To add the cherry on top , was the spiked punchbowl of free money which further resulted in the excessive bidding up of real estate values.

I have written extensively about the recent spike in mortgage rates paradoxically created buyer opportunities as increased borrowing costs forced many potential buyer's and investors to the sidelines. 

I've had a new tenant move in and noticed that the water consumption has spiked higher than normal.

I would assume with today's interest rates perhaps that may spike interest in more rentals.

First of all, the 10-Year Treasury, which drives rates, has been spiking, so you're investment rates are going to be in the 8s, not the 5s.

I've seen areas where industrial development did lead to a brief spike in housing demand due to job creation, but often, the longer-term implications, especially for residential properties, weren't as positive.

Is it a spike, a bubble? 

Electric can also spike in the summer with A/C.

The same houses spiked at 4 million in the peak.

From what lenders are telling me, another rate spike is expected April 1st.