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Are you putting your money where your mouth is?
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None of the above - more info belowif you're such a big man - why don't you sell up, wait for prices to fall and re-buy at a cheaper price...
ahhh - i already know the answer... you've got no balls, don't believe what you preach and you don't expect prices to falll... or you're just frothing for the sake of frothing...
It is right i follow a lot of these post's and what i believe is how i behave, thats why i bought last year, if i felt as strongly about house prices falling like you do graham, surely you would have sold and jumped back on the ladder when these so called falls come, you keep on going on about this so called crash.
But like chucky said deep down you dont think house prices will fall, well not enough to put your money where your mouth is.:cool:0 -
Yes they are building. Crawley has whole new estate of 2500 homes being built over the next few years.
http://www.kilnwoodvale.co.uk/
Good grief.
Ask Hamish if building is anywhere near that of previous years.
He's the one you all thank when he tells us of shortage of homes, lack of building, house prices up.
Yet when someone brings the same lack of building into the conversation, suddenly, they ARE building.
Which is it. Building or not? When Hamish next week posts a thread about lack of building, shortage of supply, ever increasing HPI, will you be there to point out they are building?0 -
Dirk_Rambo wrote: »cleverclogs joe, im the real deal . im telling you what its like in the real world and not the intranet one alot of you spend 2 much time in. house prices are crashing where i live but some anorak on here will try to tell me theyre going up and even post a silly graph to try to prove it. its bonkers. but good luck to you all the same
Nope, I'm still no clearer as to what the answer to my question is.
It's internet btw.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
I think prices may fall by maybe 10-15% but its only a guess. I'm looking and will buy at the right price. I'm happy to take a 5-10% hit for right property as there is no real guarantee of anything at the moment.0
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None of the above - more info belowChaos_A.D. wrote: »Bought outright because I like the feeling of security that this brings, got a considerable discount from peak (27%). My circumstances were such that price was pretty much irrelevant, although it's nice to know you paid less than peak.
From a personal point of view, prices are again irrelevant, however my stance is well known, I believe a 'rowing back' from the disastrous credit binge that has/is ruining the economy has to be a good thing, which I guess means I'm against HPI in the form we have seen.
okay geofk0 -
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None of the above - more info below'none of the above', because house price fluctuations are far less relevant when looking for somewhere to live.
I found somewhere I could afford, I bought it, I live in it, job done.0 -
I think property prices will fall but I'm buying anywayWe’re about to buy a house which I expect will probably be worth a bit less than it is now in 12 months, possibly even 24 months time. Why? The kids are approaching school age and we need somewhere bigger that is in the catchment of decent schools. Although it doesn’t exactly thrill me to be buying at this particular moment in time (I think next year would be better) we’re not in a position to sit tight and try to second guess what the market is going to do, something that most people get wrong anyway. We just need somewhere nice to live, and have been lucky enough to find such a place. And as we intend to stay there for 10 years or more, the market will have been through a cycle or two by the time we come to sell and hopefully everything will have evened out. Houses are for living in. Unless you are a property investor or are looking for a quick buck, the advice ‘buy as soon as you can afford to buy’ is pretty sound. No point hanging around trying to be clever.0
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I think property prices will fall and I'm putting my money where my mouth is
Jonbvn, Llubrevlis, carolt, sarkin1
Really?
How many of you have shorted the Halifax or Nationwide with IG Index betting on lower house prices.
If you're so sure, why not?
Answers on a postcard.....“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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