;)https://homes.yahoo.com/news/experts-rent-control-causes-more-problems-solves-181219436.htmlRising rents nationwide are causing rent control to gain traction — but not among economists, real estate analysts and other housing experts.A whopping 63 percent of experts surveyed for the Zillow Home Price Expectations Survey (ZHPE) said rent control ordinances are “government intrusions into the marketplace that, however well-intentioned, always create more problems than they solve.”It’s unusual for such a large group to agree on a single answer, according to Terry Loebs, founder of Pulsenomics LLC, which developed the Zillow-sponsored survey.

Zillows senior economist illustrated some of this....When one considers all factors of investments you will see the picture changes dramatically with adding in all the fundamentals. 

Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for realtor.com, revealed an in-depth analysis of these survey findings during a panel discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference in Miami.

_r=0The Supreme Court’s Disastrous Misreading of the Fair Housing ActA decision endorsing ‘disparate impact’ analysis will turn a law meant to prohibit discrimination into a vehicle for race-conscious housing decisions: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-supreme-courts-disastrous-misreading-of-the-fair-housing-act-1435707270More Millennials Are Living in Single-Family HomesFannie Mae report and commentary find that millennials favor living in single-family homes, whether they buy or rent: http://www.inman.com/2015/07/01/more-millennials-are-living-in-single-family-homes/Moody’s Analytics: Single-Family Rental Growth Will AccelerateSingle-family home rentals since the housing bubble burst nearly a decade ago have seen massive growth, according to a new look from Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist.

Gas prices ebb and flow and are actually cheaper right now than they were 10 years ago, so it seems extremely silly to me to blame inflation on that.I'm no economist, but something like 60% of all USD currently in circulation having been printed since the start of 2020 seems the much more likely culprit. 

I ask in all sincerity- I’m not an economist and new to investing.

Was at an event today where the speaker was an economist focused on real estate.

@Katie LambDon't bet on hyper inflation, economists don't fully understand inflation and what influences in larger economies yet.

“In theory, a steep uptick in inflation would force the central bank to tighten policy by hiking interest rates or slowing the pace of bond purchases,” said Matthew Speakman, an economist with Zillow.

Economists credit a mix of factors including ultra-low mortgage rates, increasing demand for space, and an emerging home-buying demographic: millennials.