They are trying to predict where the demand for housing is then meet that demand.

The article predicts less government regulation / intervention in the mortgage market will increase borrowing cost.I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Yet Chicago's prediction was 2%.

I was worried because last week they predicted snow for the game.

You can never predict what will happen, but I plan for the worst and am never surprised...I want to leave every event and say "That was easier than I thought"!

(it's impossible to predict the exact future value of a property and clearly it will depend on when the property is sold, Cap Rate, etc)In summary, my take on the more predictable/likely return is roughly 14%.

It is hard to predict it but if you are trying, why not choose a city that has tons of jobs continuing to move there as well as a 50 year history of sustained growth.

Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in 2006 using this same methodology. 

I am a bit nervous to buy right now since the market has just climbed since 08-09... any insight, advice, predictions, sentiment?

@Kai Van Leuven I don't think we can predict what will cause the failure of any specific investment.