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All other indicators remain either near record levels or post-recession record levels.

I’ve historically focused on Denver, dabbled in Vegas as it came out of the recession, and now love Nashville.

Tourism is first thing to get axed in a recession. 

I didn't tell my houses that they lost value throughout the recession.  

Regardless of where you buy, Prince William is similar to Fairfax/Arlington/Alexandria/Loudon in that it is pretty well-protected in a recession, prices will still drop but not nearly as significantly as other areas of the county as it's still very much a suburb of DC/Fedl GovtI do a lot of work in the Western end of the county, Gainesville/Haymarket, these area have a ton of new homes (built in last 15 years or so) and are priced accordingly, clientele in this area tend to be more slightly higher price point. 

The fed keeps cutting rates in an attempt to keep the economy from going into recession.

If income falls off dramatically such as happened in the great recession, where is that money going to come from?

We are higher than we were during the great recession and then home prices fell 35% . 

, but now you stack on top of that all the unknowns from the recession we just entered...