The article reads like those that real estate agents push - how there is such acute housing scarcity in a given market, with advice to home buyers to be prepar

The article reads like those that real estate agents push - how there is such acute housing scarcity in a given market, with advice to home buyers to be prepared to act fast with aggressive offers & inflated prices to secure their home purchase. i.e. it serves to stoke demand and set a higher water mark on pricing. When the tight spot eases up you don’t hear about prices relaxing, terms easing up, etc.