Overall I’m much happier to have dirty sheets and blankets than wet sheets in the washer.

You called me out and I acknowledge that you are correct, my blanket statement was not accurate. 

Lenders can issue a pre-qualification letter but it's not exactly a blanket "guarantee" of the bank financing the purchase.

@Sam Matyas it wouldn't be a blanket statement how much values have changed as it would be neighborhood by neighborhood.

Maybe I should do the same thing.Typical insurance language...make a wide blanket statement that they can argue in court if they feel like it...instead of telling people what they would like to insure.

When dealing with properties of a smaller value you might have to package them together in a blanket loan to meet certain DSCR lenders criteria.

So I google Title Companies in Connecticut call three separate ones up and ask them about closing and whether or not I can use the buyer’s funds to blanket the costs, or “assigning” him my contract.These are the ones I called. 

I wouldn't personally make a blanket statement, especially since there are so many different neighborhoods.You'll get as good, or better, info being "on the ground" and driving through neighborhoods, and especially talking to neighbors, than you will by researching a city/town on the Internet and looking at "appreciation rates".Talk to people, read the ProJo, check out the area yourself, to get a sense of what's happening and whether an area is improving or not.

Anyone who can read everything in all the posts above and still make a blanket, uninformed statement like this does a huge disservice to the bigger pockets community.

As for the knock against realtors....personally I don’t tell my clients that it’s a good time to buy as a blanket statement.