Inslee's proclamation on evictions and related housing practices during the pandemic and as we understand it we can neither raise their rent, nor ask them to leave until Oct 15th (unless it gets extended again). 

New housing starts unexpectedly plunged more than economists projected in June as home builders grappled with the effects of rising interest rates curbing demand for new homes, according to data released Tuesday, adding to signs of an abrupt turnaround in the booming housing market.KEY FACTSThe number of housing starts, or ​​new houses on which construction has started, fell 2% to about 1.56 million last month despite average economic projections calling for an increase of 1.4%, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.Building permits were slightly above expectations, coming in at less than 1.7 million, but fell from May and are down from about 1.8 million in April.In emailed comments after the release, LPL Financial chief economist Jeffrey Roach said housing starts declined because demand is “quickly drying up” from higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, though he expects home building activity should hold up despite the grim outlook.Pantheon Macro chief economist Ian Shepherdson was less optimistic, pointing out single-family starts and permits both fell by 8% in their fourth consecutive month of declines and noting construction activity lags sales, which in turn lag mortgage applications.Mortgage applications have collapsed more than 25% this year, he adds, suggesting single-family housing construction "needs to fall by [another] 20% or so over the next few months” to be more in line with demand.The latest data comes one day after the National Association of Home Builders reported the second-worst single-month drop in home builder confidence on record, driven by ongoing production bottlenecks and high inflation that have pushed the cost beyond its market value in some cases.KEY BACKGROUNDHistorically high savings rates and government stimulus measures helped ignite a home buying frenzy during the pandemic, but signs of a slowdown have quickly emerged as the Fed embarks on its most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in two decades to curb high inflation.

I don't know if you've seen the predictions on market segments that may not recover from the pandemic but student housing is on the top of the list. 

Huntsville Housing Sales Up 28%; Inventory Continues to DwindleOct 22, 2020/in Lead, News, Real Estate /by Bud McLaughlinIn the midst of the pandemic, people continue to look for and buy houses in the Huntsville area.

Hi BP family, We are in the process of purchasing a 2nd home in St Pete’s which we plan on living in it for a year to then using it as a rental property, my question is currently there are tenants living in the property, if we do purchase it are the tenants forced to leave or is there a way they can avoid eviction due to the pandemic?

Background Since the start of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, home prices are up a staggering 45% – according to the National Association of Realtors.

The number of sales last month were actually very similar to what we saw pre-pandemic in 2019.

Hi Jasmin,A lot of NYC investors sold their assets in NY due to after-pandemic issues with non-paying tenants.

For me it was right before the pandemic and the price explosion and I bought a very affordable SFH to get started with.

While the government is passing unconstitutional bills in the wake of this pandemic, the fact still remains that real estate is one of the best and safest assets to invest in.