Interest rate futures show a majority of market players leaning towards a 100 basis point cut rather than 75 basis points [FEDWATCH].This would follow an emergency 50 basis point cut earlier this month and leave federal fund rates as low as a wafer-thin 0.5 percent.Reuters polls also show economists are expecting a half point cut from the Bank of England's next meeting on Nov. 6 [BOE/INT] and at least 25 basis points from the European Central Bank [ECB/INT] by the end of the year.

After all, it would seem that a consumer can browse online to purchase something like a dvd player and access every technical specification for any unit they come across.

Unless there are big players involved, it would take a while for you to see significant fluctuation in home values IMO.

It's tough to syndicate because only the very best deals are good enough to leave enough meat on the bone for multiple players.  

It's a pinnacle for the sports players to reach.

Sure, the professional might help them play the game more strategically, but the reality is such that a lot of the folks we work with have bad financial habits and don't prioritize simply paying off debt, which are far more impactful to their score over the years than their ability to manipulate the system.

@Andrey Y.Your thoughts on the industry are true in relation to some but most life settlement players would not play in that market.

If the economy is based off of tourism, vacation rentals are the norm, and there is not some huge player in the market that controls the city, owns hotels, and has an incentive to outlaw mom-and-pop vacation rentals (like, say, Anaheim), then your regulatory risk is minimized (but not eliminated entirely).

There are some new players in the game that will do long term financing on investment property based predominantly on the assets performance, but you will pay for them.

In contrast to the naysayers, here are the opinions of three major players in the residential housing market: Click here to view.A recent article by Teo Nicolais, a real estate entrepreneur who teaches courses on real estate principles, markets, and finance at Harvard Extension School concluded that the next housing bubble may not occur until 2024.The article,  How to Use Real Estate Trends to Predict the Next Housing Bubble looks at previous peaks in real estate values going all the way back to 1818.