According to http://www.car.org/marketdata/data/haitraditional/HAISoCal/, the affordability has drastically decreased in the last 2 years and it's a downward trend.

Unless you can swim in the high end trends, swim somewhere else.That's what I do.

Judy,The Baltimore City area is one of the hottest markets for flipping right now.

They do not count market trends.

Anjana, I am just getting started in exploring real estate and I know too little about the real estate market in general, and none about the market and trends in Germany.  

Just curious about the Tampa market area and would appreciate hearing what people with "boots on the ground" are seeing in that marketplace for trends in the housing market (days on market, months of inventory etc.) , pricing, rents / vacancy rates, fix n flip opportunities, buy & hold strategies, buying smaller apartments (4-12 units)...I am seriously considering investing in this marketplace since pricing in my market area is through the roof...this would be long distance for me but I have knowledge of the area having gone to college there in a previous life and have more than a handful of strong contacts as well...an feedback would be greatly appreciated, have a good weekend everyone !

But those are eternal rentals with no appreciation and undesirable areas.Cheapest SFH in a decent, trending-upward neighborhood might be had for $50k all-in to rent for $700-$950. 

Sometimes realtors aren't up to date on the latest technology, trends, ect.

San Francisco just 3.7%, Los Angeles 3.1%, NYC about 4.5%)Cheaper expanding cities experienced significant population growth (Austin 26.1%, Dallas Area 30-50%, Houston 20.3%, Raleigh 43.5%) The Midwest, particularly South Dakota, North Dakota (except Fargo), Nebraska, and Kansas, Iowa, and Montana experienced little growthI would expect that in the last four years we've seen these trends continue...people moving, primarily the middle class, out of the more expense cities to more affordable cities.

Hi everybody,I like to see how macro trends affect investment opportunities.