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[IGNORE - ERROR] Halifax: House prices down 2% in Feb, 17.8% YoY

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  • Sparkkee
    Sparkkee Posts: 495 Forumite
    poppy10 wrote: »
    Erm.... sorry.... my source was mistaken, this was a forecast rather than the actual report :o:o:o

    Thread title edited. Just ignore me:silenced:

    It'll be interesting to see how accurate the forecast is when the real report comes out.

    And if it's spot on, can your source provide me with a series of 6 numbers between 1 and 49 by Saturday afternoon? :D
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  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    That is when reading before posting becomes a good idea.

    Like a stone.
  • adr0ck
    adr0ck Posts: 2,376 Forumite
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    ad44downey wrote: »
    A 2% drop in a single month. That's mammoth. There's only word to say really:

    Timber!!!

    ad i take it you havn't actually read the thread
  • ad44downey
    ad44downey Posts: 2,246 Forumite
    adr0ck wrote: »
    ad i take it you havn't actually read the thread
    I trust pobby's predictions. January's 'rise' was clearly erroneous so it's to be expected that'll there'll have been a large drop in February to make up for it.
    Krusty & Phil Madoff, 1990 - 2007:
    "Buy now because house prices only ever go UP, UP, UP."
  • TDS_2
    TDS_2 Posts: 261 Forumite
    Unless there's a much anticipated 'Brown' bounce...
    Hello.
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
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    Really2 wrote: »
    That is when reading before posting becomes a good idea.

    Like a stone.
    Flippin classic

    :rotfl:
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  • sabretoothtigger
    sabretoothtigger Posts: 10,036 Forumite
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    ad44downey wrote: »
    A 2% drop in a single month. That's mammoth. There's only word to say really:

    Timber!!!


    Luckily its just the american market where most houses are wooden :)
  • whathavewedone
    whathavewedone Posts: 902 Forumite
    If the Halifax do come out and say there's been a 2% drop tomorrow I wonder how many of those who called them liars/rubbish last month will wholeheartedly believe their figures for February...
  • ad9898_3
    ad9898_3 Posts: 3,858 Forumite
    whathavewedone wrote: »
    If the Halifax do come out and say there's been a 2% drop tomorrow I wonder how many of those who called them liars/rubbish last month will wholeheartedly believe their figures for February...

    I'm not sure anyone said they were liars, the trend is down, that much is for sure, I don't see 2%+ as happening on a month by month basis now, the falls will start to get smaller, but like I say the trend is still down.
  • whathavewedone
    whathavewedone Posts: 902 Forumite
    Well not necessarily. We could have major falls for 6-9 months and then a flat market for a year or more. Who knows ?:confused:
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