There is also some concern (i don't have details) about the level of condo fees and the suspicion that they are being set artificially low on new build.

I constantly point out features to my buyers that will either add or detract from functionality and market value - these are all intelligent people and many are repeat home buyers, but they still find the information very useful. 

Propstream, Reonomy, Crexi Intelligence etc.

I apparently need to learn more about wood exteriors so I can talk more intelligently from a distance.

The government had a lot of debt from the war and artificially kept interest rates low and let inflation take care of the debt.

A question for those with experience house hacking a multi-family house:What was the most financially-intelligent way to utilize your tenant's rent to apply it towards your own mortgage payments?

Strong believer in the best time to buy real estate is yesterday :-) Of course you also need to do it analytically and intelligently.

Looks like they are competing with open-door / Zillow and other Ibuyers to artificially inflate the prices. 

We used to pick up a couple of great properties a year from each county until everyone & his TV addicted REI cohorts bid beyond intelligent margins.

It's the area where emotional intelligence excels over artificial intelligence.The cumulative result of these consumer preferences and algorithmic pricing is that the consumers willing to sell to Zillow were those with the least desirable homes.