The trends have been going on since before you were born. When the real estate market is in the tank, the stock market is strong. When stocks stink the real estate market takes off. It's no coincidence that the same thing is going on right now. How can this fluke occur over and over again? It's not a fluke, actually, investors need a place to put their money and smart investors aren't likely to try to create trends all by themselves, rather, they'll study the trends and like the sheep that we are, will follow whatever market is hot. For the past five years real estate was the place to put your dough.