If you haven't heard the news by now, they are no longer on the show.

That sometimes catches people via a news story or law enforcement site.Question: if their felony arrests are disclosed, why are you still looking into them? 

I only chose this year because of the constant news I hear about real estate and how the best time is always 'now' and I believe I have finally saved up enough for a down payment after working for a full year.

Just because Fox News threw around the term "rent control" 514 times to ragebait you doesn't make it the same thing.The point here is you can't on one hand say "politicians shouldn't interfere to artificially change the market" and on the other say "these tax breaks that were created by politicians to artificially change the market need to stay in place". 

Literally maybe 3 month old article and really contradicts a lot of what you said:https://www.benoitproperties.com/news/miami-housing-market-s...

Good news for those house-hacking types within the city limits of Denver.

Even with the recent stock market chaos, there's some bright news for mortgage companies.

Here are some links to articles I found when I searched top real estate areas for appreciation in 2023:  https://www.doorloop.com/blog/best-real-estate-markets-2022https://www.poplarhomes.com/real-estate-investment/best-locations-to-invest-in-rental-property-in-2023/https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2023/02/27/tampa-bay-one-of-the-top-places-for-relocation.htmlhttps://www.mashvisor.com/blog/best-places-for-buying-investment-property/

Good news - you didn't say just how low it dropped, but we do offer HELOCs down to 640 credit score, I'd be happy to take a look.

So far the only 2 people I know who read it have the exact opposite take than all of the news media reporting on it, including the Times.