Hard for me not to imagine some crony capitalism involved in decisions like that will lead to more laws like it and the little guy being driven out. 

(not that I even know either of these two men, it's just a made up conversation for illustrative purpose).That have to stand before the court for doing advertising outside their "Relm of Expertise" on a (I think) what is a non-financial instrument in the USA might not amount to anything other than attorney fees.I pulled from the internet: Cryptocurrencies are not financial instruments under U.S.

We actually started using two PM companies a couple years back on all of our new purchases also, when a I previously owned property comes open, we sign that one up with the PM as well. 

Real estate agents have to adhere to many rules and etiquettes which sometimes conflict with the different investor-driven negotiation strategies.

VA rates are FICO driven so you want to go to a bigger Bank to avoid broker fee's or a lot of Margin built into the rate to pay a loan officer's commission.You can also avoid having your credit pulled multiple times by allowing one Bank to pull the report. 

But, they "feel good about being part of the community".The prices are driven by uncertainty in the bond and stock markets.

There’s still significant competition for housing in most of the US which has driven pricing up.  

Yes ups and downs not market driven.  

The decline comes as this year’s relatively cool housing and rental markets makes investing in homes less attractive than it was during the pandemic-driven homebuying frenzy of 2021 and early 2022, when record numbers of AirBnB were purchased as hotel and lodging surrogates (Redfin defines an investor as any institution or business that purchases residential real estate).The drop in purchases has brought the total number of homes bought by investors below pre-pandemic levels, which is a major concern for a market where investors remained the last remaining support pillar now that most average Americans seeking to buy their first home are simply unable to afford it and are stuck renting indefinitely.Real estate investors bought roughly 50,000 U.S. homes in the second quarter, the fewest of any second quarter in seven years, with the exception of the start of the pandemic."

A perfect example of how buyers, sellers, borrowers emotionally need to focus and be driven by factors other than bottom line.