The Fed tried to stimulate lending by dropping rates, which should have increased the pool of buyers and therefore curtailed the growth of, or in fact reduced, rental rates relative to what they would have been immediately after the crash, and perhaps suppressed growth of rental rates since that point.The oddest thing about the graph comparing rent rates to home prices, though, is that rent rates continue at a steady clip almost completely irrespective of home prices, which leads me to believe that the types of consumers demanding homes are fundamentally different from the types of consumers demanding to rent.

For that matter, join fundamentally any REIA in the area, but I know Bernadette's local to you but with a regional presence.   

Chicago fundamentally has some financial issues and incredibly high taxes. 

Both office and retail real estate are fundamentally changing. 

My choices depend on a variety of factors such as market fundamentals, job growth, demographics, what can residents pay for rent based on their median income and much more.I, for one, don't invest in areas with a population less than 250K and we're about to raise that number soon.

Fundamentally, MF investing is the best form of investing.

Much of what you gentlemen are telling sounds fundamental and basic to me, so I really want to fully understand this in order to advance my REI career.

I only chose real estate because it's simpler to understand the fundamentals of growth and I have control of the asset.  

Fundamentals that lead to appreciation are population and job growth.  

Stick to the fundamentals and do not let FOMO influence your decisions.