For the locals and recent immigrants, there are some great opportunities to invest if you can study the fundamentals and ignore the emotional issues the region shares collectively.

I was a technical trader and didn't trade the fundamentals (which I now somewhat regret). 

Getting the right channel partners allows you to focus on fewer key relationships and the fundamentals of what matters most in your business so I am slightly going against the advice of this book.- Only go after your ideal client!

'"Home prices have risen ahead of economic fundamentals such as personal disposable income and population growth, resulting in overvaluation in many Canadian housing markets," the CMHC said.'

I am not sure where you are buying, but if it is in fact a good area and has fundamentals such as job growth, population growth, etc. then I would recommend you move on this one quickly.Remember…pics on line cannot necessarily be relied upon…in person is what tells you the real story.Do you know what the cap rates are for the area for B+ assets?

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.

There are pockets in most cities where you can do well but we believe its is easier in these locations due to the underlying fundamentals.  

If you have not studied and don't understand real estate principals and the fundamentals, you won't know what to look for because you won't know what a deal looks like.You are competing in a world of serious players who have done their homework, paid their dues, performed the research, made the business connections and now they typically have too much capital chasing too few deals.Where does that leave you?

Fundamentally, the higher interest rates should slow down RE appreciation as the cost to purchase rises. 

I've recently bought townhouses in Atlanta because I always look for properties that cash flow positive, but also with good growth fundamentals.