This document discusses analysis used in property management, including tracking general economic and business cycles, real estate cycles, supply and demand factors in market analysis, and conducting a rental survey. It covers expansions and recessions in economic cycles, as well as inflation, deflation, and recessions. Real estate cycles include peaks, contractions, troughs and expansions. Market analysis examines supply through existing inventory and new construction, as well as demand based on location, demographics and purchasing power. Regional and neighborhood analysis considers physical, economic, political and social factors.