The Feds plan to start shrinking the $4.5 trillion it holds from the three rounds of QE aka "printing money".   

Lots of cash chasing a shrinking inventory here.  

Supply is shrinking but there is still a huge supply available.

Part of the problem with SoCal is that you need two incomes to barely live above the poverty line, and two very good incomes to live in the shrinking middle class.  

Additionally, My broker friend says inventor is shrinking, we all know what that does to the market.I love the idea of having monetary penalties for delays on projects.

You have to push yourself to see the future prospect and not right now in this market.Thanks everyone, the biggest stress was the shrinking window of opportunity, with having to renew my lease in a few weeks.

When we speak about equity build, that refers to factoring in your 120K debt shrinking as you own the home (thus there is real "cash" you are "earning" if you hold long enough).Equity build is important - aside from tax benefit and appreciation, it's why you investing in a corporate bond at 4% is less appealing than in a home that yields 4% after debt service.

And property values can swing quickly if a certain County decides to make their cultivation laws more or less liberal.Personally I am planning on divesting of many of my acreage properties over the next couple years, as marijuana goes more and more legal, and as CA looks to tax it, it seems likely  personal back yard type grows will shrink over the next few years, which will have a major impact on certain types of properties near here.

I'm trying to generate a list for Orange County, When choosing No preference on "owner occupied status" i get 8,471 count, when choosing absentee owned it shrinks to 10.

The surroundings area are much cheaper but are also in shrinking cities.