Price drops signal the market that your house is overpriced or not desirable.

The false signal is removed, and the economy slows as economic reality sets in and bad debts are wiped out. 

Now that the Fed has signaled rate cuts in 2024, the expectation is that deal flow will increase again in the second half of the year.

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dashcam-shows-co...And, someone who wishes to do you harm isn't going to signal their intentions and let you reach into your purse or in your jacket and draw your weapon.  

Would a crappy car signal to the tenant they shouldn’t have to worry about keeping their unit super clean because the landlord is in a raggedy car?

The streamline program was wonderful, really low fees and they even sent the notary right to our house in another state to sign all the paperwork.  

Curtis,To me, having several properties clustered for sale is more a signal of 'peak' pricing; Owners believing that they can get more now then later.

Also quit claim deed signal an inherited property.

When the last of the textile mills left, that signaled the beginning of the end in my mind.Clint

I feel like places like Vallejo/Stockton are long term bets... for the short term one might see some appreciation but they're a lot more sensitive to market corrections so one has to be prepared for that.Speaking of corrections, someone at the Sacramento RE conference last year mentioned that the biggest signal if a neighborhood will retain its value during a downturn are those with healthy mature trees.