This recovery is certainly more sluggish than the last few but the last recession was the deepest since the great depression in the 20's.

Could be there's just lots and lots of inventory out there now, and everything (people, sales, dogs ) are sluggish in the heat.  

The communication has been a bit sluggish so far mediated through brokers, I want to talk directly but also do not want to embarrass my broker who brought me the deal.

Section 8 can be a little sluggish on payment sometimes too, but again, as long as you have reserves they will pay you eventually. 

As a result, rent growth is expected to remain sluggish (1.5%) over the next 12 months and then gradually increase to a more normal range of 2.5% in late 2024 and 2025.Although there was anticipation that the rapid increase in home prices and interest rates in 2022 would reduce the number of families transitioning from multifamily to single-family homes, the impact of this has been relatively limited so far.

I know that the hospital system and Syracuse university are now the largest employers in the area and that growth has been sluggish. 

A rental that was sluggish to rent last year had 40 inquiries in three days this year.

From Denver Business Journal:'Sluggish' Colorado housing market experiencing longer sale times and lower home pricesFor the first time since December 2019, year-over-year median home prices have decreased in the Denver metro area, dropping by 1.4% from $531,000 to $525,000, according to the latest monthly report from the Colorado Association of Realtors.After a year of skyrocketing prices, homes across Colorado have also dropped to the same median price as last January to $520,000.

The combination of no new supply, all-time low vacancies, and the mark-to-market story around inplace rents continue to pull capital into the retail sector.The number of marketed investment deals at the top end is still limited, but sluggish transaction activity is not due to a lack of supply at the low end of the market.

The 400 PhD economists at the Federal Reserve predicted sluggish economic growth, and we ended up growing at 6x their prediction (WSJ).