We have some knowledge of Austrian Theory of Economics, still learning it at that time, so when the collapse came we were not surprised.

Others look for appreciation in markets that are set to appreciate because of demographic factors like population increases and home prices that have collapsed because of the bursting real estate bubble.It appears that your properties are in Ohio (I am invested in Dayton) My strategy in Dayton is to buy and hold because Invest for income not appreciation.

.=) (nothing against you guys, lol) i will be able to say i remember back in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 when we went thru another depression (if not collapse) i was making so much money in real estate, its a shame!!!

Prices are driven by the fear of a collapse.

There are also many other systemic reasons (other countries defaulting, e.g. greece, etc and the collapse of the euro, etc.. many many other reasons).

To the right hand side of this page (and all forum pages), there are a bunch of menus (that start out in "collapsed" form).

Collapsing asset values.

An expensive currency will cause their exports to collapse, and that could take down the government.I would consider just putting it into gold -- bullion (and maybe canned goods) if you are worried about the collapse of civilization, or a gold ETF if you want liquidity and trust someone else to hold onto it.Another hedge against collapsing currencies is any sort of commodity.

From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.

Looking to learn how to profit from the housing collapse, ran across this site a month back & have found the topics very interesting and helpful.