A Fun Primer on Real Estate Cycles

This informative and entertaining 7 minute cartoon gives a good overview of the cyclical history of the housing market over the last 40 years.



This was created by a consultant to home builders and is directed at that market.

But the same principles apply for purchasers of real estate.

Including real estate in your retirement savings portfolio is not about "flipping" property for quick gains. It is about a buy and hold strategy as the cyclical nature of the real estate market will repeat. It is my opinion that over the long haul in California, real estate will continue to appreciate due to demand pressures from net immigration and population growth.