My scores fluctuate up and down (from mid 700's and up, depending on what I'm doing), while hers virtually stays unchanged. 

It seems to me that the resale value will only match the rent increase if we were to assume that interest rates will remain unchanged.

Instead of a steak to steak comparison they said in economic downturns people buy hamburger instead of steak so thus the CPI has gone down or is unchanged.

New troops (arriving in Hawaii after Jan 2017) have a lower BAH than those who were already here (current troops BAH remained unchanged).  

http://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in July: Single-family home sales rose for the tenth straight month, up 5.0 percent year-over-year with 7,440 units sold;On a year-to-date basis, single-family home sales remain 6.8 percent ahead of the 2016 volume;Total property sales increased 4.5 percent with 8,821 units sold;Total dollar volume climbed 7.5 percent to $2.5 billion;The single-family home median price remained statistically unchanged at $230,000;The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to $299,131;Single-family homes months of inventory grew to a 4.5-months supply, the highest level since September 2012;Townhome/condominium sales fell 9.0 percent, with the average price up 1.8 percent to $201,148 and the median price down 6.2 percent to $150,000;Leases of single-family homes jumped 15.6 percent with average rent down 3.2 percent to $1,815;Volume of townhome/condominium leases rose12.3 percent with average rent down 5.1 percent to $1,546.

In Williamson County, the median price for single-family homes was unchanged from November 2016, or $275,000.

Amendments to the IRC adopted by local jurisdictions may add to those requirements.If it is not obvious whether a room in your listing counts as a bedroom, the IRC and other codes mentioned here can help you resolve the question.Your local building official is a good source of information on local codes and amendments to the IRC.Misrepresenting the status of a room in the MLS could put you at risk of violating the MLS’s rules, Article 2 the Code of Ethics, which states that REALTORS® must avoid exaggerating or misrepresenting facts related to the property, and TREC Rule 535.155(d), which states an advertisement could mislead or deceive the public if it is inaccurate in any material fact or representation.The IRC requires a bedroom to have: A floor area of not less than 70 square feet and not less than 7 feet in any horizontal dimensionA minimum ceiling height of 7 feet, and if there is a sloped ceiling, then a minimum of 50% of ceiling must be a minimum of 7 feet highAt least one operable emergency escape and rescue opening with a clear opening of not less than 5.7 square feet, and a required egress window that must have a minimum width of 20 inches, a minimum height of 24 inches, and a maximum window sill height of 44 inches.Housing built prior to the adoption of the IRC by Texas that remains unchanged is not required to comply with IRC standards for what may be considered a bedroom.

My inclination is that it will cater to growth and existing rental opportunities will be relatively unchanged.  

In six of the nation’s 100 largest housing markets, the median listing price has remained unchanged or dropped from 2017 levels, according to research from real-estate website Trulia ZG, +2.56% And in another four markets, the median listing price has risen by less than 1% year over year.Housing markets where median listing prices have not risenMetro AreaMedian Listing Price1-year change in median listing priceSan Antonio, Texas$269,499-5.4%Austin, Texas$336,995-3.4%Honolulu, Hawaii$630,000-1.4%Camden, N.J.$174,9000%Milwaukee, Wis.$229,9000%Sacramento, Calif.$429,0000%Houston, Texas$299,5200.4%Dallas-Ft.

The supply and demand situation remains unchanged, but there is a pretty good chance that rates will come down during the recession (they always have, on average 1.8%).