Like for instance a "temporary moratorium" on payments.Study up on annuities, as home sellers are essentially taking their equity in installments. 

It is basically a temporary lease. 

(ii) Exceptions The term “period of nonqualified use” does not include—(I) any portion of the 5-year period described in subsection (a) which is after the last date that such property is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s spouse,(II) any period (not to exceed an aggregate period of 10 years) during which the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s spouse is serving on qualified official extended duty (as defined in subsection (d)(9)(C)) described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (d)(9)(A), and(III) any other period of temporary absence (not to exceed an aggregate period of 2 years) due to change of employment, health conditions, or such other unforeseen circumstances as may be specified by the Secretary.

Government, an economic indicator that relates to labor, material and services.Marketing aspects of related industries, from timber to plastics.Insurance companies watch trends as it relates to new costs of construction and trickles through to premiums and losses.Hedge funds, the mortgage industry, securities, REITs are related to macro assessments.My point is that the closest aspect of macro numbers to your market is to motivation of buyers and sellers, temporary attitudes that may tell an owner "I should sell now" or "I need to hold off" but usually these temporary motivations or attitudes don't make it to the level of making a buy or sell decision, all such thoughts are simply indicators to form an opinion to lean toward further analysis of a personal situation.All real estate is local.

Yiv,Unfortunately I have had my share of inherited tenants, illegal move in of a friend after another tenant moved and tenants having someone "stay" on a temporary basis then acquiring the visitor as a permanent tenant.

Currently, I am in some temporary housing provided by the company, but I will have to soon start renting.

Rental insurance covers their stuff and also has a provision for if the place is inhabitable, they can receive assistance with cost of moving or temporary housing, ie: hotel for a few nights.We also had a tenant clog an upstairs toilet this past year and did lots of sheet rock and contamination damage.

@Wesley Williams I agree with you, the real estate agents solution is a temporary fix to a permanent problem.

Do you know of any good companies that will assist him with a temporary loan?

$ 500 for 3 dogs for a temporary rental seems sort of low I'm all for dogs, but mastiffs are very large.