Is there any trend or data you're hoping to find?

Become a student of the local real estate market, learn the trends and how they adapt in each neighborhood. 

@Joshua D.This has been the hottest sellers' market in a decade so contractors have been very backed up and hard to connect with across the board.

However, as the demand for apartments goes up and new construction gets hit Harder by the higher interest rates, it is likely that cap rates could resume their downward trend. until the world figures out how to get the trillion-dollar liquidity genie back in the bottle, the rules of money may remain perverted.What do you think?

https://www.reuters.comHowdy BP,I just want to start a general discussion about current real estate news and trends, and think input from all the savvy investors would make an interesting thread.

The key with any business is watching for trends and being able to adapt.

If you are in an area with favorable demographic trends (% moving in vs % leaving) and barriers to additional capacity (I am in the greater Portland metro market) combined with very cheap debt if you can get it, and the plan is a non transactional purchase (i.e. buy and hold) then I think that in 10 years I will be looking back wish I had bought more even if there is a rollercoaster in the middle. 

Does anyone know that area, who can tell me if things are trending better or worse. 

The next one was got his degree in Economics and works deciphering graphs and trends in the insurance agency, but he had a love for cars, so he took auto mechanics and is regularly tinkering with his vehicles. 

For the second part of your question first: Your area should have trends for most utilities based on the size of the unit/building.