Whether you’re in an early adopter market or a second wind market, knowing which stage you’re at is vital for optimising investment success.

On this episode of The Property Nerds, host Arjun Paliwal goes solo to discuss the three key phases that all housing markets go through, and the key indicators that set each phase apart from the others.

He breaks down the three major stages in a market cycle – early adopter, hotspot and second wind – and explains how knowing the signs can help investors predict when a market is about to boom.

Arjun also identifies five clues that investors can follow to discover which market stage they are in, using open-access market data.