I could see Chicago being a great play if they are able to solve their crime problem, and as global temperatures rise, the weather will become more ideal with time.

I'm currently on the real estate account of a major, global financial institution based in Charlotte, NC managing some aspects of their Global Real Estate locations.In 2001, I bought my first townhome, fell madly in love with my next door neighbor, and we married 2 years later.

Cash allows you to not worry about making the mortgage if something like oh,  a global pandemic occurs..... 

Stocks however, can be much more fickle and fluctuate based on global events. - Tax deferment.

A historical global epidemic has put the world on hold for months now.

I'm thinking something major would have to happen to impact borrower eligibility before the demand for housing could be dampened enough to produce a serious housing downtown.True, there may well be a large number of credit-damaged housing hunters once the dust from the eviction moratoria expirations begins to settle.There may well be a major downtown on the global financial stage.

Arizona won’t even be habitable soon with global warming.

We have been in a crazy search for yield at the global level with worldwide rates so low and so cash for real estate for the big boys and gals (talking 7/8/9 figures here) became BOTH a profit center and a safety play.

RE's "fountain of youth" of 10-12% cash on cash returns work for @Brandon Turner, but he's a pro with a global network at this point in his investing career with a lot of advantages that most of us don't have. 

That’s what the folks at CBRE are saying in the global investment and research firm’s 2018 Tech-30 report, which measures the top 30 tech markets in North America.