"Location is key...because Westerns markets usually are sprawled over a large land area - a location in the middle of nowhere won't attract as many renters as one near a hospital, university, or town center."

Hong Kong, Sydney, and London - some of the most highly demanded real-estate investments are especially susceptible to experiencing the effects of inflation, market booms, and the rare occurrence of a market crash. The financial crisis of 1997 decreased prices of real-estate by two-thirds according to Bloomberg...