He did an interview on Bloomberg the other day discussing all the segments of the markets including real estate.

I included average rents, median rents, average days on market, and number of units leased in each segment.

They still provide a good service to a large segment of the community, and I'd be surprised to see them disappear from major conurbations.

Inflation hits segments of the market differently.

also you will need find your niche and focus on creating value in a deal within that segment of RE.  

There are over 10,000 people a day turning 65, and that will continue for the next several years, making Baby Boomers a huge segment of the real estate market.

Context (Looking to buy/syndicate MF properties with retail mgmt in place and at the same time dont want to take on a risk for 5% or 6% CAP rate ...so pulling data to identify pockets.. which may or may not happen) : 1) Pulled Census data base where we could segment Cities by Population/Growth Rate/Unemployment Rate from 2013-2017.

The only thing I left out is that there is also Personal, Market, and Property distressed segments.

Turn key has opened up the world of real estate investment to a segment of investors that would not otherwise be able to invest in real estate.

Buyers owning three or more properties represented the fastest-growing segment of homeowners during that time.