[quote=bearishgurl]Just offering another perspective re: not putting all your eggs in one basket :=}[/quote]

I agree with this kind of thinking.

But I am wondering if the real estate experts on this site could tell us what is the best reliable indicator of the future home price appreciation?

I mean, anyone knows that cheaper is better, buying at 100x rent is better than 125x rent, but that’s from the perspective of investment safety (helped by the rental yield). If we don’t rely on the fuzzy term such as “location”, what is the best indicator for price appreciation? Job growth? Active/Sale ratio? Depressed seller ratio?

Has no one digged up the data and did any research on this?