:oops: Didn't check the link before Iposted.Further research shows that you could order the diskfrom Microsoft and use the free trial period.

Right before corona virus came...CEO of Disney stepped downCEO of Tinder, Hinge, OKcupid, Match all stepped downCEO of Hulu stepped downCEO of MedMen stepped downCEO of brands like Victoria Secret, Bath and Body Works stepped downCEO of Salesforce stepped downCEO of Harley Davidson stepped downCEO of IBM stepped downCEO of T Mobile stepping downCEO of LinkedIn stepping downCEO of Mastercard is stepping downAnd now CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates, just stepped downAnd soooooo many more, but let's just stick with these that most know about.Weird they stepped down right before "Corona Virus scare," almost like they all knew it was coming.

Seemed like everyone had to use Microsoft.

I keep getting job rejection after job rejection, and I've been spending hours applying, improving my resume, calling, reaching out, taking Microsoft office preliminary test for jobs, etc, and it seems like progress is almost nonexistent.

This fact plays much stronger in my market than lending standards.Values around Puget Sound are increasing rapidly because of the success/types of employers based here (Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, Expedia, Costco, Alaska Air, PACCAR, Weyerhauser, Cray, F5, Redfin, Zillow) which is drawing in many high pay employees, the lack of supply noted by @David Dachtera, the copious number of all cash buyers (including non-US Citizens whom for example just bought my last home), exacerbated by restrictive building permits/zoning and the lack of land due to the amount of water/shorelines and steep hillsides; not so much because of a incremental lowering in lender standards.Median Seattle Home price $670,000, not exactly a first time home buyers market.https://www.zillow.com/seattle-wa/home-values/Overlay that chart with stock price charts for AMZN and EXPE...  

http://www.laweekly.com/news/legislation-to-expand...We need to get the word out at investor meetings, to other landlords, home owners, that we still need to maintain our PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.It's like them coming in and telling all the tech guys in silicone valley-- hey you can't charge that amount at Amazon.com or Microsoft. 

Bill Gates still drove his pickup truck even after Microsoft went public.

The big firms there (Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook etc) raised $500M to try to start to tackle the problem since they partly created it (skyrocketing of house prices and rent) but they have to deal with the red tape.

To the same degree the power company, water company, bank, Apple, Microsoft, Verizon, Amazon, insurance company, Lowes, the post office, IRS, and the possum that lives in the woods behind my house like me. 

Some major manufacturers and retailers -- including Microsoft, Apple and Walmart -- have already warned of disrupted supply chains, and have lowered guidance (or implied it) for 2Q20.