Real Estate Strategy Blog

Coronavirus and Real Estate Markets

Published April 28, 2020
We're In This Together

Everyone seems to have a hunch, a prediction… a wild-ass guess really… on where the real estate markets are heading.

They are all WRONG!

There will not be a single impact (one way or the other) affecting ALL local markets the same.

Just like the last time, some markets crashed, some flat-lined and some appreciated.

List of 28 Declining Markets Year-Over-Year

Published April 19, 2020
Inflation Adjusted Home - Housing Alerts

28 U.S. Markets Lost Value Year-Over-Year

Currently, 28 markets (7% of ALL U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values over the last year.

In the previous quarter, 23 markets had annual home price declines

Although the number of declining markets is low by historical standards and remains at fairly healthy levels…

List of 184 Declining Markets Qtr-Over-Qtr

Published April 17, 2020
Inflation Adjusted Home - Housing Alerts

45% Of US Housing Markets
Declined Qtr-Over-Qtr

Currently, 184 markets (45% of all U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values compared to the prior Quarter.

For the same period last year 189 markets (47%) saw Q-O-Q declines.

Note: Because of seasonal variations between quarters,

List of 98 Declining Markets Qtr-Over-Qtr

Published January 7, 2020
Declining Real Estate Markets

24% Of US Housing Markets
Declined Qtr-Over-Qtr

Currently, 98 markets (24% of all U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values compared to the prior Quarter.

For the same period last year 104 markets (25%) saw Q-O-Q declines.

Note: Because of seasonal variations between quarters,

List of 23 Declining Markets Year-Over-Year

Published January 7, 2020
Inflation Adjusted Home - Housing Alerts

23 U.S. Markets Lost Value Year-Over-Year

Currently, 23 markets (5% of ALL U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values over the last year.

In the previous quarter, 45 markets had annual home price declines

Although the number of declining markets is low by historical standards and remains at fairly healthy levels…

3 Steps to Finding Hottest Cash Flow Markets for Buying or Flipping

Published September 27, 2019
Counties Map - Housing Alerts

3 Steps to Finding Hottest Cash Flow Markets for Buying or Flipping

High cash flow markets are typically weak or flat, with little or no likelihood for appreciation. (They generate higher cash flow BECAUSE they’ve not experienced a lot of appreciation over the years.)

When a previously weak or dead real estate market starts a new up-cycle,

List of 69 Declining Markets Qtr-Over-Qtr

Published September 19, 2019
Inflation Adjusted Home - Housing Alerts

17% Of US Housing Markets
Declined Qtr-Over-Qtr

Currently, 69 markets (17% of all U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values compared to the prior Quarter.

For the same period last year 73 markets (18%) saw Q-O-Q declines.

Note: Because of seasonal variations between quarters,

List of 45 Declining Markets Year-Over-Year

Published September 3, 2019
Inflation Adjusted Home Price Appreciation 2019

45 U.S. Markets Lost Value Year-Over-Year

Currently, 45 markets (11% of ALL U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values over the last year.

In the previous quarter, 48 markets had annual home price declines

Although the number of declining markets has not varied much over the last year or so,

First Major U.S. Markets to Turn Negative

Published August 29, 2019
San Francisco Wealth Phase Charts - Housing Alerts

First Major U.S.
Markets to Turn Negative

Many real estate pundits have been pounding the table for years that the U.S. real estate market is on the verge of collapse.

They were wrong then, and they’re wrong now.

First off, there is no such thing as a “U.S. Real Estate Market.”

10 Best & Worst States for CASH FLOW

Published August 23, 2019
Hot Market + Cash Flow - Housing Alerts

10 Best & Worst States for CASH FLOW

With our new Cash Flow Finder tool, you can now identify the best and worst real estate markets for cash flow investing.

Using the ‘Gross Rent Ratio’ (Median Annual Rent /Median Home Value) as a proxy for cash flow, you can see the 10 best and worst states below.

Best Markets for Highest Rent Growth

Published August 1, 2019
Rent Growth - Housing Alerts

We now track, analyze and score median rents paid for Single Family Residential (SFR) properties. We also compute the rental growth RATES for virtually all State, City, County and Zip Code level markets.

We then score and rank each market based on its rent growth and compare it to where it is in its appreciation cycle.

List of 175 Declining Markets Qtr-Over-Qtr

Published July 8, 2019
Advance Dedline

43% Of US Housing Markets
Declined Qtr-Over-Qtr

Currently, 175 markets (43% of all U.S. real estate) experienced ‘real’ (inflation adjusted) declines in property values compared to the prior Quarter.

For the same period last year 146 markets (36%) saw Q-O-Q declines.

Note: Because of seasonal variations between quarters,

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