The cycle is mature—so mature that many are predicting a recession in the next 12 months. The mature cycle has meant peak pricing in many top markets, and as a result, investors have fled to secondary markets to chase yield, and Phoenix has been a favorite. In prior cycles, Phoenix has been a final play before a downturn hit, but this time, things may be different.

“One of my real estate investor buddies once said to me, ‘Phoenix, where California money goes to die at the end of every real estate cycle.’ There is no doubt that historically Phoenix has been a boom and bust market,” Ira Schwartz, COO of Capstone Advisors, tells GlobeSt.com…Read More