I guess I cant complain personally because I have done well for myself but it does make me worry about the longevity of our economy.

Account ClosedFor the most part in history, market trends seem to indicate that the housing costs trend upward as do rising interest rates except in the early 1980's as described in by the Urban institute for research on this website:  https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/when-interest-rates-go-healthy-economy-history-says-home-prices-will-riseThe problem was in the 1980's as you can see where although in 1981 housing prices went up, interest rates went up substantially more so the costs of ownership was 4X's worse then someone in 2016.   

This is causing high rent growth and very low vacancy.It seems like it's just another example of what's happening in the overall economy, higher income/wealthier people are fine and poorer people are fine with government assistance.

Lending standards have been much tighter this time around, and the economy is not based on a house of cards as it was before.  

Keep in mind that even their firm decision may change between now and retirement - health, family dynamics, economy and whatnot.

Factor in jobs, economy, consumer confidence, visitors to Las Vegas, $1.9B Raiders stadium, and new casino construction on Vegas strip. 

@Travis Stafford I like to spend money when the economy is bad.

While it is true that DC has a built-in economy and nearly guaranteed appreciation, it’s not possible to purchase cash flow properties.

The idea is that if the economy falls apart, people will always need food.

We aim that on a conservative level we'll double an investor's money in 5 years if the economy is soft and we'll triple it if the economy is good.