Levi T.you can try these resources:Corelogic market reports rental trendsRentJungle - Rent trends research tabLists rent trends going back to 2009 for major MSA's with some interesting rent comparison tools.  

I think most people get wrapped around in analysis paralysis over the plethora of data such as crime stats, employment trends, population trends, etc.

Hello All,Hopefully this is the right place for this. I am looking for the latest data with home prices in my area, basically the data shown in the Federal Reserve Economic Data website (all transactions house price i...

I've noticed that seems to be the new trend now a days.

I haven't looked for properties at the start of summer before so I'm wondering if this is a seasonal trend or if the market is just going to become extremely difficult to find those gems.  

Whether this trend continues, as rents get even higher in Durham, I am not so sure about.

Also, networking with nearby investors https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet can help a lot as they can tell you more about the investing trend in your area. 

With the introduction of the 30 year bond, and talks of introducing a 50 year bond, it doesn't look like we're even trending in the direction of higher rates. 

Population, population growth, ease of access, resources available, population growth, unemployment, unemployment trend, job growth, job diversity, supply vs demand, median income, education level, local economic development, landlord/tenant laws, etc.And then a lot of that should not only be applied to the whole market but also the submarket/neighborhood you're looking at too.Investing anywhere is a risk vs reward, so is the return worth the risk it provides.

My wife and I trend toward the asset-rich but income-poor side of the spectrum so I'm trying to completely understand our ability to borrow in the future to upgrade to a slightly newer/larger primary residence, as well as for future mortgages on investment properties.