Quote from DT-waw:
the trends in the real estate worldwide are the following:
1. growing number of people having less and less assets and more and more debt. they will not afford to buy even $10,000 home.
such people will reach 80% of the total population sometime in the (near) future
2. booming wealth of the richest class. the rich elite already has at least 3x more real estate space than they can possibly occupy. its all EMPTY.
notice that the number of luxury homes and condos for rent above $2.5k/ month is several times higher than homes for rent at below $2.5k.
in a nutshell:
the rich don't really need 8th mansion in their crown, especially when its close to impossible to rent it.
the poor don't have money to buy any real estate, even with mortgage.
the shrinking middle class is struggling to pay rates for their current american dream.
Las Vegas, Portland, Ohio, missisipi and minnesota will be the next Detroit.