These type of articles are too funny. Folks try to make predictions about housing, and they haven’t a clue. There are too many variables.
If you’re interested in buying a house to live in, go look for one that suites you, and buy it. A house is more than an investment. A house is for living in. If you buy a house that suites your needs, and in area you like, you’ll be fine in the long run. Quit worrying so much. We will all die some day. The question is how do you want to live. In a rented space, where you’re assured that you’ll never regain any of the money you spend on rent? Or, in a house that you may regain some of what you put in? Think less, do more, and live free from a landlord. Grab an FHA mortgage with 3% down and an interest rate below 5% while you still can.