My out of state investments won't have the huge appreciation spikes like the Bay but they also won't have the potential big downturns the Bay has like we saw in 08.

“The softening in May home sales was due in part to the spike in interest rates in mid-April, when the 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped 20 basis points in just one week to reach the highest level since 2014,” said C.A.R.

These are pressure spikes that can damage your piping.

I agree I think there is a likely leg lower in housing in the next 6 months if unemployment spikes.

When its hot, the house grows black spikes that act as heat sinks to cool the house.I'm not convinced we will get to the point of having electric generation at every house, but I do see potential for smaller, more distributed electric generation.I suspect it won't be long before your bathroom is equiped with medical analyzers.

The end tryst rate spike that will occur will cause a mass exodus from treasuries into items such as real estate, hard assets, and cash depending on the country that you are in.When we default, we restart.

That said, those that lose their homes will likely be strategic foreclosures and those losing their jobs in a recession and nit because of the spiked interest rates as most have locked in the record low interest rates for 30 year terms.

I love Chicago and I sure hope this violence is just an odd trend that will soon subside, just as many other medium and large cities have had spikes in violence over the years.

In addition, your expenses will spike in the middle of summer and winter.  

Spiking oil prices in the 1970's, then crashing in the late 1980's to less than $15 per barrel.