Both were similar, in that most people were taken by surprise, and a few who were in good positions swooped in and took advantage of fire sales in the stock and RE markets.Since then, people have been predicting when the next crash will happen.

However, when I was born the doctor was unable to predict how severe my Cerebral Palsy would be and what kind of limitations it would bring.

I am not sure if this article is predicting on mortality alone.

Impossible to predict where things will be in 6 months.Underwrite the deal to the standard of "if we're stuck in FHA, can we at least get by?"

Although commercial is on its way down, I predict there to be a small rise after the Covid 19 pandemonium is ended, in usage of things outside the house, this includes business that use commercial property.

Over-all, not the doom and gloom we first predicted... but May could be another story!

Since you can predict appreciation perhaps your answer will come in the future. 

And you will have better quality tenants and predictable income eventually when you need it.

For example, while no one could have predicted a disaster like Covid-19, we now have a fairly accurate picture of how politicians will respond to a disaster of any kind in the future.  

In addition, you'll receive a ResidentScore, which helps predict eviction risk better than a typical credit score.