Maybe even more so if the sellers need to move right now--FHA loans typically take longer to close because of the heightened requirements on the property, and are more uncertain to close (if it doesn't pass the FHA appraisal/inspection, you're just not going to be able to buy the property).

One familiar reason is NIMBYs ...while it is important that local residents have input on new housing, their resistance to new development is "heightened" especially in coastal California, and it's slowing down the ability of developers to build more housing to alleviate the stress on the limited housing supply. - sourceAnd while the average project approval time for new construction is about four months nationally, it takes eight months on average in L.A.To recap, here are some of the challenges inhibiting development in LA:Getting entitlements for new development is expensive and timelyNIMBYism and the control of local communities over the planning process adds tremendous risk as a project could be stopped due to law suits, lack of approvals, or requirements which make deals unprofitableThe high cost of land and entitlements coupled with a lack of incentives restricts the pool of developers who can afford to developBecause it is so challenging to develop and because we have such a shortage of housing, developers can only make their deals profitable if they target high-end buyers, further contributing to macro-gentriction wherein only the affluent can own homesThat said, it isn't impossible for a developer to develop.

Non-bank mortgage servicers have acquired massive portfolios of mortgage servicing rights, many of which consist of delinquent loans that require a heightened level of service and support.

Home flippers are seeing the lowest return on investment in nearly a decade — but that still makes for tens of thousands of dollars in returns, according to new data from national property database Attom Data solutions LLC.The gross profit on a typical home flip — the different between the median sale price and the median price paid by the investors — rose to $67,000 in the second quarter of 2021, up 2.4% from the $65,400 in the first quarter of 2021 and up 3.1% over the $65,000 seen in the second quarter of 2020, according to AttomBut that heightened gross profit translated into a 33.5% return on investment compared to the original acquisition price, down from 37.2% in the first quarter of 2021 and down from 40.6% during the second quarter of 2020.That puts it at a level last seen since in first quarter of 2011, when the housing market had yet to fully recover from the slump brought on by the Great Recession.

If you do not have a heightened sense of fear right now, then you may be heading for mistakes.

If you look at the current trends of the real estate market, there are still many people who are "fearful" but prices are still at heightened levels.

But I have no doubt the paper-thin feeling of security most working people feel is a huge reason behind the heightened reactions right now, in addition to the uncertainty of the pandemic.

Please note that specific information such as the property address and names of those directly or indirectly involved in this particular real estate transaction were intentionally omitted to maintain confidentiality given delicate subject matter of/affecting health, life and safety.IntroductionHaving provided carbon monoxide (CO) testing of gas utilization equipment for well over ten years during the 1980's and 1990's in addition to having learned about the production, mitigation, prevention, testing, and harmful effects of elevated levels of carbon monoxide due to incomplete combustion of natural gas utilization equipment from a recognized leader/foremost authority on carbon monoxide testing in the industry by the name of Jim Davis—senior carbon monoxide/combustion trainer and consultant for the National Comfort Institute (NCI), who began traveling the country during the 80's and 90's conducting carbon monoxide training seminars for building and HVAC contractors, building inspectors, utility companies and virtually anyone interested in learning about carbon monoxide testing and proven methods to mitigate and prevent gas utilization equipment from producing elevated levels of carbon monoxide in flue gas known to cause CO poisoning—has without a doubt proven invaluable in heightening my awareness of conditions conducive to/indicative of incomplete combustion known to result in elevated/unsafe levels of CO in flue gas.

Made some small, but impactful modifications to the property to heighten the quality of tenants.

The opportunity for investors to claim something is fraudulent is heightened and thus recission risk is higher as are other causes of action here15.