anxvariety, you are definitely on to something. Population is growing, and where are all these people moving? Are they squeezing 3 people/bedroom, to save money? Going to cheaper cities? The trend is for more elderly to fall into poverty levels, so they would buy a trailer in a Yuma trailer park, not a $800K home in FL. Just my thoughts, I could be wrong. I haven’t researched demographics yet.
My landlord is savvy with these things. After Hurricane Katrina, be hought rental property in Baton Rouge. He is cash flow positive, and the rental demand has pushed up rents and home prices. This move had not occured to me.