That would be speculating and many lost their shirts that way in 2008.

I also have family constructing new duplexes right now.My feeling is that there will be a bit of a softening in the real estate market and a little slow down in sales but Calgary is a surprising market because somehow there is still enough demand to keep propelling that market into the sky.I fear for those who are buying into the market now speculating on appreciation.  

Stocks and mutual funds should really only be held long term, unless you are well-versed in speculative stock trading.Tip

And you can claim that I'm being antagonistic, but the fact is, you started this thread based on certain suppositions and those suppositions don't appear to be true...I can't imagine why you would want inaccurate information floating out there when it's clearly not true.

In all honesty you can put a thumb tack in the middle of Austin and draw a radius of 30 miles out and you will be in areas that you can direct market to for more reasonable deals.Determining market cycles is speculation at best but we are closer to peak prices than not.

I am speculating on Grapevine due to the expansion of the trains and so many people got off on that stop when I was last out there 2 years ago. 

I'm just speculating that they don't want to rob the opportunity from others to have a chance at a successful investment in Mexico, like most investments there turn out to be.Conclusion: Great post mentioning the issues to pay attention to but I can't agree with the negativity of your conclusion.

While this is already a speculative investment, it's also hard to determine if it offers a lot of investor protection since it is mostly deregulated.

For instance, according to Rich Dad, investors who factor appreciation into their exit strategies are speculators, not investors.

Because Vancouver passed strict laws to crack down on speculation, now the all the money goes to Seattle, and drives the market up very rapidly.