Pro forma means projections or predictions of how you think you will operate the property in the future.

Representative John Boehner of Ohio, the House’s top- ranking Republican, said his party will be proven right in predictions that the stimulus legislation grew government and padded the federal deficit without creating jobs."

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

Yes some people can do it faster than that, but another more accomplished investor predicted it would be 1 year before we saw any income from this, back when we were only 4 months in.

@Brett Woodall, I'm a terrible speculator and I suck at predicting.

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.

SoI wouldn't hedge my bets against Realtor.com's predictions... last year Sacramento was projected to be the #4 metro market in the nation...