I don’t think timing RE is any easier than timing the stock market. Sure stock market moves much faster than the RE market, but that doesn’t mean the same “fundamental” for timing are not there. Timing the market is impossible. You might get lucky and get 1 or 2 timing right, but to say you can truly time the market, you have to be able to point out every peak and valley. If you truly believe you can time the RE market, then you should buy 10 houses and rent out 9 and make a killing and retire.