Some well known and respected economists are even making pretty dire predictions and it's enough to scare anyone.

Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.

“After five consecutive months of gains, the IMI recently began to plateau, with many markets holding steady and a few experiencing the ups-and-downs that are typical in a choppy recovery,” observed NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.

I attend many seminars and listen to a couple of Economists forecasts and predictions for the upcoming year for the last 5 years.  

The NAR economist first says that investors are pushing out 1st home The CNN report is consistent with the media's and public's lack of understanding of RE investor activity.The continued use of the word flipping does not help investor image or PR.

Economists virtually unanimously indicate rent control is bad for tenants yet rent control gets enacted in new areas every year..

Regional Center's economists will assess ultimate job creation numbers.Banks like proof of bridge financing to get through construction to end EB5 investor(s).Michigan project WAS eligible to pay for infrastructure and utilities.As you said, the real attraction is the low rate investors expect.

@Rob Tossberg  Aarons Dad Bruce is a famous predictor and economist in regards to RE cycles that's why I asked.for me I am buying a home to relocate to and take up residency in NV to escape the winter in OR and take the tax advantages of being a NV resident.

IMO the best days were spring 2018 and it is an unknown turf in 2019 warned by several economists. 

This is based on what economists were saying some 12 years ago.