Take a look at the trend of their property value assessments over the past five years.

I'd like data that shows a trend and not just a current snapshot. 

I know market comps and historical trends based on online information (Zillow, Craigslist, Rentometer, Rentjungle), but unsure if properties would be filled quickly at the listed market ratesHow to measure demand for single family house leases vs apartment unit leases?

And if we want to visit Denver for the activities that it offers, it is a 40 minute drive for us to get to southern Denver.Based on the number of apartment buildings recently built and being built, many people obviously think the trend will continue.

I'm not saying that your wrong that real estate is a good investment but deciding that a few days of stock market volatility materially changes a long-term trend line is crazy. 

Every indication point towards the trend of housing prices increasing is spot on. 

If current trends continue, many kids won't even consider attending college as a viable career choice 15-20 years from now.Also, I'm having a really difficult time wrapping my head around the concept of hamstringing yourselves financially for the rest of your lives in order to maybe qualify for a miniscule amount of money that your kids may or may not be eligible for in a program that may or may not exist for a college career they may or may not choose to engage in.

So far I have purchased one townhome in a trending part of my city that I am "house hacking" by renting out 2 of the rooms to friends.

Though, we have been seeing a long term trend in inflation decreasing, but the recession has skewed the data so reversion to the mean could be coming

I worked in manufacturing for a over a decade before REI, and I noticed that it was common trend that the owners of manufacturing plants that got shut down or failed became 'business consultants' which I found ironic.