It's worth noting that Mynd was acquired by Roofstock last year and has gone through multiple rounds of layoffs.

Option #3 relocating if you don't mind moving away from wife's family.With layoff concerns, is that for you or you and your wife?

There are tech layoffs.

Combining mortgage delinquencies with local economic shifts, like tracking layoff surges, has been revealing some interesting trends.

If corporate layoffs happen, people may try to start a business. 

That's why  they have to layoff to reduce CAPEX. 

This does not mean I am predicting an all out crash but both buyers and sellers have pivoted and over time we will see where things fix if layoffs continue and more money is removed from the supply side then that will put downward pressure on prices.

The impact of tariffs, the impact of massive layoffs, and the impact of stock market uncertainty all have not hit Main Street yet. 

However, renters are often the first people hit by layoffs.

As far as tech layoffs, I'm uncertain how much this will affect home sales/values - people who can't find a job with $400k+ salaries and overextended themselves with  large mortgages will probably need to sell and move.