Additionally, in my opinion, the rise in housing prices was driven by lack of inventory, as most of the builders here were wiped out during the last downturn.

I have driven by it thousands of times. 

Prices in the major metros have been driven to levels that can't be justified or produce profit.

"A" is now facing a lawsuit to foreclose on the house.  

Hey Rahim A., I didn't realize you could get private mortgage insurance for an owner-financed house.

I might be inclined to pay more for a property whose owner a) is willing to finance 100% for 30 years at 1% simple interest over a property whose owner b) wants all cash today.

Any commission-driven business has massive failure rates, it's the only way to overcompensate (I know, loaded term) those who are hyper-successful.

The units will be worth more because A. I

HB 2004-A is a harmful Bill being proposed and passed the house by ONE-vote!  

Thought this was a good read from CRAIN'S A Glenview lawyer sued Zillow, alleging that the real estate site's relatively modest estimate of her home's value has created a "roadblock" to selling at what she thinks it's worth.Zillow's estimate, known by the trade name "Zestimate," is "effectively a sloppy computer-driven appraisal" of the value of her home, Barbara Andersen says in a complaint suit she filed late last week in Cook County Circuit Court.