sensational.

Account Closed this kind of sensationalism is part of the issue for newer investors.

The word “crash” is a bit sensational.