(I’m not an economist, I just read stuff that people far smarter than I have written, and it seems like the apartment market is getting overheated and overbuilt).I’m working as an agent to help other investors find cash flowing rental properties.

With my engineering background and my wife being an economist we feel like we have a good solid math background.

I'm no economist but if China is selling US treasuries and the fed is talking about raising rates (which is basically selling treasuries).

You have bank economists, politicians, and, of course, the media, talking about "the new normal" and any correction being a gentle "soft landing".... sound familiar?

Note, I'm not an economist and can't predict the future.I heard a blurb on NPR today that suggested the rental market might be slowing down. 

First off, I have to agree wholeheartedly with @Wesley C. and even though I am NO "DOOMSDAY ECONOMIST" and poke fun at times at the literally THOUSANDS of youtube videos, websites, etc that have been predicting a US and/or world economic doomsday for years, even if its not a complete economic collapse with anarchy in the streets and "every man for himself" event with modern civilization ending suddenly, we still do have some scary numbers in a LOT of categories of our economy that scare me to various extents and another "Lehman event" is not at all a far off possibility.

According to Gus Faucher, senior economist at PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh, “[we] should see the housing market continue to improve through 2015.”In a turnaround from the conditions of just a few years ago, the supply of homes on the market has decreased, causing upward pressure on pricing.

Home Sales to Foreigners—Down In Number but Up in ValuePosted in Economist Commentaries, by Jed Smith, Managing Director, Quantitative Research on June 22, 2015 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on google_plusone_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services82015 Profile of Home Buying Activity of International Clients.

I just saw this article about the economist and Hellas Telecommunications buyout by two massive private equity funds being TPG & Apax partners (partly run by Nikesh Arora). 

Student loan debt is the number one thing on economists minds.