So I think that there is a bubble and when rates go up again (the ECB is trying to keep them as low as possible to induce "growth", same as the Fed) then there will be a corresponding negative price move.One last question Jon: I feel that our home, our primary residence should be low LTV, and rental homes should be whatever makes the most sense from a business point of view.

bad business practice from the get go... if you want to list and sell real estate you might want to get in the profession were a listing agreement gives you 2 to 6 months to sell something and assures you get paid.. instead of going into contract with no ability short of finding someone to assign a contract.. its what gives wholesalers such a bad name in the industry. not to mention a seller can back out at anytime since you went into the contract with fraudulant inducement. you may want to rethink this some.. the landscaped is littered with those that try and blow what little cash they have and end up never doing a deal.

However, you could also make it clear that if they try to go around you, it would be **tortious inducement of breach of contract.Of course, I prefer to do business only with established buyers in my market and you should too so you never have these kinds of problems.

.), you'd see that the appraiser comments on if the purchase contract contains inducements to buy, unusual terms/conditions for that market, etc, and the contract purchase price is right there on page one.

Then offer some sort of inducement - that also improves the property. 

It usually doesn't work since the systems and work is entirely different.Yes, fixed price contracts, assuming this will be a fixed contract is a very strong inducement. 

No inducement of profit and no instruction from clients ever can justify departure from this ideal." 

I know that's pretty far out there, and I am far from convinced it will happen in a dramatic way, but I believe it's worth considering the possibility.In the end it might come down to pest vs cholera - meaning run-away-inflation or recession induced by rising interest rates.

This may not be the right forum to talk about the climate but since we're talking about the fear-inducing article, is there climate change and do human beings contribute to the carbon footprint of the planet?

But, induce a cut-off of the supply, for a protracted measure of time, and keep demand going via supplemental financial facilitation like covid checks, and with manufacturing off-shored, it's a design for a disaster.