By Shannon Koetsveld, Director & Property Strategist, The Property Effect Recently on Ticker News, I was asked how historical housing trends have shaped buyer behaviour and what they reveal about the market cycle we are entering now. The answer is simple: Property has always followed people evolving needs. Markets don’t shift randomly. They evolve as our lifestyles, values and priorities change and these cycles generally last approximately 20 years or thereabouts. 1980–2000: