This includes a 4.2% increase in rent costs and a 2.5% increase in homeowner's equivalent rent.New Residential Construction Data: Housing starts increased by 3.6% in May 2024, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.72 million units.

Even in Philly we have struggling markets and booming markets not even miles apart...Since you mentioned TX here is the same data for TX: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TXSTHPIAll of this being said.

Tracking data (properties/units, tenants, finances, maintenance)2.

Let's just say the data so far has pointed to my analysis being true.https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/01/06/nar-verdict-real-estate-comissions-washington-dc

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When things were going downhill they went into my Trello and my google drive and copied all my business data out (including data that was for another business not landflipping).

This period of warmer temps (which is technically not even completely true depending where, how, and who you choose to get your data) has happened before and will happen again.Still, if you enjoy cool. wet weather and Blue politics I imagine that Oregon would be a splendid place to invest.

About 252 data points over the past 2 years.

Rental rates typically do rise YOY, but if you are using future rent projections it is a good idea to get a historical data of rent growth in the area you are investing in. 

If someone says yes, with no data to support their claim, you're just going to believe them?