It's funny because if the spike in prices does hit 20 percent it might actually help a lot of owners who are upside down list their properties for sale and increase inventory which in turn could cause prices to go down.

Now it makes since why the NRA is so against not selling guns to nuts, thier sales spike!

Mark,Yes, our market has slowed since after the 1% interest rate spiked in May.

@Will you are dead on right that delinquencies spiked in 2010.

Don't know who spiked the punch before they voted on this but god bless them!

If your market really spikes, you don't want to be stuck at the $875 next year.

Forget the hype and do your own investigating and stay away from drinking the spiked koolade...... : )Plenty of cheap houses to buy just be sure that you don't have to get tons of different managers with the portfolio as that is a logistic nightmare of epic proportions.

I read an article in the ABQ business journal that foreclosures rates are spiking there.

So, if the market spikes or craters, I hope to have the disciple to rely on dollar cost averaging to meet my long-term goals.I think real estate is well poised for growth over the next 4-8 years.

I've been wondering what the net effect is going to be from the recent spike of investors entering the market.I dabbled in the stock market in the late 90's but couldn't get comfortable with the fact that I couldn't control my investments.