Here is a great chart by ResiClub’s Lance Lambert showing this historic change in responsibility.Now, the Fed has done a LOT of mortgage bond buying since 2009 as a way to stimulate the economy, provide market liquidity, and bring down interest rates - primarily when there was a crisis.

STIMULOUS, which is headline code word for "Liquidity Injection".     

I'm still at the start of this journey but it's been super fun and stimulating and of course pretty stressful.

There are people who became billionaires in real estateThere are people who became billionaires in stock market investing The big difference is that (obviously my opinion) investing in real estate is more satisfying, more stimulating and more fun.  

They are systematically trying to improve buyer confidence by showing tons of positive headlines on the news to stimulate the real estate market.

To your point, Scott, being in your listings and tweaking/changing things we've found stimulates the algorithm. 

This whole $200/mo cash flow nonsense is just by sheer luck people bought 10 years ago+ when we came off a recession + higher renter demand + rate policy to stimulate economy.

People are not able to get lending.3 sentiment fuelling itself4 gov limiting forgien investment.( Particular China.That's has caused a current drop in prices 7 - 10%The thing is amazing as it's very controlled to watch.Our inflation is lower than target rate of 3% now hovering at 2.5%.Our cash rate is historically low at 1.5% .The RBA trying to stimulate growth.Unemployment rate at 5ish %.Population growth is ridiculous.We are going through a slowdown in the housing market at the moment.The economic fundamentals interesting to watch.Plus the audience dollar is good hedge to the global situation.Culture of Australia is that everyone what's to own there own home. 

Inflation will come down a lot more if we get a Recession.10yr yield = risk of inflation change + risk of GDP growth change10yr yield rose from September 18th from 3.6 to 4.8 not due to rising risk of inflation but due to FED cuts stimulating GDP growth in a falling inflation environment10 yr yield falling since January 14th from 4.8 to 4.0 now due to massive fall in expected GDP growth (Atlanta FedNow at -3.7% for 1st quarter down from +2%) and this is believed by most economists to be due to anticipation of Trump Tariffs crippling global trade, despite their increasing of inflation which would increase yieldsSo, recession or Trump-Cession is the fear.

Pitching real estate, crypto, supplements and overdone testosterone from the prison yard.