Even with inflated Gross Incomes and artificially reduced Operating Expenses derived from “La-La land†Pro Formas, these property still boast single digit CAP rates… as if they are proud to offer a property at 7%.

The one exception is that real estate indicators seem to be all over the board (and those of the ones most likely of highest concern to those on this forum).I think the real estate indicators are inconsistent because of all the artificial means the government (and banks) have used to get real estate moving are having "unnatural" effects on the market.

That means no Fannie/Freddie loans and artificial constraints on lending.

The “Medicine Cabinet Tax†– Americans will no longer be able to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin)7.

Banks play all kinds of games with this number: List it artificially low in order to generate a great deal of traffic, start a bidding war, etc.Simply figure out how much the property is worth to YOU and offer that.

Bill,My concern was asking the contractors to artificially inflate their bids in order to get more from insurance.Other than that, I completely agree with you.

Unless/until demand decreases -- as it has on a few occasions during economic downturns -- the property values are likely to stay very high.But, based on the limited supply and increasing demand, I think it would be incorrect to say the values are artificially high; I believe they can remain that high long-term based on the supply conditions.

The CS data compares YoY numbers, which is generally a decent way to measure appreciation (or decline), but comparing artificial growth (first time/move-up buyer tax credits) to a normal market isn't exactly apples to apples.

(LMAO) I'm joking it's really stressful, u know they say laughter is always the best medicine.

I would not think that prices will just go back to where they were as those prices were artificially inflated.