We certainly use a lot of credit for consumer items and could save more.I heard a statistic that said the US consumer net worth was greater than the rest of the world combined.

FNMA 10-Q Table 2: Single-Family Acquisitions Statistics sums up significantly better business practices compared to their "old book" of business from 10-Ks 5+ years ago.

The older guy is  statistically more likely to die then the young one so  he might also "leave" sooner.  

Having statistics can justify single units as rental units is more practical as the MF.    

@David Faulkner yes, that's the HQ, these are national statistics.

Price data, and rent value can easily be found on zillow, but market based data is a bit harder to find.I've been scouring the web for economic and city planning information (Iowa market mostly), but most of it seems like promotional material for getting businesses into my state.Here is the sites of been using to pull basic city data, statistics etc.http://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/http://www.city-data.comhttp://www.bestplaces.netWould love others to chime in as well.Best,Michael

Statistical data from the 2012 US Census shows that the growth rate of many cities in the U.S. has recently surpassed that of suburban areas.

The same situation happens on a down trend, where some refuse to (short) sell hoping for recovery, but only losing even more, yet others panic at a normal blip or spike, selling or buying too soon.I am a believer of 'past performance statistically increases the odds of similar future performance.'

The public statistics for SFH reflect about 14k lower average sales price from 2016.

Yes, I lost 10% over the last year or so like everyone else, but I'm fine with that, because I believe that over a lifetime, my strategy is likely to produce that 10-12% annualized (nominal) real return that index funds have historically provided.This won't work for everyone, but if you can accept that you are doing the statistically right thing with your money, you can swallow that 10% loss, knowing that in the long-run, it will probably be the correct place to park your money.My strategy is simple.