Attempting to understand the market cycle & paying attention to investor sentiment are critical indicators to follow.

Due to over-leverage, when property crashes, it goes hard like 1974, 1991 & 2008.

Some claim this is the famous 18-year cycle.

Next stop early to mid-2020?
Sentiment wise, property is ripe for downturn when the following is heard:

• amazing returns achieved with underlying leverage

• how to get rich quick being a real estate GP

• every man & his dog refinancing like it 2006

• why current CAP rates are still very attractive
We have already started moving from equity investments to mezzanine debt last 2-3 years, still achieving very handsome returns with ample downside protection.

If property overheats even more in coming quarters, it will be smart to stop investing & start piling on cash.
This is completely opposite approach to what most sponsors, GPs and fund managers are doing near the peak of a great decade-long real estate boom.

Their personal income depends on fees, so they will always spin you a story of why you should be apart of their new equity raise.
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