However that might open up some opportunity after COVID blows over if there's a shortage of STRs

They are also claiming there is a "cash shortage" and they need to print dollars to "create balance in the system".

The stats are easy enough to check with an mls subscription.The DC market is still a strong sellers market with a huge inventory shortage.

There are a shortage of properties who will consider section 8 tenants in my area, so I had quite a few applicants wanting to move in.

While we have a plethora of the same old grey laminate floored flips in the area, they're selling because there is a shortage of inventory - not because it's what my buyers want.

@John Warren was instrumental in helping me and my fiancé buy our first MFH in Berwyn and it has been going great. it is a great neighborhood with no shortage of tenants, and it is far enough away from the rougher parts of town.

There is clearly a housing shortage in the midst of year over year population growth.

@Nat Chan you could present it like that but you will probably lose your contractors.. there is a shortage of good labor as I read on BP and hear from other contractors all the time.

Second, due to there being an overall shortage of houses in the housing market in our area, we are going to need to wait to find something good.

I live in Long Island and everyday I hear of someone else say "I'm leaving this highly taxed place" for areas with lower property tax like the North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, etc. but there's still such a shortage of houses around here.