The inflection point has arrived in Southern California real estate

``Big money is slowly starting to pull away from the real estate market. We are seeing this in dramatic fashion in Arizona and Nevada... We are seeing ... action happening in places like the Inland Empire and Central Valley where inventory is certainly up and prices are hitting plateaus. The momentum from 2013 is now running on fumes. We also have certain cities being dominated by investors and in many cases money is coming directly from China. Hot money is finding a home in the oddest of places. Yet one thing is certain and that is SoCal real estate is now entering into an inflection point. As this turn unfolds we are going to find out what areas are truly prime and what other areas are all hat with no cattle.''