Just want to say property up or down no body sures. But for more accurate prediction I think it is better not be influenced by just several examples, instead on overall statistics is better.
Counter example 1
one of my friends just got 49% salary increase , from 20000 to 30000 plus 2 month bonus
Counter example 2
My wife's company wants to recruit several financial guys but received no feedback. Agency said there were no candidates on hand for interview. it did't happen before in the past few yrs.
It seems some industries are very good but some are not. So we must view the overall situation.