We test these predictions by comparing home sales in which real estate agents are hired to when an agent sells his own home.

They are all trying to predict how much risk they face in doing business with you.

This article I just finished reading : How to think about uni-disciplinary advice, is oddly topical to the CBRE prediction. 

The increase of housing supply and decrease in housing demand will result in .... housing prices in the future.....Do you predict an increase or decrease in housing prices for 2020 and 2021?

Some analysts are predicting that the national unemployment rate could reach 32.1%—the highest ever recorded in the U.S.

Obviously it's impossible to predict the future, but we're sitting at a crossroads and having some clarity from more experienced investors could help newer investors in our area decide if they want to pull the trigger now or possibly wait to see what the next few months bring.

Predicting even more growth in the area long term.

I predict a lot of pain (financial and otherwise) until you heed it.

If the numbers above played out exactly to our predictions above without the cushion, total initial investment amount would have been 52,000+13,650+1,250 = $66,900 whereas the 75% loan amount would have still been 95,000*0.75 = $71,250.

People rent because they don't want maintenance headaches, and their housing expense is stable and predictable.