Admittedly I am a tracker and love to analyze mundane things like burn down rates to predict when I need to bring more supplies to the property.  

It is easy to predict, yet rent control advocates somehow are surprised.  

The data giant is now predicting 3% price growth over the next 12 months.

Just changes in the paper work.I predicted a likely outcome from the changes in this Axios article.

These facilities often have stable and predictable income streams due to consistent demand, making them attractive investments.Additionally, the trade-off between the speed of closing a deal and the long-term financial implications is crucial.

My prediction is that we'll see a figure below 3.27%, but still above 3%.

But when we go ten years without a major hurricane event despite all the predictions that they would get worse . . . meh.Climate fluctuates by the minute, hour, day, week, month, season, year, decade, and century.  

My prediction: I think prices will continue to rise.

In any market, you need to analyze median income, and crime, and that will help predict where you will have more challenges collecting rent.Every city has their challenges with vacancy.

STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.