http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHouston Real Estate Milestones in December Single-family home sales fell 9.4 percent compared to December 2014, marking the third consecutive monthly decline;Total property sales dropped 9.9 percent (6,988 units);Total dollar volume decreased 10.9 percent to $1.8 billion;At $216,000, the single-family home median price achieved a December high;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.2-months supply versus 2.5 months a year earlier;Townhomes/condominium sales dropped 2.9 percent with the average price down 14.6 percent to $197,904 and the median price up 1.2 percent to $159,900;Leases of single-family homes rose 2.9 percent with rents flat at $1,710;Leases of townhomes/condominiums declined 3.6 percent with rents down 3.1 percent at $1,459.

The reason this system has been downgraded and looked at as unrealisitic is because all of us here have not being around people that have 100s of millions to billions of dollars.

Want to hear a great story, read up on Jack Ma (worth ~$25 billion), he's one of the BEST EXAMPLE of perseverance and never giving up.  

http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHouston Real Estate Highlights in March: Single-family home sales declined 2.2 percent compared to last March;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are up 1.0 percent;Total property sales declined 1.0 percent to 7,375 units;Total dollar volume fell 2.5 percent to $1.9 billion;At 272,658, the single-family home average price was down 1.6 percent compared to last March;The single-family home median price rose 2.4 percent year-over-year to an all-time March high of $215,000;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 3.6-months supply versus 2.8 months a year earlier;Townhomes/condominium sales rose 1.9 percent with the average price down 2.0 percent to $193,483 and the median price up 4.9 percent to $150,000;Leases of single-family homes climbed 9.0 percent with rents up a fractional 0.6 percent to $1,736;Leases of townhomes/condominiums rose 7.4 percent with rents up 1.7 percent to $1,596.

If you think Warren Buffet might know a thing or two about investing then you'll appreciate that he has focused a billion dollar portion of his company, Clayton Homes, the largest home manufacturer in the US, on tiny homes starting in 2014.

Multi is cooling from what I hear.Amazon and on line retailers are really starting to impact the commercial retail landlord ( big malls)some studies indicate over 2 billion surplus sq ft of commercial retail.High end is cooling in some markets  think Texas we are seeing that.. there is price push back from the buyer.other markets like what we are doing in Charleston is off the charts with prices rising 20% in one year on new builds...

http://www.har.com/content/newsroomHouston Real Estate Highlights in August Single-family home sales rose 8.2 percent with a total of 7,914 units sold —the greatest one-month sales volume of all timeOn a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales are up 1.5 percent;Total property sales rose 7.1 percent to 9,319 units;Total dollar volume shot up 10.6 percent to $2.6 billion;At $225,000, the single-family home median price rose 4.2 percent to an August high;The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to $289,519, which was also the highest level for an August;Single-family homes months of inventory climbed to a 4.0-months supply;Townhome/condominium sales rose 5.1 percent, with the average price up 1.0 percent to $202,669 and the median price up 4.0 percent to $156,000;Leases of single-family homes were down 2.2 percent with average rent down slightly to $1,878;Leases of townhomes/condominiums rose 5.7 percent with average rent down 2.6 percent to $1,604.

 $7 billion to them is nothing.  

Billions are pouring into the urban areas of Atlanta in terms of infrastructure -- transportation (including beltine),  enormous commercial rehabs, and new construction of multi-purpose. 

If you want to sell a billion pairs, a lot of people need to have enough money to buy them.