Paraphrasing RealPage's Chief Real Estate Economist from our event the other night, "that's like dropping a metro inside a metro."

Most of all, economists say, Japan's experience teaches the need to be skeptical of that fundamental myth behind all asset bubbles: that prices will keep rising forever.

As an economist, I pay attention to the macroeconomic trends.

Economists have different schools of thought.  

In previous crashes, the market out performed class a whereas now, it is initially out performing A, but many economists are for casting a quick recovery for A while B and C take a few years to rebound fully. i think new buyers have to require a higher going in cap to protect themselves.

I know economists and some politicians think the gold standard is a great idea and going off the gold standard was the beginning of the end.  

That means we were three-plus years behind in putting up new houses and apartments before COVID came along.We're in a housing shortage right now.Demand is being stoked both by lending rates and new couples / families being established, and existing families outgrowing their current living quarters.Twelve years ago, economists were predicting that it would take until 2025 to catch up.

There are economist and fund managers who called this last crash.

Just a guess, I'm no economist, and home loan rates don't always move in lock-step with what the fed does.2.)

I have no idea and am not an economist, but I'll share two changes on the financing side newly in effect as of 2018:- Loan limits increased across the nation.