-Changes to the timeline for notice to renew.  

Limited Housing InventoryThe number of homes for sale in Buffalo is significantly below pre-pandemic levels, with a reported 46.1% decrease compared to 2018–2019 averages.

Not only would it decrease your monthly mortgage but you'd be able to get into it with a very little down payment since you'd be living in one side of it. 

Increasing for times when there is more demand and decreasing when it is slow. 

The article is based on # of sales, not price increase or decrease.

Cleveland, Baltimore, Toledo, Indy etc....You will see net population decreases in most of these areas but these are the areas where the prices are the lowest in the USA and come with rents that are very high when compared to the sales price.

At the same time if you as the customer are rigid in your payment abilities, it may decrease the amount of contractors that you'll be able to have do your work.

We’re looking to increase our lifestyle through the decrease in housing and built a little passive income medium term. 

I ask them if they've already given notice.

The average days on market (DOM) in the NY Metro area has decreased over the last year.