@James BarryYou begin with a bold statement that can't agree with until I understand your definition of "facts" and "assets"I have read many of the books on your list but below are a few that were missing (but that affected my thinking):Dennis Peacocke   (On the Destiny of Nations,  The Battle for the Minds of Men)Johnathan Eisen  (Suppressed Inventions and other Discoveries)The Richest man in Babylon (Clayson)Strengthsfinder 2.0 Tom RathThe Millionaire Next Door  Thomas StanleyFreakanomics Leavitt and DubnerForgive the typos,   I can add more when I get back from work.

It encompasses more advanced statistical analysis that is way to complicated to describe in the forum if you don't want to fall asleep but it basically calculates how a new job/employer created would create "x number" of new jobs and thus would create "x number" of new population which would create "x number" of new active buyers (demand).

You'll have access to recently sold comparable sales, market rents and other market statistics that you won't find on Zillow, Trulia, etc.

But it’s a bold question we need to get at.

Analytically I'll be following building permits by zone to get an idea of what's going on in our area but if anyone has any other method of analyzing what's really going on in different zip codes by statistics I'd love to hear/see them! 

Hey Everyone! 
My name is Clarke Gallie, I'm an investment realtor with WinCity in Windsor, ON and wanted to share the recent data received for April 2020
TRANSACTION VOLUME
Market activity (the number of new listi...

Sure, there are plenty of places I wouldn't venture because of crime statistics, but here in the Rust Belt one can't be too choosy if one wants to build their portfolio without a massive (i.e. $5mm or more) bankroll.

Second, those who retain servicing are concerned with capacity to process loss mit and loan workouts so they don’t want any investor loans or loans secured by the primary residence of investors because, statistically, investors are more likely than less sophisticated borrowers to strategically default.

Hiim trying to understand this statistics, I understand the math, but not the meaningim if see a constant decrease in the ratio, what does it mean (in the eyes on an investor)?

Looking forward to interacting with everyone.Quick question regarding Real Estate statistics and tools you use for different strategies you use for your investments or personal buying/selling.The reason I ask, is because it seems the Real Estate website are beginning to implement statistics to support the listings (Zillow, Redfin, etc).