I had a tenant who had a Surety bond with Assurant for the security deposit, but they are getting out of the business and are not renewing any of their policies. 

Simply put, more buyers for the bonds = lower rates.

What you'll see though is the bond markets (which control mortgage rates) are influenced heavily by inflation expectations. 

The insurer could decide it doesn't make economic sense to spend the money to defend, lose, and have to pay the loss anyway.As far as bonding, unless the estate has limited its claim to the value of the property and not the title itself, I doubt you can bond the claim off. 

I'm a PM in Oklahoma City and it's pulling teeth to fill units.

Interest rate rates follow more of the 10 year treasury in the bond market.

You can bond off the lien through a title company or your attorney — basically post a surety bond equal to the lien amount so you can move forward with clear title.

They also charge separately for evictions.In two cases (both AC repairs), I found licensed and bonded contractors offering much better pricing than what my PM arranged.Given this, I’m wondering — what’s the real value-add if the management company simply outsources everything at potentially noncompetitive rates?

As easy as this sounds, it's not simple and usually like pulling teeth.

That is creating a buyer’s market—but only for buyers who underwrite like they’re buying a bond, not a value-add play.