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  • Rinoa
    Rinoa Posts: 2,701 Forumite
    It's a tad surprising that many with a bearish stance are now looking.

    Don't they read their own posts?
    If I don't reply to your post,
    you're probably on my ignore list.
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Rinoa wrote: »
    It's a tad surprising that many with a bearish stance are now looking.

    Don't they read their own posts?

    Get out of my blog noob.

    :mad:
  • neas
    neas Posts: 3,801 Forumite
    I am a bear... but as my deposit grew and grew with hard graft and saving... house prices fell 18% or so then rose 10% up again..... but in that time my deposit grew 200% :).

    So now while houses are a little less than when i started... my deposit is significant enough to 'buy' and look.. Probably same for others..... i have checked out a property already.. altho am a novice at what the process is :P.... and am shocked at the big differences in rates (halifax at 6 % and A+L at 4% for example).
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    If you have anything less than a 25% deposit the rates are terrible as well.
  • Conrad
    Conrad Posts: 33,137 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    When you one day sell property, please remember your 2007 exaperation with all those greedy vendors.

    Make sure you are good to your word and sell for rock bottom to a FTB
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Conrad wrote: »
    When you one day sell property, please remember your 2007 exaperation with all those greedy vendors.

    Make sure you are good to your word and sell for rock bottom to a FTB

    Excuse me, what word might that be?
  • zappahey
    zappahey Posts: 2,252 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Rinoa wrote: »
    It's a tad surprising that many with a bearish stance are now looking.

    Don't they read their own posts?

    "a rally ends when the last bear gives up" ;)
    What goes around - comes around
  • nollag2006
    nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    Great news to see the bears scrambling to get back into the market.

    So much for the great Double Dip theory, so often peddled on here
  • neas
    neas Posts: 3,801 Forumite
    I have a 33% deposit which annoyingly doesn't get me to the 60/40 rates :P.
  • nollag2006
    nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    neas wrote: »
    I have a 33% deposit which annoyingly doesn't get me to the 60/40 rates :P.

    There are a range of tracker products coming on stream now with competitive rates for those with lower deposits.

    Have a look at Nationwide's website, or at Northern Bank.

    More low deposit products are coming on to the market all the time, so things should start getting easier.
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