As usual, fantastic post @William Hochstedler:Because of the reason that William stated, multifamily has spiked in Utah.  

Banks will tend to spike up the interest when the customer falls behind...it is definitely borderline hard money.

If you see a spike in water usage, you may have an unauthorized tenant living there, or you make catch on to a water leak before it causes more damage.

These are cash flow zones and this is the time to buy within them.I believe that Indianapolis is going to continue to grow slowly for a while and then spike in 4 or 5 years and can't imagine similar changes following suit on surrounding major cities.There's my two cents.

And regulators get involved when things like missed payments spike.

Which is causing the huge price spikes in most markets.  

Core Inflation is already down , although it may spike up again due to oil 3.

In my market of Columbus alone, rent rates have rose over 10 percent over the last year and missing out on that necessary spike with the increased price in property value would be unfavorable. 

At that time, it was a huge spike in malls and shopping centers.

I am in lubbock, and i can tell you duplexes and quads are in high demand, there ihas been a recent spike in demand for higher end rentals here in town, renting from 1400 to 1700, which is the top of the market here.