I've also recently discovered a passion for analyzing dynamics of the real estate market, and correlating city/county/state level demographics with those housing trends which I hope can help me make better decisions when deciding which neighborhoods to enter, and potential opportunities to develop.

Then look for properties that are the bottom 20% of shape in those areas.

That's the trend they have been following for a few years.

No need to get bent out of shape.

Cute shapes and figures on a sign are too confusing.

Probably the easiest thing to buy cheap and in good shape.

Extrapolating from this data, the median price of a single family home in the state of California should be about $420,000 in 2010, and the current median price of a single family home should be $365,000.The current median price of a single family home in California is $409,240 or about 12% higher than it should be, if it continues to follow the trends of the preceding 60 years.These are my projections for the median price of a single family home in California:2015$590,000 2025 $1,172,2502035$2,327,650This assumes that inflation, income, building costs, and population growth remain consistent, and it assumes a current median value of $365,250.

They were all in good shape.

So they were selling homes to landlords with the claim that they were rented and in good shape?

There is a new trend in my area.